Sanaadi Appanna
6.4 /10 4 Votes
Country India | 7.4/10 IMDb Duration Language Kannada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date August 1977 (1977-08) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sanaadi Appanna (Kannada: ಸನಾದಿ ಅಪ್ಪಣ್ಣ) is a 1977 Indian Kannada film directed by Vijay, based on a novel of the same name by Krishnamoorthy Puranik, and starring Rajkumar and Jaya Prada in lead roles. The supporting cast features Ashok, Balakrishna, R. Sampath, Thoogudeepa Srinivas, Papamma and Madhavi (credited as Baby Madhavi).
Contents
The film is considered a landmark in Kannada cinema. It is notable for the shehnai played for Rajkumar's character by Bismillah Khan. The film was remade in Telugu as Sannayi Appanna (1980) starring Sobhan Babu.
Cast
Production
Sanaadi translates to shehnai in the Kannada language. The films deals with the life of a rural shehnai artiste Appannna (played by Rajkumar). In early 1977, Bismillah Khan flew from Varanasi with his ten-member troupe to Prasad Studios in Madras (now Chennai) and spent nine days working on the film.
Soundtrack
The background score for the film and soundtrack were composed by G. K. Venkatesh. The soundtrack album consists of seven tracks, which includes a Shehnai solo played by Bismillah Khan.
Release
The film made its theatrical release in August 1977. It completed a 100-day run in many centers across Karnataka. In the last week of November 1977, during the centenary day celebration at the Urvashi Theatre in Bangalore, Rajkumar paid tribute to Bismillah Khan saying, "I just acted in the role but Ustad Bismillah Khan is the real soul of the film. He gave life to the character I played in the film."
Awards
References
Sanaadi Appanna WikipediaSanaadi Appanna IMDb