Shiva Mecchida Kannappa

1988 film by Vijay

  • 24 March 1988 (1988-03-24)
Running time
149 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageKannada

Shiva Mecchida Kannappa (transl. Kannappa who was blessed by Shiva) is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Vijay. The film is a rehashed version of the 1954 film Bedara Kannappa, the debut film of actor Rajkumar. Produced by Raghavendra Rajkumar, the film is about the life of Kannappa, a hunter who becomes a Lord Shiva devotee; Kanappa is played by Puneeth Rajkumar in younger days and Shivarajkumar in adult life.[1] The rest of the cast includes Geetha, Sarala Devi, C. R. Simha and Rajkumar himself playing a brief cameo role in the role of Shiva. The film has musical score by T. G. Lingappa and the dialogues and lyrics written by Chi. Udaya Shankar.

Cast

  • Rajkumar as Shiva (cameo)
  • Shiva Rajkumar as Dinna / Arjuna
  • Puneeth Rajkumar as young Dinna
  • Geetha as Parvati
  • Saraladevi as Neela
  • C. R. Simha as Kailasanatha Sastry
  • Balaraj as Kashi
  • Shankar Patil
  • Doddanna as Doddayya
  • Sathyajith as Neela's father
  • Bhatti Mahadevappa
  • Kunigal Ramanath
  • Sangeeta
  • Srishailan
  • Honnavalli Krishna
  • Upasane Seetharam
  • Padma Kumta as Chenni, Dinna's mother

Soundtrack

The musical score by T. G. Lingappa was positively reviewed.[2]

No. Song Singers Lyrics
1 "Kanninda Nee Baana" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. R. Chaya Chi. Udaya Shankar
2 "Mella Mellane Bandane" Vani Jairam Chi. Udaya Shankar
3 "Kannilla Kiviyilla" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Chi. Udaya Shankar
4 "Maayeya Thareyanu" Rajkumar Chi. Udaya Shankar
5 "Deva Mahadeva" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Chi. Udaya Shankar
6 "Ellaru Maduvudu" Rajkumar Kanaka Dasa

Release

The film was released on 24 March 1988.

References

  1. ^ "rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry". Archived from the original on 18 August 2003.
  2. ^ Songs list

External source

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