Giri Kanye
1977 Indian film
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Giri Kanye (ⓘ) is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by the Dorai–Bhagavan duo. It is based on the novel Girikannika by Bharathisutha.[1][2] The film stars Rajkumar, Jayamala and Vajramuni. The film was a musical blockbuster with all the songs composed by Rajan–Nagendra considered evergreen hits. The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks.[3] Rajinikanth was initially selected to play the antagonist which was eventually played by Vajramuni.[4] This was the first movie in which all the songs of the album were sung by Rajkumar.[5]
| Giri Kanye | |
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| Directed by | Dorai–Bhagavan |
| Story by | Bharathisutha |
| Produced by | A. Dwarakanath |
| Starring | Rajkumar Jayamala Vajramuni |
| Cinematography | R. Chittibabu |
| Edited by | P. Bhaktavatsalam |
| Music by | Rajan–Nagendra |
Production company | Padmashree Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
- Rajkumar as Chenna
- Jayamala as Cheluvi
- Vajramuni
- Thoogudeepa Srinivas
- Tiger Prabhakar
- Sampath
- Venkatraju
- Shanthamma
- B. Jaya
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Rajan–Nagendra with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar.[6] All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well. The song "Thai Thai Bangari" was later reused by Rajan-Nagendra as "Intinti Ramayanam" for Telugu film Intinti Ramayanam and as "Veetukku Veedu" for Tamil film Veettukku Veedu Vasappadi. It was remixed in Ashoka (2003) starring Shivarajkumar. Rajan-Nagendra reused the tune of Nagunagutha Nee Baruve [7] for the 1979 Telugu movie Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi as Tholivalapu Tondarulu.[8]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yenendu Naa Helali" | Rajkumar | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Thai Thai Bangari" | Rajkumar | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Nagunagutha Nee Baruve" | Rajkumar, S. Janaki | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Koodi Balona" | Rajkumar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:43 |
| 5. | "Yaaru Neenu" | Rajkumar | 4:22 |
