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| Directed by | Geethapriya |
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| Written by | Geethapriya |
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| Starring | Template:Unbulleted list |
| Cinematography | V. Manohar |
| Edited by | Bal G. Yadav |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada
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Mannina Maga (Template:Audio Template:Translation) is a 1968 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Geethapriya marking his debut as a solo in film-direction. The film stars Rajkumar, Kalpana and Jayakumari.[1] Produced by Sudarshan Movies banner and written by Geethapriya, the film received rave reviews and went on to win National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada[2] and ran for more than 100 days in cinema halls.
Bangalore Mirror had reported that the attitude of the heroine of rejecting the city for a village life was rare, an affirmation of the possibility or, the difficulty, of sustaining community life in a city is more common.[3]
Cast
- Rajkumar as Raja
- Kalpana as Mallika
- M. P. Shankar as Byranna
- Jayakumari
- H. R. Shastry
- Dikki Madhava Rao
- Vijayaprasad
- Ashwath Narayana
- B. Jaya
- Shanthamma
- Jayachitra
Production
Geetapriya finalised the script for his first directorial venture Mannina Maga. A house in Sadashivnagar was used for shooting. The film was also shot in a village Bijjawara and had booked accommodation in the Nandi Hills.[4]
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack tuned by Vijaya Bhaskar found immense popularity with "Bhagavanta Kaikotta" and "Idena Sabhyate" songs reaching the cult status with philosophical lyrics by Geethapriya.[4][5] The album has five soundtracks.[6]
Release
The film ran for more than 100 days in Bangalore's Kapali and Bharath theatres.[4][5] It was Kapali theatre's opening film.
Awards
- 1968 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada
- Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film
- Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay – Geethapriya
References
- ↑ Cast and crew Template:Webarchive
- ↑ National Awards Winners 1968: Complete list of winners of National Awards 1968. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ↑ Bangalore in Kannada films.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Voice embraces silence, but the song lives on - The Hindu. The Hindu(11 April 2014).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 End of a poetic era in Kannada films - The Hindu. The Hindu(18 January 2016).
- ↑ Mannina Maga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP. iTunes. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
External links
Template:Geethapriya Template:National Film Award Best Feature Film Kannada