Kantheredu Nodu

Kantheredu Nodu is a 1961 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by T. V. Singh Thakur and produced by A. K. Velan. The film stars Rajkumar, Leelavathi, T. N. Balakrishna and Rajasree. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh.^[1][2]

Kantheredu Nodu
Directed by	T. V. Singh Takur
Screenplay by	G. V. Iyer
Story by	A. K. Velan
Produced by	A. K. Velan
Starring	Rajkumar Leelavathi T. N. Balakrishna Rajasree
Cinematography	B. Dorairaj
Edited by	Venkataram V. N. Raghupathi
Music by	G. K. Venkatesh
Production company	Aranachelam Studios
Release date	21 August 1961 (1961-08-21)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

The film was remade in Malayalam in 1965 as Kavyamela and the producer of Kantheredu Nodu, Velan, subsequently remade it in Tamil in 1968 as Devi, starring R. Muthuraman and Devika.

Velan had sold the copyrights of the Kannada film to Malayalam cinema producer T. E. Vasudevan for ₹1,000. Subsequently, he purchased it back for ₹5,000 to remake it in Tamil for a 1968 movie titled Devi, which bombed at the box office.^[3][4]

Cast

• Dr. Rajkumar as Gopanna
• Leelavathi
• T. N. Balakrishna as Dasanna
• Rajasree
• Narasimharaju
• B. Ramadevi
• G. V. Iyer
• M. Jayashree
• Bharadwaj
• Papamma
• Eshwarappa
• Vijayakumari
• Ganapathi Bhat
• Vasanthi
• H. Krishna Shastry
• Kuppuraj
• Veerabhadrappa
• Revathi
• Shakunthala

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh.^[5]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Bangaradodave"	P. B. Srinivas	G. V. Iyer	01:50
2	"Bangaradodave Beke"	P. B. Srinivas	G. V. Iyer	02:42
3	"Hagalu Irulu"	P. B. Srinivas	G. V. Iyer	01:29
4	"Hennina Mele"	P. B. Srinivas, S. Janaki	G. V. Iyer	03:24
5	"Kallu Sakkare"	P. B. Srinivas	Purandaradasa	02:54
6	"Kannadada Makkalella"	Venkatesh	G. V. Iyer	03:17
7	"Ninagidu Nyayave"	P. B. Srinivas	G. V. Iyer	01:26
8	"Sharanu Kaveri"	P. B. Srinivas	G. V. Iyer	01:27
9	"Sigadhanna"	P. B. Srinivas	G. V. Iyer	01:39
10	"Siriye Karunada"	P. B. Srinivas	G. V. Iyer	01:25
11	"Yedavidare Naa"	S. Janaki, L. R. Eswari	G. V. Iyer	04:50

References

1. "Kantheredu Nodu". chiloka.com. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
2. "Kantheredu Nodu". in.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
3. "The Hindu : The dream merchant turns 85". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
4. "KAVYAMELA 1965 - KOCH - The Hindu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016.
5. "Kantheredu Nodu Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

External links

• Kantheredu Nodu at IMDb
• "Kantheredu Nodu".