About: the Kannada movie
For other uses, see [[ Mahishasura Mardini Stotra]].
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| Directed by | B. S. Ranga
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| Produced by | B. S. Ranga |
| Starring | Rajkumar Sowcar Janaki V. Nagayya Udaykumar Narasimharaju |
| Cinematography | B. S. Ranga |
| Edited by | P. G. Mohan M. Devendranath |
| Music by | G. K. Venkatesh
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada
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Mahishasura Mardini (Template:Audio Template:Lit; a name for Durga) is a 1959 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Rajkumar, V. Nagayya, Udaykumar and Narasimharaju. It was dubbed in seven other languages and is retrospectively identified as amongst the first major Pan-India films.[1][2][3]
The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh.[4][5] It was dubbed in seven languages[6] including in Telugu under the same name[7] and in Hindi as Durga Maata (Template:Lit, 1960).[8][9] This was the first movie shot in Vikram Studios, Madras.[10] Rajkumar sang a duet as a playback singer for the first time through the song Thumbithu Manava in this movie.[11][12]
Cast
- Rajkumar as Mahishasura
- Sowcar Janaki as Gunavathi
- V. Nagayya as Shukracharya
- Udaykumar as Rambhesha
- Narasimharaju as Vyaaghrasimha
- K. S. Ashwath as Narada
- Rajanala
- Ganapathi Bhat
- Sandhya as Chamundeshwari
- T. D. Kusalakumari
- Suryakala
- Indrani as Goddess Durga
- M. Lakshmidevi
- Vasudeva Girimaji
- Hanumantha Rao
- Suryakumar
- Udayashankar as Vishnu
- Sadashivaiah
- Rajendra Krishna
- Y. N. S. Swamy
- Rangaswamy
- Papamma
- Shanthamma
Soundtrack
The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh.[13]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Gaganadali Mugilaneri" | S. Janaki | Chi. Sadaashiviah | 03:02 |
| 2 | "Jaya Jagadeeswari" | Chi. Sadaashiviah | 02:35 | |
| 3 | "Sree Hari Muraari Chakradhaari" | P. B. Srinivas | Chi. Sadaashiviah | 02:49 |
| 4 | "Sri Hari Narayana Vanamaali" | P. B. Srinivas | Chi. Sadaashiviah | 02:54 |
| 5 | "Thumbithu Manava" | Rajkumar, S. Janaki | Chi. Sadaashiviah | 03:26 |
References
- ↑ Did you know? The very first pan-Indian Kannada film is this 1959 classic starring Dr. Rajkumar - Times of India. The Times of India(3 February 2021). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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- ↑ Mahishasura Mardini. chiloka.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ Mahishasura Mardini. nthwall.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ Dr Rajkumar, the singing star of Indian cinema(24 April 2023).
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- ↑ Did you know? The very first pan-Indian Kannada film is this 1959 classic starring Dr. Rajkumar. The Times of India(February 3, 2021).
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- ↑ Dr Rajkumar, the singing star of Indian cinema(24 April 2023).
- ↑ Mahishasura Mardhini Songs. Raaga.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.