Nagarahole (film)
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| Nagara Hole | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu |
| Written by | H. V. Subba Rao |
| Screenplay by | S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu |
| Produced by | S. N. Parthanath R. F. Manik Chand C. H. Balaji Singh |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan Bharathi Master Prasad Tagat Baby Indira Ambareesh |
| Cinematography | P. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | Bal G. Yadav |
| Music by | Chellapilla Satyam |
Production company | Mahatma Productions |
| Distributed by | Varuna Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Nagarahole (Kannada: ನಾಗರಹೊಳೆ) is a 1977 Indian Kannada children's film written by H. V. Subba Rao, with screenplay and direction by S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu, starring Bharathi and Vishnuvardhan.
Plot
Madhu (Bharathi) takes 4 children on a dangerous visit to the Nagarhole National Park.
Cast
- Bharathi as Madhu
- Vishnuvardhan
- Ambareesh
- B. V. Radha
- Prasad Tagat
- Baby Indira
- Shivaram
- Uma Shivakumar
- Sundar Krishna Urs
- Bhanuprakash
- Sathish
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi
- M. S. Umesh
- Shakti Prasad
- Kanchana (actress)
- Dinesh
- Chethan Ramarao
Production
Rajendra Singh Babu wanted to make a children's adventure film completely set in a forest being inspired by the books written by Enid Blyton. Babu along with writer H. R. Subba Rao went for a recce to Nagarahole for 15 days with the added sub plot of naxalites lurking around the forest.[1]
The character of Ambareesh was based on real life driver whom Babu met during the stay there. Babu revealed that team struggled hard to shoot scenes like tiger carrying little boy and manchan scene took around 75 retakes.[1] The climax sequence was shot on the Sakleshpura Bridge with 13 tunnels at 165 ft in height and it was Asia’s highest bridge. The film which began production in 1974 was not released until 1977 due to lack of takers.[1]
Soundtrack
The title song Ille Swarga Ille Naraka was sung Ravi, and released in 2004 by Saregama.[2][3]
- Ee Notake Mai Maatake, singers: Bharathi, Vishnuvardhan. lyrics: Chi Udayashankar
- Ille Swarga Ille Naraka, singer: Ravi, lyrics: Chi Udayashankar
- Hey Hey Piltu Hey Hey Chiltu, singer: P B Srinivas, lyrics: S Janaki, R N Jayagopal
- Naagaraholeyo Ammaale, singers: SPB, S Janaki, lyrics: Vijaya Narasimha
Recognition
- Won Karnataka State Film Awards for 'best child actor' 1976-1977 for Prasad Tagat, Bhanuprakash, Sathish and Baby Indira[4]
References
- ^ a b c http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/innovative-and-bold-explorations/article19443892.ece
- ^ staff. "Nagara Hole". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ staff. "Nagara Hole Audio Songs". Musicmazaa. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ staff. "Nagara Hole – ನಾಗರ ಹೊಳೆ (1977/೧೯೭೭)". Kannada Movies Info. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
External links
- Nagarhole at the Internet Movie Database
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