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Parasangada Gendethimma

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Parasangada Gendethimma
DVD cover
Kannadaಪರಸಂಗದ ಗೆಂಡೆತಿಮ್ಮ
Directed byMaruthi Shivram
Screenplay byMaruthi Shivram
Based onParasangada Gendethimma
by Srikrishna Alanahalli
Produced byHonnaiah and others
StarringLokesh
Reeta Anchan
Maanu
Honnaiah
CinematographyS. Ramachandra
Edited byJ. Stanly
Music byRajan–Nagendra
Distributed byKalakshethra
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Parasangada Gendethimma (transl. Actor-singer Gendethimma) is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Maruthi Shivram, based on a novel of the same by Srikrishna Alanahalli.[1] It stars Lokesh in the lead role and the supporting cast features Reeta Anchan, B. R. Jayaram, and Ramakrishna. The film features original songs composed by Rajan–Nagendra, while cinematography was done by S. Ramachandra.

The film won three awards at the 1978–79 Karnataka State Film Awards – Third Best Film, Best Actor (Lokesh) and Best Music Director (Rajan–Nagendra). The film was remade in Tamil in 1979 as Rosaappo Ravikkai Kaari and in Telugu in 1982 as Kotha Neeru.[2]

Plot

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Thimanna (Lokesh) is an innocent tribal youth who is excited about his wedding. A salesman in village who help villagers by getting their needy items from distant city, His wedding is arranged with Marakani (Reeta Anchan), a city girl. Marakani wants to bring about a huge change in him and make him a decent city man. Meanwhile, due to the differences with her mother-in-law, Marakani manages to separate herself and Thimanna from his mother, and they start living separately. Later in the process, when an innocent Thimanna invites a teacher (Manu) to his new shed where they live, Marakani gets attracted to him due to his sophisticated city man looks and then the plot revolves around Thimanna's point of view of the whole situation.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music for the film was composed by Rajan–Nagendra, with lyrics by Doddarange Gowda.

Track list

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# Title Singer(s)
1 "Notadage Nageya Meeti" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2 "Thera Eri Ambaradaage" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
3 "Ninna Roopu Edeya Kalaki" S. Janaki
4 "Notadage Nageya Meeti" (Sad) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

References

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  1. ^ "A writer ahead of his time". Bangalore Mirror. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Top ten Kannada films to have been remade". The Times of India.
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