Bedara Kannapa
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Bedara Kannappa is a 1954
India
n film directed by H. L. N. Simha and written by G. V. Iyer
. It stars Pandari Bai
and Dr. Rajkumar in his first lead role. Bedara Kannappa started as a play produced by the Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company before it became a Kannada film. The release was a historic moment for the Kannada cinema industry causing its production of films to increase over the next ten years. It was also the launch pad for Rajkumar's career. The song Shivappa Kayo Tande (literally Shiva, protect me oh father) is very popular and is sung even today in orchestras.
The movie is based on the folktale of the hunter Kanna
who proves his extreme devotion to Shiva by plucking out both of his eyes. It ran in theaters for one hundred days and was dubbed into Telugu
as Kalahasti Mahatyam.
1954 in film
The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.-Events:*May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda...
India
India
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n film directed by H. L. N. Simha and written by G. V. Iyer
G. V. Iyer
Ganapathi Venkatrama Iyer was a well known Indian film director and actor. He was nicknamed "Kannada Bheeshma", and was the only person who made movies in Sanskrit. His films were well-known for their spiritual themes. He was born in 1917 in Nanjanagud in Mysore district of Karnataka state in...
. It stars Pandari Bai
Pandari Bai
Pandari Bai was a prominent heroine of South Indian languages films mostly in Kannada and Tamil during the 1950s and 60s. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Dr. Rajkumar and Sivaji Ganesan...
and Dr. Rajkumar in his first lead role. Bedara Kannappa started as a play produced by the Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company before it became a Kannada film. The release was a historic moment for the Kannada cinema industry causing its production of films to increase over the next ten years. It was also the launch pad for Rajkumar's career. The song Shivappa Kayo Tande (literally Shiva, protect me oh father) is very popular and is sung even today in orchestras.
The movie is based on the folktale of the hunter Kanna
Kannappa
' may refer to:* Kannappa Nayanar, one of the 63 Nayanars* Bedara Kannappa, a Kannada film* Bhakta Kannappa, a Telugu film...
who proves his extreme devotion to Shiva by plucking out both of his eyes. It ran in theaters for one hundred days and was dubbed into Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
as Kalahasti Mahatyam.
Cast
- RajkumarRajkumarRajkumar , born as Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju was a popular actor and singer in the Kannada film industry...
- Pandari BaiPandari BaiPandari Bai was a prominent heroine of South Indian languages films mostly in Kannada and Tamil during the 1950s and 60s. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Dr. Rajkumar and Sivaji Ganesan...
- Raja Sulochana
- Narasimha Raju