Bhagyavantha

Bhagyavantha (Kannada: ಭಾಗ್ಯವಂತ) is a 1981 Kannada drama film directed and written by B. S. Ranga. The film featured Jai Jagadish, Aarathi and Puneeth Rajkumar (Master Lohith) playing the pivotal roles. Veteran actor Rajkumar and Thoogudeepa Srinivas made brief appearances in the film. The film is a remake of Telugu film Maa Gopi (1954) which itself was a remake of Hindi film Bhagyawan. The 1982 Hindi movie Anokha Bandhan based on a story by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay had a similar storyline except for the climax.The dialogues and lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar.

Contents

• Cast
• Plot
• Soundtrack
• References

The film featured original score and soundtrack composed by T. G. Lingappa. The soundtrack included two songs sung by actor Rajkumar.

Cast

Jai Jagadish as Ramu, Krishna's brother

Master Lohith as Krishna

K. S. Ashwath as Krishna's uncle

Balakrishna as Krishna's aunt's brother

Aarathi as Seeta, Krishna's sister in law

Kanchana as Krishna'a aunt

Rajkumar in a guest appearance

Thoogudeepa Srinivas in a guest appearance

Sudharani as young Tara, Krishna's uncle's daughter

Plot

The movie stars and revolves around the life of Krishna (Puneeth Rajkumar) who is considered as an unlucky child and is shunned by most of his family members except his paternal uncle, his uncle's daughter and his brother's wife.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa which included a very popular devotional song "Guruvara Banthamma" sung by actor Rajkumar.