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{{Infobox film
| name = Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu
| image =
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| director = [[K. Balachander]]
| producer = {{unbulleted list|[[Chandulal Jain]]|V. Natarajan}}
| screenplay = K. Balachander
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]''|K. Balachander}}
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Suhasini]]|Jai Jagdish|[[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]]|[[Sarath Babu]]}}
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = [[B. S. Loknath]]
| editing = N. R. Kittu
| distributor =
| released = 30 September 1983
| runtime = 142 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu''''' is a 1983 Indian [[Kannada language]] film starring [[Suhasini]] in the lead role of the protagonist. She received a [[Filmfare]] award for her performance.<ref>{{cite news |title= Kannada films got me recognition: Suhasini |url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/5864/kannada-films-got-me-recognition.html |newspaper= Deccan Herald |date= 2 June 2009 |access-date= 26 October 2014}}</ref> K. Balachander directed and Chandulal Jain produced the film.

It is a story Kavitha who wonders when she will have time to live her own life, as she is too busy taking care of her mother, siblings, and her alcoholic brother's family.

The film was directed by [[K. Balachander]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/k-balachander-left-a-mark-on-kannada-cinema/article6720093.ece |title=K. Balachander left a mark on Kannada cinema |last=Khajane |first=Muralidhara |date=24 December 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref> and is a remake of his [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' (1974), which also had [[Kamal Haasan]] playing a different role. Haasan would appear in several more remakes of this film: the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' (1976) with [[Jaya Prada]]; and the [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] film ''[[Kabita]]'' (1977) with [[Mala Sinha]]. The only remake that Haasan didn't appear in was the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Jeevan Dhaara]]'' (1982) starring [[Rekha]].

==Cast==
* [[Suhasini]] as Kavitha
* [[Jai Jagadish]] as Tilak
* [[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]]
* [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Krishnamurthy (Kavitha's brother)
* [[Sharath Babu]] as Kavitha's boss
* [[Vijayalakshmi Singh]]
* [[Pavithra]]
* [[Sundar Raj|Sunder Raj]] as Chandrashekar
* [[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]] as Kavitha's mother
* [[Vijayalakshmi Singh]] as Chandra
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as a Bus conductor (Cameo)

==Production==
''Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu'' is the Kannada remake of the Tamil film ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' (1974). [[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]] played the female lead, and her uncle [[Kamal Haasan]] (who appeared in the Tamil original) made a cameo appearance as a bus conductor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/29slid2.htm|title=Kamal Haasan's many talents|date=29 May 2008|website=rediff.com}}</ref>

Balachander's favorite heroine Saritha was initially approached for the lead role but she could not accommodate her dates. [[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]] who had just signed the big budget Kannada movie Bandhana landed the role. Saritha gave her the voice over. [[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]] recommended her friend Vijayalakshmi Singh for the role of the ultra modern girl in the movie.

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1984
| recorded =
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 23:29
| label = [[Saregama]]
| producer =
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[[M. S. Viswanathan]] composed the music for the soundtracks and lyrics written by [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]]. The album consists of five soundtracks.<ref>{{cite web |title= Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP |url= https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/benkiyalli-aralida-hoovu-original/id921379664 |publisher= iTunes |access-date= 26 October 2014}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 23:29
| title1 = Thalli Kattuva Shubhavele
| lyrics1 = [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 6:26
| title2 = Munde Banni
| lyrics2 = Chi. Udaya Shankar
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length2 = 4:50
| title3 = Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu
| lyrics3 = Chi. Udaya Shankar
| extra3 = [[Vani Jairam]]
| length3 = 3:42
| title4 = Hogu Ennalu
| lyrics4 = Chi. Udaya Shankar
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length4 = 3:58
| title5 = Premada Geetheye
| lyrics5 = Chi. Udaya Shankar
| extra5 = Vani Jairam
| length5 = 4:43
}}

==Awards==
* [[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]] - [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/womens-day-2017-special-these-south-indian-women-centric-movies-are-must-watch-718170|title=International Women's Day 2017 special: These 8 South Indian women-centric movies are a must watch|last=James|first=Anu|date=4 March 2017|work=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=13 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0154215}}

{{Kavithalaya Productions}}
{{K. Balachander}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1983 films]]
[[Category:1980s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Kannada remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:Films about women in India]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]

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