Sakshatkara
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Directed byPuttanna Kanagal
Written byKanagal Prabhakara Shastry
Screenplay byKanagal Prabhakara Shastry
Produced byB. Mallik
| Sakshatkara | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Puttanna Kanagal |
| Written by | Kanagal Prabhakara Shastry |
| Screenplay by | Kanagal Prabhakara Shastry |
| Produced by | B. Mallik |
| Starring | Rajkumar Jamuna R. Nagendra Rao Prithviraj Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Srikanth |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishna |
| Music by | M. Ranga Rao |
| Distributed by | Mallik Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Sakshatkara (ⓘ) is a 1971 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal and starring Dr. Rajkumar, Jamuna, Prithviraj Kapoor and R. Nagendra Rao. This was third and final collaboration of Kanagal and Rajkumar. Sundar Krishna Urs was the associate director on the film.[1][2][3] It was dubbed into Hindi as Insaan.
The story revolves around the dangers of superstition, particularly when it concerns marriage and how unscrupulous elements in society could manipulate these beliefs to their benefit and lead to tragic consequences.
Cast
- Dr. Rajkumar as Mahesh
- Jamuna as Uma
- Prithviraj Kapoor as Bhoopalayya, Mahesh's father
- R. Nagendra Rao as Ajjayya
- T. R. Narasimharaju as Krishna
- T. N. Balakrishna as Laksmanayya, a lawyer, Bhoopalayya's brother-in-law
- Vajramuni as Subhash
- B. Jayamma as Thaayamma
- R. Nagarathnamma as Naagatthe
- M. Jayashree as Maniyamma
- Swarnamma
- Surekha as Rekha, wife of Krishna
- Prabha
- Shanthamma
- Bhadrachalam
- Y. R. Ashwath Narayana
- H. R. Shastry as Ramajja
- Anantharao Maccheri as Shanubhoga Shankarappa
- Siddalingaiah
Soundtrack
The music for the film was composed by M. Ranga Rao and lyrics was written by Kanagal Prabhakar Shastry.
| No. | Title | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Olave Jeevana Sakshatkara (Sad version)" | P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas | 5:42 |
| 2. | "Kaadiruvalo" | P. Susheela | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Janma Janmada" | P. B. Sreenivas | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Phalisithu" | P. Susheela | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Olave Jeevana Sakshatkara" | P. Susheela | 3:31 |
