Gandhada Gudi
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Sequel Gandhada Gudi II Music director Nagendra, Rajan | Screenplay Vijay Country India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1973 (1973) Cast Rajkumar (Kumar), (Anand), M P Shankar (Johnny), (Lakshmi), (Shivaji)Similar movies Vishnuvardhan and M P Shankar appear in Gandhada Gudi and Naagarahaavu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full kannada movie 1973 gandhada gudi rajkumar kalpana vishnuvardhan
Gandhada Gudi (Temple of Sandalwood) is a 1973 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Vijay and produced by M. P. Shankar. The film stars Rajkumar in lead role. Vishnuvardhan appears in a villainous role, though his character is redeemed at the end of the film. The movie was remade in 1977 in Telugu as Adavi Ramudu starring N. T. Rama Rao and in 1979 in Hindi as Kartavya. The success of Gandhada Gudi led to a sequel in 1995 titled Gandhada Gudi Part 2 starring Shivrajkumar. The film was seen as a milestone in the careers of both Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan.
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- Full kannada movie 1973 gandhada gudi rajkumar kalpana vishnuvardhan
- Gandhada gudi 1973 full kannada movie part 2
- Plot
- Cast
- Soundtrack
- Reception
- Legacy
- Gandhada gudi
- References
Gandhada gudi 1973 full kannada movie part 2
Plot
Kumar (Rajkumar) is a range forest officer who goes to the Nagarhole National forest to protect the natural resources. His main rival is the poacher Anand (Vishnuvardhan) who unknown to him has been kidnapped and raised by Raja Venkatappa Naika (Balakrishna) to exact revenge on his father. In the final scenes, Anand gets hold of Kumar's mother and asks him to not interfere or that he will set fire to the forest. But Kumar shoots Anand, fatally injuring him in the chest. Venkatappa then comes in climax and reveals that Anand is Kumar's younger brother and he had done this to take revenge on his family. He tries to kill Kumar, but Anand kills venkatappa and dies on the lap of his mother.
Cast
Soundtrack
Music for the film and soundtracks were composed by the duo Rajan-Nagendra.
Reception
Gandhada Gudi was a box office-hit, which fetched around ₹3.5 million (US$55,000) in 1973. The title song, filmed on Karnataka and Kannada is still popular among the Kannadigas. The song can be heard even today on any festival or function in Karnataka.
Legacy
The film which speaks about the preservation of forests inspired other Kannada films - Jayasimha, Mrugalaya and Maasti Gudi.