Mayor Muthanna
| Mayor Muthanna | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Siddalingaiah |
| Story by | Basumani |
| Produced by | Ambuja Dwarakeesh |
| Starring | Rajkumar M. P. Shankar Bharathi Balakrishna Kanchana Thoogudeepa Srinivas |
| Cinematography | P. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | Bal G. Yadav |
| Music by | Rajan–Nagendra |
Production company | Sri Venkateshwara Cinetone |
| Distributed by | Dwaraka Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Mayor Muthanna is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Siddalingaiah. The film stars Rajkumar and Bharathi. The film was Siddalingaiah's debut as a director and actor Dwarkish's first independent production venture who had earlier co- produced the 1966 movie Mamatheya Bandhana with 2 other people under Thunga Pictures.[1] The sub-plot of the film regarding the salvaging of the sub-standard grain was inspired by the 1886 novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy.[2] The movie was remade in Telugu in 1974 as Chairman Chalamayya starring Chalam.[3]
Cast
- Dr. Rajkumar as Muthanna
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Geetha
- Balakrishna as Ranganath Rao
- B. V. Radha as Shanthi
- M. P. Shankar as Rajappa
- Dwarakish as Ranga
- Thoogudeepa Srinivas as Sudhakar Rao
- Niranjan
- T. B. Nagappa
- Vijayabhanu
- Rajanand as Madhu
- Sriram
- Ashwath Narayan
- H. R. Shastry
- Mahadevappa
- B. M. Venkatesh in a cameo
- M. Jayashree as Kamala
- Renuka
- Kanchana
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by the duo Rajan–Nagendra, with lyrics penned by Chi. Udaya Shankar.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Onde Naadu" | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki |
| 2 | "Hello Hello" | L. R. Eswari |
| 3 | "Mayor Muthanna" | Dwarakeesh |
| 4 | "Haavige Mungusiyuntu" | P. B. Sreenivas, L. R. Eswari, Dwarakeesh |
| 5 | "Ayyayyayyo Hallimukka" | L. R. Eswari |
| 6 | "Halliyaadarenu Shiva" | P. B. Sreenivas |
References
- ^ "History: Siddalingaiah enters industry". Chitraloka. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ R. Sebastian, Shilpa (13 December 2019). "Remembering S Siddalingaiah, destined to direct". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರ ಎಷ್ಟು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಪರಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಆಗಿವೆ ಗೊತ್ತಾ..? | Halu Jenu Ramkumar | Ep 54". YouTube.
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