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Naandi is a 1964 Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by N. Lakshminarayan, making his first venture in film direction.[1] The film was produced by actor Vadiraj and Jawahar for Sri Bharathi Chitra studio house. The film starred Dr. Rajkumar and Harini along with Kalpana and Udaykumar playing guest roles. Actor Dinesh made his debut through this film in a supporting role.
| Naandi | |
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| Directed by | N. Lakshminarayan |
| Written by | N. Lakshminarayan |
| Produced by | Vadiraj Jawahar |
| Starring | Dr. Rajkumar Harini Kalpana Udaykumar |
| Cinematography | R. N. K. Prasad |
| Edited by | P. S. Murthy |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
Production company | Sri Bharathi Chitra |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The film, upon release garnered wide appreciation and recognition for capturing the real-time plights of those with hearing impairments [2] for the first time in commercial cinema.[3] The film set a landmark by being the first ever Kannada film to be screened at an International film festival.[4][5][6] This film was screened at IFFI 1992 Kannada cinema Retrospect.[7] It is considered by one critic to be the first "offbeat" movie in Kannada cinema.[8]
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- Dr. Rajkumar as Murthy
- Harini as Ganga
- Kalpana as Nirmala
- Udaykumar (cameo)
- Balakrishna as Sitapathi
- Sorat Ashwath as Ramayya
- Ganapathi Bhat
- B. Hanumanthachar
- Dinesh as Gopal Rao
- H. R. Hanumantha Rao
- Sridhar
- Narayana
- P. Vadiraj as Pranesha
- M. Jayashree as Savitri
- R. T. Rama as Murthy's neighbour
- Shanthamma as Seetha
- Suma (credited as Baby Suma)
- Anitha (credited as Baby Anitha)
- Makeup Subbanna
- Mary Bosh as herself (credited as Sister Mary Bosh)
The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar with lyrics by R. N. Jayagopal.[9] All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Namma Thayi Bharathi" | R. N. Jayagopal | P. B. Sreenivas | 03:16 |
| 2. | "Chandramukhi Pranasakhi" | R. N. Jayagopal | S. Janaki, Bangalore Latha | 03:35 |
| 3. | "Haadonda Haaduve" | R. N. Jayagopal | P. B. Sreenivas | 03:24 |
| 4. | "Udugoreyonda Thanda" | R. N. Jayagopal | S. Janaki | 03:12 |
| 5. | "Sathyakke Endigu Jayavemba" | R. N. Jayagopal | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki | |
| 6. | "Namma Papa Muddu Papa" | R. N. Jayagopal | L. R. Eswari |
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