Ashwamedha is a 1990 Indian Kannada language action film directed by C. R. Simha. It stars Kumar Bangarappa and Geethanjali with Srividya, Srinath, Balakrishna, Avinash and Ramesh Bhat essaying other important roles.
| Ashwamedha | |
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 Poster of the film | |
| Directed by | C. R. Simha |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Shanthilal Jain |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | R. Deviprasad[1] |
| Edited by | S. Manohar[2] |
| Music by | Sangeetha Raja[3] |
Production company | Sri Renukamba Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The story was written by C. R. Simha who co-wrote the screenplay and dialogues with Keerthi. The film was produced by Shanthilal Jain in the banner of Sri Renukamba Enterprises. The film was edited by S. Manohar while R. Deviprasad handled the cinematography.
Cast
edit- Kumar Bangarappa as Raja / Vinu[a]
- Geethanjali as Ganga
- Srinath as Dayanand
- Srividya as Savitri
- T. N. Balakrishna as Rama
- Keerthiraj as Panku / Manu[a]
- Ramesh Bhat as Gunda
- Avinash as Muthanna
- Ashok Rao as Dhanraj
- Ashok Badaradinni
- Disco Shanti as dancer
- M. S. Karanth
- Bank Janardhan
- Siddaramaiah
- Mandeep Roy as "Sautu", Panku's friend
- G. G. Hegde as Panku's friend
- Shashikiran as Panku's friend
- Pranaya Murthy
- Ashok Bhadravathi
- Bheema Rao
- Vasudeva Girimaji
- Michael Madhu as Dhanraj's henchman
Soundtrack
edit| Ashwamedha | ||||
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 Soundtrack cover | ||||
| Soundtrack album by Sangeetha Raja | ||||
| Released | 26 January 1990 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:36 | |||
| Language | Kannada | |||
| Label | Lahari Music | |||
| Sangeetha Raja chronology | ||||
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Sangeetha Raja composed the background score for the film and to the soundtrack, with the lyrics for the soundtrack written by Doddarange Gowda. The album consists of five tracks.[4] The track "Hrudaya Samudra Kalaki" sung by actor and playback singer, Dr. Rajkumar, was received very well and is often considered one of his best songs.[5] The song is still played in cultural and religious activities, and concerts across Karnataka.[6][7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hrudaya Samudra Kalaki" | Doddarange Gowda | Rajkumar | 6:25 |
| 2. | "Yako Eno Nannede" | Doddarange Gowda | Manjula Gururaj, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Ee Jaya Nimmade" | Doddarange Gowda | Manjula Gururaj, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:57 |
| 4. | "Ee Jeevanave Ullasa" | Doddarange Gowda | Manjula Gururaj | 5:31 |
| 5. | "A B C D" | Doddarange Gowda | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 26:36 | |||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "R. Deviprasad film list". chiloka.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "S. Manohar film list". chiloka.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Sangeetha Raja movies list". chiloka.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Ashwamedha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "The best songs of Rajkumar". Rediff.com. 17 April 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Cultural festivities refresh students". Deccan Herald. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "A spirited performance". The Hindu. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
External links
edit- Ashwamedha at IMDb
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