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{{Infobox film
| name = Eradu Nakshatragalu
| image = Eradu Nakshatragalu.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Singeetham Srinivasa Rao]]
| producer = Sharadamma Varadaraj <br /> Shivaputtaswamy
| screenplay = Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
| narrator =
| starring = [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]<br />[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]<br />[[Puneeth Rajkumar|Master Lohith]]
| music = [[G. K. Venkatesh]]
| cinematography = [[B. C. Gowrishankar]]
| editing = P. Bhaktavatsalam
| studio = Kamakshi Cine Enterprises
| distributor =
| released = 1983
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
}}

'''''Eradu Nakshatragalu''''' ({{Translation|''Two Stars''}}) is a [[Kannada films of 1983|1983]] [[India]]n [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada]] film, directed by [[Singeetham Srinivasa Rao]].<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/eradu-nakshatragalu.html Eradu Nakshatraglu]</ref> The film stars [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] and [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] in the lead roles. The movie is famous for its evergreen songs which were composed by [[G. K. Venkatesh]].<ref>[http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/movie/K0000381.html Eradu Nakshatragalu songs]</ref> The film was a major success at the box office upon its release. The plot of the movie is based on the popular novel ''[[The Prince and the Pauper]]'' by [[Mark Twain]]. [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] played a double role in the movie and till 2020 remains his only double-role movie in which both the characters appear together on-screen.

== Cast ==
* [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] as Vijaya
* [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] (Voice dubbed by [[B. Jayashree]])
* [[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]]
* [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] (double role, credited as Master Lohith)
* [[Thoogudeepa Srinivas]]
* [[Shivaram]]
* [[Shakti Prasad]]
* [[Lokanath]]
* [[Uma Shivakumar]]
* [[M. S. Umesh]]

== Soundtrack ==
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| name = Eradu Nakshatragalu
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[G. K. Venkatesh]]
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| released = <div style="white-space: nowrap;">1983</div>
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = Sangeetha Music
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Rajkumar, who was impressed by [[Ghulam Ali (singer)|Ghulam Ali]]'s ghazal ''Dil mein ek lehar si uthi hai abhi'', asked the music director to recreate the song which resulted in ''Gelathi baaradu intha samaya''. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VoAlBP16mG8&feature=youtu.be|title = Ghulam Ali - Dil mein Ik lehar si uthi hai abhi.FLV....ADI MUGHAL}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Eke Malli Hange" || [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], [[Vani Jairam]] || [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]]
|-
| 2 || "Gelathi Baradu" || Rajkumar || Chi. Udaya Shankar
|-
| 3 || "Nanna Udupu Ninnadu" || Master Lohith ([[Puneeth Rajkumar]]) ||Chi. Udaya Shankar
|-
| 4 || "Howdu Endare" || Rajkumar, Master Lohith, Vani Jairam || Chi. Udaya Shankar
|-
| 5 || "Amma Kannu" || Master Lohith, Sulochana ||Chi. Udaya Shankar
|-
|}

== Awards ==
* [[Karnataka State Film Awards]]
** Best Child actor - [[Puneeth Rajkumar|Master Lohith]]

== References ==
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== External Source ==
* {{IMDb title|1416696}}

{{Singeetam Srinivasa Rao}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1982 films]]
[[Category:1980s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh]]
[[Category:Films directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]
[[Category:Indian epic films]]
[[Category:Films based on The Prince and the Pauper]]

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