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{{Infobox film
| image = Edakallu Guddada Mele.jpg
| caption = VCD cover
| director = [[Puttanna Kanagal]]
| producer = Srikanth Nahatha<br>Srikanth Patel
| based_on = {{Based on|''Edakallu Guddada Mele''|Bharathisutha}}
| screenplay = Puttanna Kanagal
| starring = {{ubl|[[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]]|[[Aarathi]]|Ranga|Chandrashekar|[[Shivaram]]}}
| music = [[M. Ranga Rao]]
| cinematography = S. V. Srikanth
| editing = {{ubl|S. P. N. Krishna|T. P. Velayudham}}
| distributor = Srikanth & Srikanth Enterprises
| released = {{Film date|1973}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
}}

'''''Edakallu Guddada Mele''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಎಡಕಲ್ಲು ಗುಡ್ಡದ ಮೇಲೆ.ogg|pronunciation}} {{Translation|Atop the [[Edakallu]] Hills}}) is a 1973 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film directed by [[Puttanna Kanagal]] starring [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]], [[Aarathi]], Ranga, Chandrashekar, and [[Shivaram]].

==Plot==
The film is based on the novel of same name by Bharathi Suta which is an adaptation of the English novel Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence.[1] deals with the theme of an extramarital affair of a woman whose husband is impotent.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anandraj |first=Shilpa |date=2021-06-05 |title=Remembering Puttanna Kanagal |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/remembering-puttanna-kanagal/article34734491.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203210004/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/remembering-puttanna-kanagal/article34734491.ece |archive-date=3 December 2023 |access-date=2024-05-23 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] as Madhavi, the captain's wife<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-26 |title=Veteran Kannada actor Jayanthi no more |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/veteran-kannada-actor-jayanthi-no-more-1012914.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118050818/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/veteran-kannada-actor-jayanthi-no-more-1012914.html |archive-date=18 November 2021 |access-date=2021-08-04 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Aarathi]] as Devaki, Madhavi's younger sister
* Ranga as Captain Kumar, an ex-soldier
* Chandrashekar as Nanjunda, captain's neighbor.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Khajane|first1=Muralidhara|title=Impassioned actor's exit|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/impassioned-actors-exit/article22619675.ece|access-date=3 February 2018|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 February 2018|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824220640/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/impassioned-actors-exit/article22619675.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Shivaram]] as Nanjunda's uncle

==Production==
The song "Yaavoorava Iva" was shot in Kodagu.<ref name=belli>{{Cite book |last=Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana |url=https://cdn.kstdc.co/uploads/2020/01/Filmi_Hi_RES_compressed.pdf |title=Filmi Escapes in Karnataka |publisher=Lonely Planet |page=23 |chapter=Best of Karnataka |access-date=20 April 2025 |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102230/https://cdn.kstdc.co/uploads/2020/01/Filmi_Hi_RES_compressed.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Release==
The film received [[A certificate|'A' certificate]] by the CBFC. The DVD was released with [[U certificate (India)|U certificate]] with some cuts required for recertification. However, a part of the deleted scenes created a furore when they resurfaced online in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E2LdFLam7O0&feature=youtu.be|title = Jayanthi unseen clips|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> The movie was dubbed in Hindi as ''Prem Aur Vaasna''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp_nB9LggxY&feature=youtu.be | title=Prem Aur Vaasna || Edakallu Guddada Mele Hindi Version || Puttanna Kanagal Jayanthi Arathi | website=[[YouTube]] | date=October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JJvCX35ZmXY&feature=youtu.be | title=Mere Pyar Ki Kahani | South Dubbed Hindi Movie | Aarti, Ranga, Jayanti, Chandra Shekhar | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
[[M. Ranga Rao]] composed the music.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 August 1973 |title=Edakallu Guddada Mele (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/edakallu-guddada-mele-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1412174692 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250423153123/https://music.apple.com/in/album/edakallu-guddada-mele-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1412174692 |archive-date=23 April 2025 |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 28:52
| title1 = Sanyaasi Sanyaasi
| lyrics1 = [[R. N. Jayagopal]]
| extra1 = [[S. Janaki]]
| length1 = 3:13
| title2 = Yaaroorava Iva
| lyrics2 = K. Prabhakar Shastry
| extra2 = S. Janaki
| length2 = 3:34
| title3 = Santosha Sangeetha
| lyrics3 = [[Vijaya Narasimha]]
| extra3 = [[P. Susheela]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length3 = 3:12
| title4 = Nillu Nille
| lyrics4 = Vijaya Narasimha
| extra4 = S. Janaki
| length4 = 3:20
| title5 = Gundina Matte Gammatu
| lyrics5 = M. Narendra Badu
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length5 = 3:20
| title6 = Viraha Nooru Taraha
| lyrics6 = Vijaya Narasimha
| extra6 = P. Susheela
| length6 = 4:57
}}

==Reception==
The movie was a big hit. Film analysts though were skeptical of Kanagal's handling of the theme. According to film historian K Puttaswamy, “It was extraordinary in its making but quite conservative in approach. It looks at losing one’s chastity as a sin and death as the solution. It is also a turning point in Kanagal’s career since from then he was quite conservative in his handling of women’s issues".<ref>{{Cite web |last=B M |first=Sujay |date=30 Sep 2023 |title=1973 - When Kannada cinema fired on all cylinders |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/1973-when-kannada-cinema-fired-on-all-cylinders-2707016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319150828/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/1973-when-kannada-cinema-fired-on-all-cylinders-2707016 |archive-date=19 March 2025 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |access-date=19 March 2025 }}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Edakkal caves]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
{{Puttanna Kanagal}}

[[Category:1973 films]]
[[Category:1973 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:1973 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. Ranga Rao]]
[[Category:Films directed by Puttanna Kanagal]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Films based on Lady Chatterley's Lover]]
[[Category:Films set in Kerala]]

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