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| Directed by | G. V. Iyer |
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| Written by | T. R. Subba Rao |
| Produced by | G. V. Iyer |
| Starring | Anant Nag Rekha Rao B. V. Karanth Mysore Mutt Vasudev Girimaji |
| Cinematography | Nemai Ghosh |
| Edited by | V. R. K. Prasad |
| Music by | M. Balamuralikrishna Background score: B. V. Karanth
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada
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Hamsageethe (Template:Lang-kn, The Swan song) is a 1975 Indian feature film in the Kannada language. It was directed by G. V. Iyer, based on a novel by T. R. Subba Rao[1] with Anant Nag and Rekha Rao in lead roles.
The film won 2 National Film Awards; the National Film Award for Kannada film and National Award for Best Male Playback singer (M. Balamuralikrishna) at the 23rd National Film Awards.[2]
Hamsa Geethe, the novel by Ta Ra Su was made into a Hindi film, Basant Bahar in 1956. The novel is supposedly based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah.[2][3]
Cast
- Anant Nag as Bhairavi Venkatasubbiah
- Rekha Rao
- G. S. Rama Rao
- B. V. Karanth
- Mysore Mutt
- Vasudev Girimaji
- G. V. Iyer
- RS Krishnaswamy as Tipu Sultan
Awards
- 23rd National Film Awards
- Karnataka State Film Awards 1975-76
This film screened at 11th IFFI for 50 years of playback singing.
Notes
- ↑ https://newsable.asianetnews.com/amp/editorial/tarasu-kannada-films-novelist-nagarahavu-hamsageetha-chandanada-gombe-chandavalliya-thota-akashmika-nrupatunga
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 23rd National Film Awards. iffi.nic.in. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ↑ Hamsa Geethe's Classical Dance Competition: Translation and Reflection.
External links
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