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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Jedara Bale<br>ಜೇಡರ ಬಲೆ<br />
| image = Jedara Bale.jpg<br />
| director = [[Dorai-Bhagavan]]<br />
| producer = T. P. Venugopal<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| writer = B. Dorairaj<br>S. K. Bhagvan<br />
| music = [[G. K. Venkatesh]]<br />
| starring = [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]<br>[[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]]<br>[[K. S. Ashwath|K.S. Ashwath]]<br>[[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimharaju]]<br>[[Udaya Kumar (actor)|Udayakumar]]<br />
| cinematography = B. Dorairaj<br>R. Chittibabu<br />
| editing = N. C. Rajan<br>Raghupathi<br />
| distributor= Manthralaya Movies<br />
| released = {{Film date|1968|01|12|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 139 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| budget = {{INRConvert|275000}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Jedara Bale''''' ({{lang-kn|ಜೇಡರ ಬಲೆ}}) is a 1968 [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada]] language [[spy thriller]] film directed by [[Dorai-Bhagavan]] starring [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]], [[K. S. Ashwath]], [[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimharaju]] and [[Udaya Kumar (actor)|Udayakumar]]. The music of the film was composed by [[G. K. Venkatesh]].<br />
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The film is the first movie in the ''CID 999 Franchise'' created along the lines of the ''[[James Bond]]'' and ''[[James Bond in film|James Bond - styled]]'' films. The success of this movie led to three sequels - ''[[Goa Dalli CID 999]]'', ''[[Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999]]'' and ''[[Operation Diamond Racket]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chiloka.com/movie/jedara-bale-1968|title=Jedara Bale (1968) Kannada movie|last=|first=|date=|website=chiloka.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref><ref>https://www.chitraloka.com/history/3876-history-49-james-bond-style-in-kannada.html</ref><br />
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This was the first ''[[James Bond in film|James Bond - styled]]'' spy thriller movie in India in a full-fledged manner.<ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=clhNoUpDZg0&feature=youtu.be</ref><ref>http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/on-rajkumar-88th-birth-anniversary-10-must-know-facts-about-karnataka-beloved-star-4626268/</ref><ref>https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/rajkumar-kannada-actor</ref> [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] was the first actor in India to enact a role which was based on ''[[James Bond]]'' in a full-fledged manner.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/article1302942.ece|title=Versions of James Bond in Kannada|newspaper=The New Indian Express|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref><ref>https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/rajkumar-late-veteran-kannada-actor-honoured-by-google-doodle-on-88th-birth-anniversary-3400678.html</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/google-doodle-honours-rajkumar-kannada-actor-88-birthday-4625455/lite/</ref><br />
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Bhagwan made the film after going through 11 books on James Bond. The movie was made with a budget of less than 3 lakhs and the makers recovered 2 lakhs from sale of dubbing rights alone.<ref>https://www.indiaglitz.com/kalanamana-to-jedara-bale-bhagwan-kannada-news-207444</ref><br />
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This movie is credited to have inspired a desi Bond genre in a full-fledged manner which lead to Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film industries attempting to replicate the Kannada spy movie genre, though there were vague attempts earlier in those industries.<ref>https://southword.thestate.news/theme-specials/2018/04/24/the-kannada-bond-movie</ref> The grand success of this movie led to serious attempts in other south Indian languages with top stars - [[Jaishankar]] in Tamil; [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] in Telugu and [[Prem Nazir]] in Malayalam.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://silverscreen.in/hindi/features/feluda-to-sethurama-iyer-indias-best-detectives-in-film-fiction/|title=Feluda To Sethurama Iyer: India's Best Detectives In Film & Fiction - Silverscreen.in|date=2016-04-07|newspaper=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref> It was also the first south Indian movie to use the [[Miniature faking|miniature faking technique]] for a car blasting sequence.<br />
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The ''CID 999 Franchise'' was the first Indian movie franchise to have four installments <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://silverscreen.in/hindi/features/feluda-to-sethurama-iyer-indias-best-detectives-in-film-fiction/|title=Feluda To Sethurama Iyer: India's Best Detectives In Film & Fiction - Silverscreen.in|date=2016-04-07|newspaper=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref> and was the first character based trilogy in India. The Hindi media ''[[Amar Ujala]]'' called Rajkumar the ''James Bond of India''.<ref>https://www.amarujala.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood/late-kannada-superstar-rajkumar-birthday-special-veerappan-had-kidnapped-actor-for-extortion</ref> In 2020, ''Film Companion'' praised it for being a plot-driven movie which was more than just over-the-top gimmickry due to which the suspense works even after 52 years of its release.<ref>https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/kannada-features/best-kannada-movies-thriller-on-amazon-prime-video-youtube-zee5-mx-player-dr-rajkumar-lucia-accident-kavaludaari/amp/</ref><br />
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==Plot summary==<br />
[[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] plays a CID Police Agent, who is code-named as ''999''. The story revolves around the attempt to stop a formula which can convert any metal into gold reaching the hands of hooligans. Uday Kumar plays the honcho of the villain gang.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Rajkumar (actor)|Dr. Rajkumar]] as Prakash [[also known as|aka]] ''C.I.D Agent No.999''<br />
* [[Udaya Kumar (actor)|Udayakumar]] <br />
* [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] as ''Minni''<br />
* [[K. S. Ashwath]] as ':Rao Bahaddur Narasimha Rao''<br />
* [[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimharaju]] as Baby, a Taxi driver<br />
* [[M. P. Shankar]]<br />
* [[Shakti Prasad]]<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{cite news| last =Vijayasarathy| first =R.G.| title =The best of Dr Rajkumar| publisher =Rediff India Abroad| date =17 April 2006| url =http://ia.rediff.com/movies/2006/apr/17raj.htm| accessdate =25 September 2007}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0290676|Jedara Bale}}<br />
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[[Category:1960s Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1968 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian detective films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian spy thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:1960s spy thriller films]]<br />
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