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{{Short description|1982 Kannada film by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Haalu Jenu
| native_name = {{film name|Kannada|ಹಾಲು ಜೇನು}}
| image = Haalu Jenu.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Singeetham Srinivasa Rao]]
| producer = [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]]
| writer = P. Padmaraju (dialogues by [[Chi. Udayashankar]])
| screenplay =[[Singeetham Srinivasa Rao]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]<br />[[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]<br />[[Roopa (actress)|Roopa Devi]]
| music = [[G. K. Venkatesh]]
| cinematography = S. V. Srikanth
| editing = P. Bhaktavatsalam
| studio = Poornima Enterprises
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1982|05|27}}<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sandalwoodking.rocks/threads/haalu-jenu-a-look-back.6313/|date=3 June 2015|last=sandalwoodking|title=Haalu Jenu A Look back}}</ref>
| runtime = 157 min
| country = [[India]]
| language = Kannada
| budget =
}}

'''''Haalu Jenu''''' ({{translation|Milk and Honey}}) is a [[Kannada films of 1982|1982]] [[India]]n [[Kannada]]-language [[Tragicomedy|tragicomedy]] film that was directed by [[Singeetham Srinivasa Rao]] and stars [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]] and [[Roopa (actress)|Roopa Devi]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/halu-jenu/cast-crew.html|title=Halu Jenu Cast & Crew, Halu Jenu Kannada Movie Cast, Actor, Actress, Director – Filmibeat|access-date=26 August 2016}}</ref> The movie is famous for its [[evergreen]] songs, which were composed by [[G. K. Venkatesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000401.html|title=Haalu Jenu, Haalu Jenu Songs, Download Haalu Jenu songs by GK. Venkatesh. Raaga.com Kannada Songs – Raaga.com – A World Of Music|access-date=26 August 2016}}</ref> The movie was remade in [[Telugu (language)|Telugu]] in 1985 as ''[[Illale Devata]]'' starring [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]].

''Haalu Jenu'' was known for its {{Convert|70|feet|m|adj=on|abbr=out}}-tall cutout poster of [[Dr Rajkumar]] placed in the Santosh Theatre in [[Majestic, Bangalore]]. The film was a major success at the box office upon its release and had a theatrical run of 35 weeks.<ref>{{cite web| date=7 April 2007| url=http://www.chitratara.com/showCelbProfile.asp?newsid=8| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717135525/http://www.chitratara.com/showCelbProfile.asp?newsid=8| url-status=dead| archive-date=17 July 2007|title=Raja of Chalanachitra|last=chitratara}}</ref> The movie, however, was removed from some cinemas after 22 weeks (150 days) to make room for ''[[Chalisuva Modagalu]]'' which was also directed by [[Singeetham Srinivasa Rao]] and had [[Dr. Rajkumar]] in the lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandalwoodking.rocks/threads/100days-movies-of-kannada-stars-in-main-theatre.4867/page-6|date=13 August 2012|title=100 days films of Kannada actors in main theatre|last=sandalwoodking|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref>

The magazine ''Trade Guide'' published a report calling Rajkumar a ''[[Hitler (insult)|Junior Hitler]]'' for alleged theatre unavailability for [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s ''[[Namak Halaal]]'', which was released around the same time, enraging [[Kannada]] fans. [[Amitabh Bachchan]] to Bangalore to clarify the misunderstandings.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/amitabh-bachchan-had-asked-dr-rajkumar-to-do-a-cameo-in-coolie/article29648346.ece/amp/</ref>

[[Saritha]], who had earlier worked with [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] on ''[[Keralida Simha]]'' and ''[[Hosa Belaku]]'', dubbed for [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]] in some parts in this movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prajavani.net/news/article/2017/05/11/490390.html|date=11 May 2017|last=prajavani|title=^2^}}</ref> Saritha went on to dub a Telugu movie by the same director; ''[[Mayuri (film)|Mayuri]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/Retrospect_Mayuri_1985_3.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002234521/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/Retrospect_Mayuri_1985_3.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2011|date=24 November 2010|title=^1^|website=telugucinema.com}}</ref> This was also [[Singeetham Srinivasa Rao]]'s directorial debut in Kannada. He went on to work with [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] in six more movies including his 200th movie, and was also the director of the debut movies of his two sons.

==Plot==
Ranga (Rajkumar), a middle-class working man is happily married to Kamala (Madhavi). Kamala falls unconscious on the floor. Ranga is worried and takes her to the hospital; she has blood cancer and does not have long to live. He admits her to a cancer hospital and decides to accumulate money.

One afternoon, ranga notices Meena (Roopa Devi), a young woman, on the road; she is surrounded by men who are blackmailing her into giving them compensation for a staged accident. Ranga saves her from them. He knows Meena is Shaanthamma's (Dubbing Janaki) daughter, and that their family is very rich. Meena takes Ranga to her house and introduces him to her mother, whom Ranga tells he is a son of rich man. He thinks Shaanthamma could be source for money for his wife's treatment. He learns the weaknesses of the household members. Meena falls for Ranga and plays pranks to attract him.

