Hombisilu

{{Infobox film

|name = Hombisilu

|image = Hombisilu.jpg

|caption = Lobby card

|director = Geethapriya

|producer = B. S. Somasundar
Sampath Raj

|writer = Usha Navarathnaram

|narrator =

|starring = Vishnuvardhan
Aarathi
Vaishali Kasaravalli
Shivaram

|music = Rajan–Nagendra

|cinematography = S. Ramachandra

|editing = Bal G. Yadav
N. M. Victor

|studio = Nirupama Movies

|released = {{Film date|1978}}

|runtime = 138 minutes

|country = India

|language = Kannada

|budget =

}}

Hombisilu ({{audio|Kn-ಹೊಂಬಿಸಿಲು.ogg|pronunciation}} {{translation|Golden sunlight}}) is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Geethapriya. It is based on the novel of the same name by famous Kannada author Usha Navarathnaram. The film starred Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi and Leelavathi.{{Cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/hombisilu.html |title=Hombisilu cast |access-date=13 March 2014 |archive-date=13 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313143146/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/hombisilu.html |url-status=live }} Vishnuvardhan was awarded with Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in this film. The film was a musical blockbuster with all the songs composed by Rajan–Nagendra considered evergreen hits.

Synopsis

Dr. Nataraj (Vishnuvardhan) is desperately seeking a lady doctor for his nursing home. His aunt (Leelavathi) introduces him to her assistant, Dr. Roopa (Aarathi) who falls in love with him at first sight but is disappointed to know that he is only looking for a female assistant doctor. While family pressures force her to marry him, she refuses to consummate the marriage because of her grudge against him.

Circumstances introduce another young woman Vasanthi (Vaishali Kasaravalli) as a second lady doctor in Nataraj's nursing home. The glamorous Vasanthi is more interested in the good looking Nataraj rather than her duty as a doctor. This deepens the rift between Nataraj and Roopa. How the differences are resolved for a happy ending forms the rest of the movie, set against the backdrop of the nursing home.

The film is based on the debut novel of famous Kannada author Usha Navaratnaram. Usha's novels mainly focussed on the problems of working women in the male dominated world. Two of Usha's novels with a female doctor as the center character - Hombisilu and Bandhana have been made into films. Vishnuvardhan featured as the male lead in both. Despite the female-centric themes, Vishnuvardhan did hold his own against the indomitable heroines - Aarathi in Hombisilu and Suhasini in Bandhana - who were considered his equals in the craft - and impressed the intelligent Kannada audience. The two films fetched him his two state awards.

Cast

Vishnuvardhan as Dr. Nataraj
Aarathi as Dr. Roopa
Vaishali Kasaravalli as Dr.Vasanthi
Leelavathi as Dr.Kamalamma
Uma Shivakumar as Raji
Shivaram as Dr. Srinath
N. S. Rao as Ranga
Shakti Prasad as Rangappa

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra.{{Cite web |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/moviedetail.asp?mid=k0000977 |title=Hombisilu songs |access-date=13 March 2014 |archive-date=13 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313143022/http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/moviedetail.asp?mid=k0000977 |url-status=live }} All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs.{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/do-you-remember-these-rajan-nagendra-melodies-903157-1687890#6|title=Do you remember these Rajan-Nagendra melodies?|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=27 June 2024|archive-date=27 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627154208/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/do-you-remember-these-rajan-nagendra-melodies-903157-1687890#6|url-status=live}} Rajan–Nagendra reused the song Jeeva Veene in the 1979 Telugu movie Intinti Ramayanam as Veena Venuvaina SarigamaArchived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/QebPpYEBJ-w Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120713011518/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QebPpYEBJ-w&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QebPpYEBJ-w| title = Veena Venuvaina Sarigama from Intinti Ramayanam movie | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} and in the 1979 Tamil movie Veetukku Veedu Vasapadi as Aadal Paadal Kaadhal Enbathu Appodhu.{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3CtLTPH5Ovg&feature=youtu.be | title=Aadal Paadal Kaadhal Enbathu Appodhu Oodal Kondu Kaadhal Seivathu Ippodhu | website=YouTube | date=2 December 2015 }}