Kula Gourava (transl. Honour of clan) is a 1971 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed by Peketi Sivaram and written by G. Balasubramanyam. It stars Rajkumar in triple roles along with Bharathi and Jayanthi.[1] The film was produced under Sri Eswari Productions of N. Veeraswamy. It had a very successful soundtrack composed by T. G. Lingappa. Popular actor-director V. Ravichandran, son of the film producer Veerasamy, appeared in the film as a child artist. The film swept 5 awards at the 1970-71 Karnataka State Film Awards including the best film, best actor, and best editor categories.
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Directed by | Peketi Sivaram |
Screenplay by | Peketi Sivaram |
Story by | G. Balasubramanyam |
Produced by | N. Veeraswamy |
Starring | Rajkumar Bharathi Jayanthi |
Cinematography | P. S. Prakash |
Edited by | P. Bhaktavatsalam |
Music by | T. G. Lingappa |
Production company | Sri Eswari Productions |
Release date | 1971 |
Running time | 164 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
The movie was Rajkumar's first movie in which he played a triple role.It is also his only black and white movie where he played a triple role.The movie was remade in Telugu in 1972 as Kula Gowravam starring N. T. Rama Rao, Aarathi with Jayanthi reprising her role.[2] It was also remade in Tamil in 1974 as Kula Gowravam starring R. Muthuraman, Jayasudha with Jayanthi reprising her role.[3][4]
The music of the film was composed by T. G. Lingappa and lyrics for the soundtrack written by Chi. Udaya Shankar, R. N. Jayagopal and Vijaya Narasimha.[5]
# | Title | Singer(s) |
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1 | "Ondu Maathu Ondu Maathu" | P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela |
2 | "Naa Haadabeke" | P. B. Sreenivas |
3 | "Ye Hudugi Ye Bedagi" | P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela |
4 | "Yaare Bandavanu" | P. Susheela |
5 | "Raga Ninnadhu Bhaava Nannadu" | P. Susheela |
6 | "Naavikanaaro" | P. Nageshwara Rao |
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