Dashavathara (transl. The Ten Avatars) is a 1960 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by P. G. Mohan and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Rajashankar and Narasimharaju. The film has a musical score by G. K. Venkatesh.[1] This film had its climax scene in Eastmancolor.
| Dashavathara | |
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| Directed by | P. G. Mohan |
| Screenplay by | G. V. Iyer |
| Produced by | B. S. Ranga |
| Starring | Rajkumar Udaykumar Rajashankar Narasimharaju |
| Cinematography | B. Dorairaj |
| Edited by | P. G. Mohan Devendranath |
| Music by | G. K. Venkatesh |
Production company | Vikram Productions |
| Distributed by | Vikram Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 175 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
edit- Udaykumar as Kamsa
- Rajkumar as Jaya/Hiranyakashipu/Ravana/Shishupala
- Rajashankar as Vishnu and his avataras
- Narasimharaju as Rahu/Makaranda
- K. S. Ashwath
- H. R. Shastry as Dharmaraya
- Eshwarappa
- Veerabhadrappa
- H. K. Shastry
- A. V. Subba Rao
- M. Bhagavathar
- Srikanth
- Kashinath
- Varadaraj
- Kuppuraj
- Rathnakar
- Rajendrakrishna
- Ganapathi Bhat
- Keshavamurthy
- R. Srinivasan
- Girimaji
- Leelavathi as Mandodari/Droupadi
- Advani Lakshmi Devi as Seethe/Rukmini
- Rajasree
- M. Jayashree
- Saroja
- B. Jaya
- Papamma as Shabari
- Baby Suma
- Lakshmikantham
- Mala
Production
editThe song Godavaridevi Maunavaagi is more popularly known as Vaidehi Enadalo since the opening words never repeat again in the song. BS Ranga, who planned to shoot a summary of Ramayana via a separate song with actress Jamuna as Seetha, had asked music director GK Venkatesh to check about the availability of actress Jamuna and to verify on the status, he sent a telegram with minimum words - Vaidehi Enadalo (meaning what happened to Seetha). Seeing this, Venkatesh decided to use the words in the lyrics after he was impressed by that phrase.[2]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh.[3] The song Vaidehi Enadalo - which is in kandapadya style - is a rare instance in Indian cinema where a song is picturized on the character of Lord Rama singing for other character - whereas usually songs are mostly picturized with other characters singing in praise of Rama.[2]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaidehi Yenadalo | P. B. Srinivas | G. V. Iyer | 04:18 |
| 2 | Onde Balliya hoovu | S. Janaki, A. P. Komala | G. V. Iyer | |
| 3 | Baare Radhike Kopa Ethake | L. R. Eswari (credited as Rajeshwari), S. Janaki, chorus | G. V. Iyer | |
| 4 | Keshava Maadhava Govinda | P. B. Srinivas | Purandara Dasa | 03:50 |
References
edit- ^ "Dashavathara". chiloka.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ a b "ರಾಮಾಯಣದ ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಒಂದು ನೋಟ.. | NS Sridhara Murthy". YouTube. 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Dashavathara Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
External links
edit- Dashavathara at IMDb
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