Belli moda is a 1966 Kannada movie by Puttanna Kanagal

Puttanna Kanagal

Puttanna Kanagal was one of the most prominent Kannada film directors of the 1960s and the 70s. Although the majority of his films were on offbeat or taboo subjects, he endeared himself to both the critics and ordinary film goers alike. He also directed a handful Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and...

. Belli moda literally means silver cloud. It was based on the novel Belli Moda, written by acclaimed writer Thriveni.

Plot

The movie examines the transformation in the lives of the people residing in Belli moda estate. Indira is an heiress for her father's estate called Belli Moda. A young man called Mohan is engaged to her and dreams about owning Belli Moda when Indira's father passes away. Indira's father returns from US discovering that his wife has given birth to a son who is going to inherit Belli Moda. This shatters Mohan's dreams of owning the estate and refuses to marry Indira. One day,Mohan gets into a car accident and is severely injured. He is taken care of by Indira. Mohan falls truly in love with her and proposes for marriage. However,this time, Indira refuses to marry him and breaks his heart because he only cared about her money.

Cast

• Kalyan Kumar
• Kalpana
  Kalpana (Kannada actress)
  Kalpana was a very popular Kannada cinema actress. Her epithet was Minugu taare . A versatile actress, she dominated the Kannada film industry during the late 1960s and 1970s and was critically acclaimed for her roles in movies like Sharapanjara, Gejje Pooje, Belli moda, Eradu Kanasu, Kappu Bilupu,...
  
  
• Ashwath
• 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...
  
  

Reception

Actress Kalpana is excellent as the protagonist. She is identified as 'Minugu thare' owing to a reference in the title song of this movie. Her residence in Bangalore was also called 'Belli Moda' as a tribute to the movie and her identify owing to the same. Actors Ashwath, Pandari Bai and Kalyan Kumar provide great supporting performances. Music is excellent with some great songs which are etched in everybody's memory forever.

Sound track

Title	Singers	Lyrics
Belli Modada	P.B. Sreenivas, Susheela P. Susheela Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...	R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal was an Indian lyricist of the Kannada film industry who wrote over 12000 film songs.-Death:He died on 19 May 2008 at the age of 72 following a cardiac arrest...
Ideega Nee Doorade	P.B. Sreenivas, Susheela P. Susheela Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...	R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal was an Indian lyricist of the Kannada film industry who wrote over 12000 film songs.-Death:He died on 19 May 2008 at the age of 72 following a cardiac arrest...
Idhe Nanna Uttara	P.B. Sreenivas	R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal was an Indian lyricist of the Kannada film industry who wrote over 12000 film songs.-Death:He died on 19 May 2008 at the age of 72 following a cardiac arrest...
Moodala Maneya Muttina Neerina	S. Janaki S. Janaki S. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...	D. R. Bendre D. R. Bendre Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre was amongst the most famous of Kannada poets of the Navodaya Period. Praised as varakavi, literally 'gifted poet', he was the second person among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the highest literary honour conferred in India...
Muddhina Giniye Baaro	Susheela P. Susheela Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...	R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal was an Indian lyricist of the Kannada film industry who wrote over 12000 film songs.-Death:He died on 19 May 2008 at the age of 72 following a cardiac arrest...
Odeyithu Olavina	P.B. Sreenivas	R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal was an Indian lyricist of the Kannada film industry who wrote over 12000 film songs.-Death:He died on 19 May 2008 at the age of 72 following a cardiac arrest...