Premada Kanike
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Director V. Somashekar Release date 1976 (India) Duration | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Thriller Country India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1976 (1976) Based on Justice Viswanathan by G. R. Nathan Writer Javed Akhtar (story), Chi Udayashankar (screenplay) Screenplay Chi Udayashankar, Salim-Javed Cast Similar movies Naa Ninna Bidalaare |
Premada Kanike (Kannada: ಪ್ರೇಮದ ಕಾಣಿಕೆ) is a 1976 Indian Kannada thriller film directed by V. Somashekhar and produced by Jayadevi. The film starred Rajkumar, Aarathi and Jayamala in the lead roles. The songs composed by Upendra Kumar were received extremely well and considered as evergreen hits. The story of the movie was written by Salim-Javed
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The film upon release was declared a blockbuster hit at the box-office and established a cult status for all the crime-thriller genre films. It went on to win multiple awards and accolades including the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film.

The story is about a teacher and her nephew hired by rich family to teach their daughter. One day she witness a murder in a train and discovers that the murderer is the father of her student. The girl who plays student, Poornima, is the real-life daughter of Rajkumar. It also features his youngest son Puneeth Rajkumar in a minor role of an infant. It remade in Tamil as Polladhavan starring Rajinikanth.

Soundtrack

Upendra Kumar composed the music for the soundtracks and lyrics were penned by Chi. Udaya Shankar and Vijaya Narasimha.
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