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Bhagyodaya

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Bhagyodaya
Directed byP. V. Babu
Produced byN. Bhakta Vatsalan
A. C. Narasimha Murthy
StarringSowkar Janaki, T. R. Narasimha Raju
CinematographyC. A. Madhusudhan
Music byL. Malleswara Rao
Production
company
Udaya Productions
Release date
  • 1956 (1956)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Bhagyodaya (transl. Rise of Fortune) is a 1956 Indian Kannada-language film directed by P. V. Babu.[1] The film stars Sowkar Janaki and T. R. Narasimha Raju.[2] It is notable as the 61st talkie movie produced in the Kannada industry since its inception in 1934.[3] The film also marks de debut of actor Udaykumar.

Cast

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Production

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The film was produced by N. Bhakta Vatsalan and A. C. Narasimha Murthy under the banner Udaya Productions, with cinematography by C. A. Madhusudhan.

It was later dubbed unto Tamil under the title Chinna Marumagal and released in 1960. The Tamil version was produced by K. Ramanathan and edited by K. Ganesan.[4]

Soundtrack

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The music for the film was composed by L. Malleswara Rao, with lyrics penned by K. Prabhakar Sastri. The sound featured Playback singers R. Balasaraswathi Devi, K. Rani, Subrahmaniyam and Madhavapeddi Satyam.

References

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  1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 581.
  2. ^ "Bhagyodaya". www.chiloka.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce gets set to let the secret out". Archived from the original on 31 December 2020.
  4. ^ Film credits (see External links)
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