Bettada Hoovu

Bettada Hoovu
Directed by	N. Lakshminarayan
Written by	Chi. Udayashankar
Based on	What then Raman by Shirley L Arora
Produced by	Parvathamma Rajkumar
Starring	Puneeth Rajkumar Padma Vasanthi
Cinematography	B. C. Gowrishankar
Edited by	P. Bhaktavatsalam
Music by	Rajan–Nagendra
Release date	1985
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Bettada Hoovu (English: Mountain Flower) is a 1985 Indian Kannada language film directed by N. Lakshminarayan and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. The movie is based on popular novel What then, Raman?(Pinneyo Rama?) by Shirley L Arora. Deccan Herald rated the film #1 among the best "children's movies in Kannada".

Plot

The movie revolves with childhood days of boy Ramu which played by actor Puneet Rajkumar. Ramu born to a poor family works in a guesthouse where foreigner who came on a trip stayed. He is fond of reading Kannada books. Ramu wants to study to support his family but the situation of family is not in favor. Ramu has one ambition of his life is to purchase Sri Ramayana Darshanam written by Kuvempu. He starts saving money by selling wild flowers (hence the movie title) to a botanist. But the situations bring him to make a decision whether to buy a book or buy a blanket to protect his family members from chilling winter cold. What follows is a tale of shattered dreams.

Cast

• Puneeth Rajkumar (credited as Master Lohith)
• Padma Vasanthi
• Roopadevi in a cameo appearance
• Honnavalli Krishna
• Balakrishna
• Shankhanaada Aravind
• Marsia
• Alemane Mohan Kumar
• Shivaprakash
• Sadashiva Brahmavar

Awards and honours

National awards

• National Film Award for Best Child Artist - Puneeth Rajkumar - 1986

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Rajan-Nagendra.

1. "Patte Huli Balu Ketta Huli" - C. Aswath
2. "Bisile Irali Maleye Barali" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Master Lohith (Puneeth Rajkumar)
3. "Thaayi Sharade" - Master Lohith (Puneeth Rajkumar), P. B. Sreenivas