One day at the hospital, Ranga hears of Dr. Varma, a famous oncologist. He asks his friend Dr. Subbu to arrange an appointment with Varma, for which he needs {{INR|20,000}}, which he obtains by selling Gopalayya's car. Ranga heads to Bombay to meet Dr. Varma, who checks up and issues a treatment instruction letter for Dr. Subbu.

Gopalayya enters Shaanthamma's house with lawyer Baratlaw to grab her property-withholding power of attorney letter (signed by Prahalad). Ranga brainwashes lawyer Baratlaw, who tears up the power of attorney letter and kicks out Gopalayya under Ranga's direction.

One day, Ranga is called for a marriage proposal with Meena by her family. Ranga escapes, saying "the wife will die after marrying him". After saying it, he rushes to the hospital to see Kamala and says he rejected the proposal. Meena leaves her house and decides to live in Ranga's house, when their family members agree to marry her to Baratlaw. Meena's father Ugra Narasimha (Shakti Prasad) visits Ranga's house to tell his family's secret of raising a boy, the son of his dead daughter Sita, and thus expressing his inability to pay convent fees from his wife due to Baratlaw. Ranga pays the boy's convent fees and takes him to his house to trick Meena into thinking he the widower father of the boy. But Meena accepts this lie. The next day, Ranga returns the boy to the convent. Ranga slaps Meena and she leaves Ranga's house and marries Baratlaw.

On the wedding day, Ranga comes in with the boy and says the boy's father is Baratlaw, who was previously married to Sita, Shaanthamma's daughter. He hands the boy over to her and Baratlaw and his father are kicked out by Gopalayya.

A few days later, Dr. Subbu calls Ranga saying they moved Kamala to the intensive care unit and mention an operation that is conducted under Dr. Varma's supervision. He asks Ranga to arrange money for operation quickly. After a refusal from Baddi Basappa, Ranga heads to Shaanthamma, asking for {{INR|10,000}} as it is urgently needed. At the doorstep, Ranga's haters brainwash Shaanthamma from giving money. Shaanthamma orders Ranga to move out. At the same time, Kamala's health gets much worse. Understanding Ranga would be miserable, Meena gives him the money and asks the reason. He takes her to the hospital, where he finds doctors standing still and Kamala holding her last breath for Ranga's arrival. Her last words reflect on Ranga and Meena marrying each other and Kamala asks Ranga to sing the phrase "Dehavu Naanu Pranavu Neenu" ("I am the body, You are the life"). Kamala dies after completing the song.

==Cast==
{|class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Role
|-
|[[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]
|Ranga
|-
|[[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]
|Kamala
|-
|[[Roopa (actress)|Roopa Devi]]
|Meena
|-
|[[Dubbing Janaki]]
|Shaanthamma
|-
|[[Thoogudeepa Srinivas]]
|Baddi Basappa
|-
|[[Chi. Udaya Shankar]]
|Officer
|-
|[[Shivaram]]
|
|-
|[[Musuri Krishnamurthy]]
|Marriage broker
|-
|[[Shakti Prasad]]
|Ugranarasimha, Meena's father
|-
|[[M. S. Umesh]]
|
|}

==Crew==
{|class="wikitable"
! Crew Position
! Crew Member
|-
|Director
|[[Singeetham Srinivasa Rao]]
|-
|Producer
|[[Parvathamma Rajkumar]]
|-
|Story
|P. Padmaraju
|-
|Screenplay
|[[Singeetham Srinivasa Rao]]
|-
|Dialogues
|[[Chi. Udayashankar]]
|-
|Music
|[[G. K. Venkatesh]]
|-
|Editor
|P. Bhaktavatsalam
|-
|Cinematography
|S. V. Srikanth
|-
|Art Designer
|Peketi Ranga
|}

==Soundtrack==
The music and background score was composed by [[G. K. Venkatesh]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]]. One of [[Purandara Dasa]]'s keerthanas was also included.
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| name = Haalu Jenu
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[G. K. Venkatesh]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = <div style="white-space: nowrap;">1982</div>
| recorded = 1982
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 22:13
| label = Sangeetha
| language = Kannada
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Aaneya Mele" || [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], Sulochana || [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]]
|-
| 2 || "Haayagi Kulithiru Neenu" || Rajkumar, [[Saritha]] || Chi. Udaya Shankar
|-
| 3 || "Baalu Belakayithu" || Rajkumar ||Chi. Udaya Shankar
|-
| 4 || "Haalu Jenu Ondada Haage" || Rajkumar || Chi. Udaya Shankar
|-
| 5 || "Pogaadirelo Ranga" || [[S. Janaki]] || [[Purandara Dasa]]
|-
|}

==Awards==
* [[Karnataka State Film Awards]]
# Best Film - [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]] and Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
# Best Actor - [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]
# Best Editing - P. Bhaktavatsalam

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1416710}}

{{Singeetam Srinivasa Rao}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haalu Jenu}}
[[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:Kannada films remade in other languages]]

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