Ondu Premada Kathe

Ondu Premada Kathe (pronunciation^ⓘ transl. A story of love) is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written by B. R. Lakshman Rao and directed by S. M. Joe Simon.^[1] This film is the first South Indian black and white CinemaScope. It stars L. V. Sharada Rao, Maanu and Ashok in the lead roles. Rao plays Lakshmi, the headmistress of a village school; Maanu as her husband and teacher; and Ashok as Chandrashekhar Rao, an acquaintance of Lakshmi. Rajinikanth as the chairman of the village panchayat, and Ashalatha as Margaret, a student in the school, feature in supporting roles.

Ondu Premada Kathe
Directed by	S. M. Joe Simon
Story by	B. R. Lakshman Rao
Produced by	H. Ramesh T. B. R. Shivaram T. Ravi
Starring	L. V. Sharada Rao Maanu Ashok
Cinematography	Z. A. Khan
Edited by	P. U. S. Maniyam
Music by	T. G. Lingappa
Distributed by	R. S. R. Combines
Release date	2 September 1977 (1977-09-02)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• L. V. Sharada Rao as Lakshmi
• Ashalatha as Margaret
• Prema Karanth
• Juvalen
• Yashoda
• Ashok as Chandrashekhar Rao
• Rajinikanth as chairman of the village panchayat
• Katte Ramachandra
• Raju
• Venkataram
• Maanu as Kamalesh Nayar (credited as Manappa)
• Puttegowda (credited as Master Puttegowda) as student

Production

L. V. Sharada Rao was fifteen when she acted in this film and played an age appropriate role.^[2][3]