Sampathige Savaal
| Sampathige Saval | |
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| File:Kannada film Sampathige Savaal poster.jpg Film poster | |
| Directed by | A. V. Seshagiri Rao |
| Written by | B. P. Dhuttharagi |
| Screenplay by | Chi. Udaya Shankar |
| Produced by | A. N. Murthy |
| Starring | Rajkumar Vajramuni Manjula |
| Cinematography | R. Chittibabu |
| Edited by | P. Bhaktavatsalam |
| Music by | G. K. Venkatesh |
Production company | Padmashree Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Padmashree Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Sampathige Savaal is a 1974 Indian Kannada drama film directed by A. V. Seshagiri Rao and produced by A. N. Murthy, based on a play of the same name written by B. P. Dhuttharagi.[1] The film stars Rajkumar, Vajramuni and Manjula in lead roles. The screenplay, dialogues and lyrics for the soundtracks were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar.
The film was a musical blockbuster with all the tracks composed by G. K. Venkatesh considered evergreen hits. Rajkumar debuted as a playback singer with the track Yaare Koogadali from the film which became an instant hit among the audiences. He would then go on to sing regularly for his films.[2] The movie saw a theatrical run of 37 weeks.[3] The film was remade in Tamil in 1975 as Puthu Vellam starring Sivakumar.
Plot
The film opens to a woodcutter chopping down a tree. He works for Siddappa (Vajramuni), a landlord in the village. The tree breaks at the stem and falls on him, killing him instantly. His wife Parvathamma (M. V. Rajamma) approaches Siddappa with her two children (Vishwa and Veerabhadra) and requests him to pay for the services of her deceased husband. Siddappa is however unconvinced and drives them away, which would go on to influence Veerabhadra ("Bhadra") hugely as he grows. Both children grow into hardworking men; Vishwa however works for Siddappa and stays in his good books and Bhadra grows into an easy going man with the least amount respect for Siddappa.
Vishwa requests Siddappa for financial help as the day of his wedding approaches, who lends him ₹1,000. The latter gets married to Mahalakshmi. Bhadra, on the other hand, angers Siddappa, his daughter Durga (Manjula) and his accountant Puttappa (Balakrishna) at every opportunity he gets. He humiliates Siddappa in front of the village crowd at a festival, which does not sit good on the latter. In another instance, he cuts strands of Durga's hair using a sickle. Siddappa reports the matter over to Bhadra's mother and brother, however adding that Bhadra molested his daughter Durga. Enraged, Vishwa drives Bhadra out of their house. Bhadra barges into Siddappa's house and threatens to molest Durga in his presence. He however exits leaving her unharmed and an impact on her.
He stays at the village temple nearby the following days, when one day his mother falls sick and expresses her desire to see him. Mahalakshmi proceeds to the temple to bring him home and takes a forest route when Siddappa who is passing by, finds her and attempts to molest her. Her screams alert Bhadra who gets involved in a fist fight with Siddappa beating him black and blue. As a new marriage proposal to Durga comes, she confesses to her father of her romantic feelings toward Bhadra. An enraged Siddappa slaps her on the face following which she runs to Bhadra at the temple and confesses her feelings to him, who initially reluctant, accepts. Hearing the news, Siddappa sends Vishwa to threaten him with a revolver, claiming it to be unloaded, however having loaded it with a bullet beforehand. Mahalakshmi reaches the spot as an argument ensues between the brothers. As she attempts to save Bhadra from the bullet fired by an unsuspecting Vishwa, she gets hit on her left shoulder. Enraged, Bhadra pursues Siddappa involving in another fist fight with him. As he is about to axe him, police arrive at the spot and arrest Siddappa on account of culpable homicide, who leaves, handing his daughter over to Bhadra.
Cast
- Rajkumar as Veerabhadra
- Manjula as Durga
- Vajramuni as Siddappa
- Balakrishna as Puttappa
- M. V. Rajamma as Parvathamma
- C. K. Kalavathi
- B. Jaya
- Jayamma
- Suryakumari
- Rajashankar as Vishwa
- Ramachandra Shastry
- Rajashankar
- Ramachandra Shastri
- Joker Shyam
- M. S. Sathya
- Hanumanthachar
- Guggu
- Shani Mahadevappa
- Guggu
- Tiptur Siddaramaiah
- Narayan
- Ellappa
- Master Hemachandra
- Master Bharath
- Chandrashekar in a cameo appearance
- Harshavardhan Rao in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack
The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar and R. N. Jayagopal.[4] All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Naguvudo Aluvudo" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | P. B. Sreenivas | |
| 2. | "Raja Muddu Raja" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki | |
| 3. | "Anthinta Hennu" | R. N. Jayagopal | S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Yaare Koogadali" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Rajkumar |
References
- ^ Eradu Kanasu novel Archived 2 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "When Rajkumar sang..." Rediff.com. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Celebrities Profile: Rajkumar". chitratara.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Sampathige Savaal (1974)". kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
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External links
- Sampathige Savaal at IMDb
- Dhuttaragi, Pi. Bi (2008). Dhuttaragi avara āyda nāṭakagaḷu. India: Karnāṭaka Sarkāra, Kannaḍa Pustaka Prādhikāra, 2008. ISBN 9788177132588.A detailed study of works by playwright Dhuttaragi.