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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Dashavathara<br />
| image = Dashavathara (1960).jpg<br />
| caption = DVD cover<br />
| director = P. G. Mohan<br />
| producer = [[B. S. Ranga]]<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = [[G. V. Iyer]]<br />
| starring = [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]<br>[[Udaykumar]]<br>[[Rajashankar]]<br>[[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimharaju]]<br />
| music = [[G. K. Venkatesh]]<br />
| cinematography = B. Dorairaj<br />
| editing = P. G. Mohan<br>Devendranath<br />
| studio = Vikram Productions<br />
| distributor = Vikram Productions<br />
| released = {{Film date|1960|10|26|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 175 min<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Dashavathara''''' ({{audio|Kn-ದಶಾವತಾರ.ogg|pronunciation}} {{translation|The Ten [[Avatar]]s}}) is a 1960 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film, directed by P. G. Mohan and produced by [[B. S. Ranga]]. The film stars [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]], [[Udaykumar]], [[Rajashankar]] and [[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimharaju]]. The film has a musical score by [[G. K. Venkatesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chiloka.com/movie/dashavathara-1960|title=Dashavathara|accessdate=2015-01-19|publisher=chiloka.com}}</ref> This film's climax scene was shot in [[Eastmancolor]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Udaykumar]] as Kamsa<br />
*[[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] as Jaya/Hiranyakashipu/Ravana/Shishupala<br />
*[[Rajashankar]] as Vishnu and his avataras<br />
*[[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimharaju]] as Rahu/Makaranda<br />
*[[K. S. Ashwath]]<br />
*[[H. R. Shastry]] as Dharmaraya<br />
*Eshwarappa<br />
*Veerabhadrappa<br />
*H. K. Shastry<br />
*A. V. Subba Rao<br />
*M. Bhagavathar<br />
*Srikanth<br />
*Kashinath<br />
*Varadaraj<br />
*Kuppuraj<br />
*Rathnakar<br />
*Rajendrakrishna<br />
*Ganapathi Bhat<br />
*Keshavamurthy<br />
*R. Srinivasan<br />
*Girimaji<br />
*[[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]] as Mandodari/Droupadi<br />
*[[Advani Lakshmi Devi]] as Seethe/Rukmini<br />
*[[Rajasree]]<br />
*[[M. Jayashree]]<br />
*Saroja<br />
*[[B. Jaya (actress)|B. Jaya]]<br />
*Papamma as Shabari<br />
*Baby Suma<br />
*Lakshmikantham<br />
*Mala<br />
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==Production==<br />
The song ''"Godavaridevi Maunavaagi''" is more popularly known as ''"Vaidehi Enadalo''" since the opening words never repeat again in the song. BS Ranga, who planned to shoot a summary of Ramayana via a separate song with actress Jamuna as Seetha, had asked music director GK Venkatesh to check about the availability of actress Jamuna and to verify the status, he sent a telegram using minimal words - ''Vaidehi Enadalo'' (meaning what happened to Seetha). Impressed by the phrase, Venkatesh decided to incorporate it into the song's lyrics.<ref name="NS Sridhara Murthy">{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=R1AK0bezsqDrzUik&v=trQTEsSwgjo&feature=youtu.be | title=ರಾಮಾಯಣದ ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಒಂದು ನೋಟ.. {{!}} NS Sridhara Murthy | website=[[YouTube]] | date=20 January 2024 }}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/kannada/album/Dashavathara-K0000943|title=Dashavathara Songs|accessdate=2015-01-19|website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The song ''"Vaidehi Enadalo''" - which is in kandapadya style, is a rare instance in Indian cinema where a song is picturized on the character of Lord Rama singing for other character. Typically songs are picturized with other characters singing in praise of Rama.<ref name="NS Sridhara Murthy"/><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || ''Vaidehi Yenadalo'' || [[P. B. Srinivas]] || [[G. V. Iyer]] || 04:18<br />
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| 2 || ''Onde Balliya hoovu'' || [[S. Janaki]], [[A. P. Komala]] || [[G. V. Iyer]] <br />
|-<br />
| 3 || ''Baare Radhike Kopa Ethake'' || [[L. R. Eswari]] (credited as Rajeshwari), S. Janaki, chorus || [[G. V. Iyer]] <br />
|-<br />
| 4 || ''Keshava Maadhava Govinda'' || [[P. B. Srinivas]] ||[[Purandara Dasa]] || 03:50 <br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1411844}}<br />
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[[Category:1960 films]]<br />
[[Category:1960 Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1960 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu mythological films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on the Bhagavata Purana]]<br />
[[Category:Narasimha in popular culture]]<br />
[[Category:Films focusing on Ravana]]<br />
[[Category:Films about Prahlada]]<br />
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