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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Hamsageethe<br />
| image = Hamsageethe poster.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[G. V. Iyer]]<br />
| producer = G. V. Iyer<br />
| writer = [[T. R. Subba Rao]]<br />
| screenplay = G. V. Iyer<br />
| starring = [[Anant Nag]]<br>Rekha Rao<br>[[B. V. Karanth]]<br>Mysore Mutt<br/>Vasudev Girimaji<br />
| music = [[M. Balamuralikrishna]]<br>'''Background score:''' <br>B. V. Karanth<br />
| cinematography = [[Nemai Ghosh (director)|Nemai Ghosh]]<br />
| editing = V. R. K. Prasad<br />
| released = {{Film date|1975}}<br />
| runtime = 150 minutes<br />
| distributor = Ananthalakshmi Films<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| country = India<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Hamsageethe''''' ({{lang-kn|ಹಂಸಗೀತೆ}}, ''The Swan song'') is a 1975 Indian feature film in the [[Kannada language]]. It was directed by [[G. V. Iyer]], based on a [[Hamsa Geethe (Book)|novel]] by [[T. R. Subba Rao]]<ref>https://newsable.asianetnews.com/amp/editorial/tarasu-kannada-films-novelist-nagarahavu-hamsageetha-chandanada-gombe-chandavalliya-thota-akashmika-nrupatunga</ref> with [[Anant Nag]] and Rekha Rao in lead roles.<br />
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The film won 2 [[National Film Awards]]; the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|National Film Award for Kannada film]] and [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|National Award for Best Male Playback singer]] ([[M. Balamuralikrishna]]) at the [[23rd National Film Awards]].<ref name="iffi">{{cite web |title= 23rd National Film Awards |url= http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |website= iffi.nic.in |access-date= 9 March 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110526091043/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |archive-date= 26 May 2011 |url-status= dead }}</ref><br />
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''Hamsa Geethe'', the novel by [[Ta Ra Su]] was made into a Hindi film, ''[[Basant Bahar (film)|Basant Bahar]]'' in 1956. The novel is supposedly based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamsageethe&gettingStartedReturn=true#:~:text=Bhairavi%20Venkatasubbiah Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah].<ref name="iffi" /><ref>{{cite web |title= Hamsa Geethe's Classical Dance Competition: Translation and Reflection |url= http://cinemanrityagharana.blogspot.in/2011/03/hamsa-geethes-classical-dance.html}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Anant Nag]] as [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamsageethe&gettingStartedReturn=true#:~:text=Bhairavi%20Venkatasubbiah Bhairavi Venkatasubbiah] <br />
* Rekha Rao<br />
* G. S. Rama Rao<br />
* [[B. V. Karanth]]<br />
* Mysore Mutt<br />
* Vasudev Girimaji<br />
* [[G. V. Iyer]]<br />
*RS Krishnaswamy as Tipu Sultan<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
* [[23rd National Film Awards]]<br />
** [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|Best Feature Film in Kannada]]<br />
** [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback singer]] - [[M. Balamuralikrishna]]<br />
* Karnataka State Film Awards 1975-76<br />
** [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film|Second Best Film]]<br />
** [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] - [[M. Balamuralikrishna]], [[B. V. Karanth]]<br />
** [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]] - [[Nemai Ghosh (director)|Nemai Ghosh]]<br />
This film screened at 11th IFFI for 50 years of playback singing.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0230271|Hamsageethe}}<br />
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{{G. V. Iyer}}<br />
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Kannada}}<br />
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[[Category:1970s Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1975 films]]<br />
[[Category:Kannada literature]]<br />
[[Category:Best Kannada Feature Film National Film Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by G. V. Iyer]]<br />
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