Sri Purandara Dasaru
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{{Infobox film
| name = Sri Purandara Dasaru
| image =
| caption =
| director = C. V. Raju
R. Ramamurthy
| producer = Smt Jayalakshmi
| writer =
| screenplay = C. V. Raju
| starring = K. S. Ashwath
R. Nagendra Rao
Udaykumar
Rajashankar
| music = C. N. Pandurangan
| cinematography = Rajaram
Meenakshi Sundaram
| editing = C. V. Raju
| studio = Sri Hamsa Chithra
| distributor = Sri Hamsa Chithra
| released = {{Film date|1967|df=y}}
| runtime = 171 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
}}
Sri Purandara Dasaru ({{audio|Kn-ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರದಾಸರು.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by C. V. Raju and produced by Smt Jayalakshmi. The film stars K. S. Ashwath, R. Nagendra Rao, Udaykumar and Rajashankar. The musical score was composed by C. N. Pandurangan.{{cite web|url=http://chiloka.com/movie/sri-purandara-dasaru-1967|title=Sri Purandara Dasaru|accessdate=2015-01-20|publisher=chiloka.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nthwall.com/ka/movie/Sri-Purandara-Daasaru-1967/9219802606|title=Sri Purandara Dasaru|accessdate=2015-01-20|publisher=nthwall.com}} This film is the third Kannada film based on the life of Purandara Dasa, following the 1937 film Purandaradasa and the 1964 film Navakoti Narayana.
Cast
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- K. S. Ashwath
- R. Nagendra Rao
- Udaykumar
- Rajashankar
- Balakrishna
- Narasimharaju
- Venkatesh
- Raghavendra Rao
- Vadiraj
- Rathnakar
- Ganapathi Bhat
- Master Sridhar
- Chittibabu
- Ramachandra Shastry
- Dwarakish
- Bangalore Nagesh
- Rajendra Krishna
- Kuppuraj
- Srikanth
- Niranjan
- Lakshmaiah
- Dinesh
- Shivaram
- Dattharaj
- Iyengar
- Bapayya
- Swamy
- Pandari Bai
- Harini
- Mynavathi
- L. Vijayalakshmi
- Ramadevi
- Papamma
- Saroja
- Janaki
- Shanthamma
- Kutty Padmini
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Soundtrack
The music was composed by C. N. Pandurangan.{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/kannada/album/Sri-Purandaradasaru-K0000843|title=Sri Purandaradasaru Songs|accessdate=2015-01-20|website=Raaga.com}}
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! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) | ||||
| 1 | "Aadidano Ranga" | M. L. Vasanthakumari | Purandaradasa | 03:06 |
| 2 | "Aparadhi Nanallaa" | P. B. Sreenivas | Purandaradasa | 03:14 |
| 3 | "Chandrachooda" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:02 |
| 4 | "Jagadodharana" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:16 |
| 5 | "Kandu Kandu Nee Yenna" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:26 |
| 6 | "Sakalagrahabala" | P. B. Sreenivas | Purandaradasa | 03:03 |
| 7 | "Sri Gananatha" | M. Balamuralikrishna, Sarojini | Purandaradasa | 05:56 |
Reception
The Indian Express wrote, "If for nothing else, the music would make the Kannada film [Sri Purandara Dasaru] worth the while."{{cite news |title=Morning shows |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19690308&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |work=The Indian Express |date=8 March 1969 |pages=5}}
References
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Category:1960s Kannada-language films
Category:Films scored by C. N. Pandurangan
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