Doorada Betta
| Doorada Betta | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Siddalingaiah |
| Produced by | Vikram Srinivas |
| Starring | Rajkumar Bharathi Vishnuvardhan Balakrishna |
| Cinematography | D. V. Rajaram |
| Edited by | N. C. Rajan |
| Music by | G. K. Venkatesh |
Production company | KCN Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 169 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Doorada Betta (transl. Faraway mountain) is a 1973 Kannada-language film directed by Siddalingaiah. The film starred Rajkumar and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. It had Balakrishna, K. S. Ashwath and Sampath playing supporting roles. The film, along with Mooruvare Vajragalu (1973), was Rajkumar's last movie in black-and-white. However, this movie had a few sequences shot in colour. This was also the last film where Rajkumar and Bharathi were seen together.[1] This was also Rajkumar's last collaboration with Siddalingaiah. The film is seen as a landmark in the career of Siddalingaiah.[2] The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks.[3]
Cast
- Rajkumar as Shiva
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Gowri
- Balakrishna
- K. S. Ashwath
- Sampath
- M. P. Shankar
- Dwarakish
- Chi. Udayashankar
- Loknath
- Leelavathi
- Bangalore Nagesh
- Joker Shyam
- H. R. Shastry
- Sathyan
- Kannada Raju
- Comedian Guggu
- Shani Mahadevappa
- Y. R. Ashwath Narayan
- Chaluvali Narayan
- Papamma as Bhadrakali
- Ramadevi
- Jorge Indira
- Basavaraj (credited as Master Basavaraj)
- Usha Chauhan
Soundtrack
Music for the film and its soundtrack was composed by G. K. Venkatesh, with lyrics for the soundtrack written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The soundtrack album includes tracks from P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas, A. Mothi and Asha Bhosle.
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kaamanna Kattige" | G. K. Venkatesh | P. B. Sreenivas, A. Mothi | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Preetine Aa Dyavaru Thanda" | G. K. Venkatesh | P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Savaalu haaki Solisi ellara" | G. K. Venkatesh | Asha Bhosle, P. B. Sreenivas, Mothi | - |
References
- ^ Kulkarni, Umesh (25 April 2008). "Back and forth". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Farewell to a great guru". The Hindu. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "All-Time Blockbusters Posters & Data".
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