Edakallu Guddada Mele

Edakallu Guddada Mele (pronunciation^ⓘ transl. Atop the Edakallu Hills) is a 1973 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. It is based on the novel of same name by Bharathi Suta which was an adaptation of the English novel Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence.^[1] and starring Jayanthi, Aarathi, Ranga, Chandrashekar, Shivaram.

Edakallu Guddada Mele
Directed by	Puttanna Kanagal
Written by	Bharathisutha
Screenplay by	Puttanna Kanagal
Based on	Edakallu Guddada Mele by Bharathisutha
Produced by	Srikanth Nahatha Srikanth Patel
Starring	Jayanthi Aarathi Ranga Chandrashekar Shivaram
Cinematography	S. V. Srikanth
Edited by	S. P. N. Krishna T. P. Velayudham
Music by	M. Ranga Rao
Distributed by	Srikanth & Srikanth Enterprises
Release date	1973 (1973)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

The film received 'A' certificate by the CBFC. The DVD was released with U certificate with some cuts required for recertification. However, a part of the deleted scenes created a furore when they resurfaced online in 2021.^[2] The movie was dubbed in Hindi as Prem Aur Vaasna.^[3][4]

Theme

The movie dealt with the taboo subject of sexual desires of a woman whose needs were not met by her impotent husband.^[5]

Cast

• Jayanthi as Madhavi, the captain's wife^[6]
• Aarathi as Devaki, Madhavi's younger sister
• Ranga as Captain Kumar, an ex-soldier
• Chandrashekar as Nanjunda, captain's neighbor.^[7]
• Shivaram as Nanjunda's uncle

Soundtrack

Edakallu Guddada Mele
Soundtrack album by M. Ranga Rao
Released	1973
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	28:52
Label	Saregama

M. Ranga Rao composed the music for the soundtrack and the background score for the film. The lyrics for the soundtrack was penned by Vijaya Narasimha, R. N. Jayagopal, M. Narendra babu and K. Prabhakar Shastry. The soundtrack album consists of eight tracks.^[8]

Tracklist

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Sanyaasi Sanyaasi"	R. N. Jayagopal	S. Janaki	3:13
2.	"Yaaroorava Iva"	K. Prabhakar Shastry	S. Janaki	3:34
3.	"Santosha Sangeetha"	Vijaya Narasimha	P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	3:12
4.	"Nillu Nille"	Vijaya Narasimha	S. Janaki	3:20
5.	"Gundina Matte Gammatu"	M. Narendra Badu	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	3:20
6.	"Viraha Nooru Taraha"	Vijaya Narasimha	P. Susheela	4:57
7.	"Yaavurava"	K. Prabhakar Shastry	S. Janaki	3:34
8.	"Viraha Nooru Nooru"	Vijaya Narasimha	P. Susheela	3:42
Total length:				28:52

Reception

The film analysts have been skeptical of Kanagal's handling of the theme. According to film historian K Puttaswamy, “It was extraordinary in its making but quite conservative in approach. It looks at losing one’s ‘chastity’ as a sin and death as the solution. It is also a turning point in Kanagal’s career since from then he was quite conservative in his handling of women’s issues".^[9]

See also

• Edakkal Caves
• The Graduate