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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga.jpg<br />
| caption = DVD cover<br />
| director = [[Rajendra Singh Babu]]<br />
| writer = Rajendra Singh Babu<br />
| starring = [[Shiva Rajkumar]]<br />[[Ramesh Aravind]]<br />[[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]]<br />
| producer = [[Jai Jagadish]]<br />[[Aditya (actor)|Dushyanth Singh]]<br />
| music = [[V. Manohar]]<br />
| cinematography = [[B. C. Gowrishankar]]<br />
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]<br />
| studio = Vaibhavalakshmi Productions<br />
| released = {{Film date|1998|09|18|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 144 minutes<br />
| language = [[Kannada]]<br />
| country = India<br />
}}<br />
'''''Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga''''' ({{translation|Motherland's First Son}}) is a 1998 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[drama film]] directed and written by [[Rajendra Singh Babu]]. It features [[Shiva Rajkumar]] and [[Ramesh Aravind]] along with [[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]] and [[Shilpa (actress)|Shilpa]] in other pivotal roles.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140212024237/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-10/news-interviews/43885281_1_sumana-kittur-pavan-wadeyar-kannada-movies Mysore directors foray into Sandalwood]</ref> The film won several laurels and awards upon release including the [[Karnataka State Film Awards]]. The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed and written by [[V. Manohar]].<br />
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[[Lokesh]]'s character was inspired by [[Dashrath Manjhi]], who cut a rocky hill for 22 years to build a road in memory of his dead wife. However, in the film, instead of building a road through a mountain, the character dismantles a mountain piece-by-piece to build a dam.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chitraloka.com/sensational-news/12244-manjhi-already-featured-in-kannada-films-exclusive.html |title=Manjhi Already Featured in Kannada Films - Exclusive |publisher=chitraloka.com |date=2015-08-22 |accessdate=2022-08-23 |archive-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204144742/https://chitraloka.com/sensational-news/12244-manjhi-already-featured-in-kannada-films-exclusive.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Olave-Mandara-A-fairytale-on-the-road/articleshow/21698823.cms|title=Olave Mandara: A fairytale on the road|access-date=19 October 2018|archive-date=19 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019205638/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Olave-Mandara-A-fairytale-on-the-road/articleshow/21698823.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Shiva Rajkumar]] as Karna<br />
* [[Ramesh Aravind]] as Bharath Kumar<br />
* [[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]] as Sapna Sagar<br />
* [[Shilpa (actress)|Shilpa]] as Nilambika<br />
*[[Sabyasachi Chakrabarty]] as Channabasappa<br />
* [[Lokesh]] as Kallanna<br />
* [[Rangayana Raghu]] as Patil<br />
* [[Girija Lokesh]] as a villager<br />
* Shankar Ashwath as Gurubasya<br />
* [[Karibasavaiah]] as villager<br />
* [[M. V. Vasudeva Rao]] as C. S. Narasimha Murthy<br />
* [[G. K. Govinda Rao]] as [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister]]<br />
* [[Honnavalli Krishna]] as Krishna<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[V. Manohar]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kannadasongmp3.blogspot.in/2011/02/bhoomi-thayiya-chochala-maga-1998.html |title=Bhoomi Thayiya Chochala Maga &#91;1998&#93; |access-date=3 February 2014 |archive-date=21 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221181500/http://kannadasongmp3.blogspot.in/2011/02/bhoomi-thayiya-chochala-maga-1998.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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{{track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Nesara Nesara<br />
| extra1 = [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
| lyrics1 = V. Manohar<br />
| length1 = <br />
| title2 = Sa Pa Ni Sa<br />
| extra2 = [[Rajesh Krishnan]]<br />
| lyrics2 = V. Manohar<br />
| length2 = <br />
| title3 = Le Le Le Le<br />
| extra3 = Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra, [[Ramesh Chandra (singer)|Ramesh Chandra]]<br />
| lyrics3 = V. Manohar<br />
| length3 = <br />
| title4 = Bhoomi Thayiya<br />
| extra4 = [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]<br />
| lyrics4 = [[Da Ra Bendre]]<br />
| length4 = <br />
| title5 = Naa Preethiya Huduga<br />
| extra5 = Rajesh Krishnan, [[Sowmya Raoh]]<br />
| lyrics5 = V. Manohar<br />
| length5 = <br />
| title6 = Jhumka Jhumka<br />
| extra6 = Rajesh Krishnan, Sowmya Raoh<br />
| lyrics6 = V. Manohar<br />
| length6 = <br />
}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Srikanth Srinivasa of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' felt the film was inspired by two events: "the recent spate of farmers' suicides in North Karnataka due to crop failure" and Kannada poet [[D. R. Bendre]]'s poem with the same title as the film. Calling [[Shiva Rajkumar]]'s performance his "best... till date", he wrote, "Shivanna is restrained and collected and delivers his dialogues effectively." He added, "Ramesh is superb. Vijayalakshmi, as the new, chirpy young thing, has performed well in the small and meaty role. Shilpa is good, as usual. Veteran Bengali actor Sabi Sachi steals the show." He commended the music and the film's soundtrack, while singling out [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]'s "soulful rendering of Bendre's title song" in that it "evokes a lot of sympathies while delving into the plight of the farmers overburdened by huge debts besides struggling for their daily existence." While he felt that the film could have been edited and trimmed by 15 to 20 minutes, "it provides good entertainment fare for the viewer."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Srinivasa |first1=Srikanth |title=Bhoomithayiya Chochala Maga (Kannada) |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sept20/enter.htm |publisher=Deccan Herald |accessdate=30 September 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19981205210655/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sept20/enter.htm |archivedate=5 December 1998 |date=20 September 1998}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
;[[1998–99 Karnataka State Film Awards]]<br />
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Social film|Special Film of Social Concern]]<br />
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story|Best Story Writer]] – [[Rajendra Singh Babu]]<br />
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue Writer]] – S. Surendranath<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt14670370}}<br />
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[[Category:1998 films]]<br />
[[Category:1998 Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1998 Indian films]]<br />
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[[Category:Films directed by Rajendra Singh Babu]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by V. Manohar]]<br />
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