Dashavathara (film)
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| Dashavathara | |
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| Directed by | P. G. Mohan |
| Screenplay by | G. V. Iyer |
| Produced by | B. S. Ranga |
| Starring | Rajkumar Udaykumar Rajashankar Narasimharaju |
| Cinematography | B. Dorairaj |
| Edited by | P. G. Mohan Devendranath |
| Music by | G. K. Venkatesh |
Production company | Vikram Productions |
| Distributed by | Vikram Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 175 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Dashavathara (ⓘ transl. The Ten Avatars) is a 1960 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by P. G. Mohan and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Rajashankar and Narasimharaju. The film has a musical score by G. K. Venkatesh.[1] This film's climax scene was shot in Eastmancolor.
- Udaykumar as Kamsa
- Rajkumar as Jaya/Hiranyakashipu/Ravana/Shishupala
- Rajashankar as Vishnu and his avataras
- Narasimharaju as Rahu/Makaranda
- K. S. Ashwath
- H. R. Shastry as Dharmaraya
- Eshwarappa
- Veerabhadrappa
- H. K. Shastry
- A. V. Subba Rao
- M. Bhagavathar
- Srikanth
- Kashinath
- Varadaraj
- Kuppuraj
- Rathnakar
- Rajendrakrishna
- Ganapathi Bhat
- Keshavamurthy
- R. Srinivasan
- Girimaji
- Leelavathi as Mandodari/Droupadi
- Advani Lakshmi Devi as Seethe/Rukmini
- Rajasree
- M. Jayashree
- Saroja
- B. Jaya
- Papamma as Shabari
- Baby Suma
- Lakshmikantham
- Mala
Production
The song "Godavaridevi Maunavaagi" is more popularly known as "Vaidehi Enadalo" since the opening words never repeat again in the song. BS Ranga, who planned to shoot a summary of Ramayana via a separate song with actress Jamuna as Seetha, had asked music director GK Venkatesh to check about the availability of actress Jamuna and to verify the status, he sent a telegram using minimal words - Vaidehi Enadalo (meaning what happened to Seetha). Impressed by the phrase, Venkatesh decided to incorporate it into the song's lyrics.[2]
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