Hosa Belaku
| Hosa Belaku | |
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| Directed by | Dorai Bhagwan |
| Written by | Vani |
| Produced by | S. A. Srinivas Sadanand Rajashekar Shivaram |
| Starring | Rajkumar Saritha Srinivasa Murthy |
| Cinematography | B. C. Gowrishankar |
| Edited by | P. Bhaktavatsalam |
| Music by | M. Ranga Rao |
Production company | Kathyayini Cine Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Hosa Belaku (Kannada: ಹೊಸ ಬೆಳಕು) is a 1982 Kannada romantic drama film directed by Dorai - Bhagwan duo. It is based on the novel of the same name by Vani.[1] The film starred Rajkumar, Saritha and K. S. Ashwath in lead roles.[2] The movie saw a theatrical run of 26 weeks.[3]
The film was a musical blockbuster with all the songs composed by M. Ranga Rao considered to be evergreen hits. He was awarded with the State Award for Best Music Director for the year.
Synopsis
Ravi (Rajkumar) works in Delhi. He goes to Mysore to spend time with his sister and her family, which comprises her husband (Ashwath), a college-going daughter Nagaveni, a young son, and a step-daughter Vatsala (Sarita). Being a typical bad stepmother, the sister ill treats Vatsala all the time much to the dismay of Ravi. He carefully releases Vatsala from all her troubles at home by disguising help in the form of conspirating with his sister. He also makes his sister agree to sending Vatsala to college. Vatsala and Ravi slowly fall in love.
Ravi leaves for Delhi where he finds that his boss's daughter loves him and wants to marry him. Since he loves Vatsala, he resigns from his job and gets a job in Mysore to be close to Vatsala. But his sister and brother-in-law have agreed to marry off Vatsala to someone else without consent from Vatsala. When the sister learns that Vatsala and Ravi are in love, she forces Vatsala to reject Ravi by blackmailing her that she'll set herself on fire. She wants her daughter Nagaveni to marry Ravi instead.
Ravi is dejected due to Vatsala's refusal to marry him, and in his dejection, meets with an accident and becomes blind. Nagaveni now refuses to marry Ravi as he is blind.
The marriage does not happen due to greed from the groom's family. It is revealed that Ravi is only pretending to be blind to show the true nature of his sister and niece. In this madness, Vatsala, not wanting to marry anyone other than Ravi, jumps into a river to commit suicide, but Ravi saves her on time. Everybody apologizes to the couple, and the two get married.
Cast
- Rajkumar as Ravi
- Saritha as Vatsala
- Srinivasa Murthy as Murthy
- K. S. Ashwath
- Janakamma as Rajeshawri
- Mamatha Rao as Latha
- Sudha Sindhur
- Janaki
- Master Lohith as Puttu [4]
- Shivaram as Rajaraya
- Honnavalli Krishna
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. Ranga Rao with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar.[5] All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ravi Neenu Aagasadinda" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | S. Janaki, Rajkumar | |
| 2. | "Hosa Belaku" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Rajkumar | |
| 3. | "Cheluveye Ninna Nodalu" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Rajkumar, S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Neenade Baalige Jyothi" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | S. Janaki, Rajkumar | |
| 5. | "Kannera Dhaare" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Rajkumar | |
| 6. | "Theredide Mane" | Kuvempu | S. Janaki, Vani Jayaram |
Awards
- Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor - Rajkumar
- Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director - M. Ranga Rao
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada - Saritha
