π Overview:
The movie is based on the play Saahukaara written by B. P. Dhuttharagi. The film was a musical blockbuster with all the tracks composed by G. K. Venkatesh considered evergreen hits. Rajkumar became popular as a playback singer with the track Yaare Koogadali from the film which became an instant hit among the audiences. He would then go on to sing regularly for his films. The film was remade in Telugu in 1975 as Thota Ramudu starring Chalam, in Tamil in 1975 as Pudhu Vellam starring Sivakumar and in Malayalam in 1976 as Themmadi Velappan starring Prem Nazir.
π Languages Available:
Kannada
π Date Released:
1974-05-31
β Running Time:
148 mins
β Vote Average:
6.0
Beloved Cast
Veerabhadra
Dr. Rajkumar
Siddappa
Vajramuni
Puttappa
T. N. Balakrishna
Durga
Manjula
Vishwa
Rajashankar
Parvathi, Vishwa & Veerabhadra's mother
M. V. Rajamma
Temple Priest
H. R. Shastry
Shani Mahadevappa
Mahalakshmi
C. K. Kalavathi
Kitappa
M.S. Sathya