Bhakta Kanakadasa

Bhakta Kanakadasa is a Kannada movie, depicting the spiritual journey of Kanakadasa, who was a devotee and poet belonging to the Dasa sect.

It stars Dr Rajkumar, Krishnakumari, Uday Kumar in major roles.

Boasting of lilting tunes including the works of Kanakadasa himself, the songs were held in high esteem. Music was composed by M Venkataraju, the songs turned very popular,

This movie was directed by Y R Swamy.

Story line

Kanaka, who is the chieftain of a fort wishes to marry a lass, played by Krishnakumari, much to the chagrin of his opponent, Uday Kumar. In a riveting battle scene, Kanaka is on the verge of losing, while Lord Krishna appears and asks him to surrender himself to divine grace. Man of high-temper, Kanaka refuses and continues fighting.

As fate would have it, Kanaka is mortally wounded and healed by Lord Krishna. Surrendering himself to the divinty, Kanaka becomes a dasa[servant] to the Lord. With his unflinching devotion, dedication, he gets the trust of a Guru. Inspired by his Guru to visit the historic Udupi Sri Krishna Temple, Kanaka reaches there, only to be denied entry.

Kanaka is charged with defying law and is punished. His eyes are about to be gouged, Miracle happens. Lord Krishna's idol turns around, breaks opens the wall and offers Darshan to Kanaka. This supposedly led to the formation of Kanakana kindi.

Kanaka is accepted as a true Saint by the society and spends his life singing praise of the Lord and composing poems on Lord, including Mohana Tarangini, Rama dhyaana charitre.

Awards

National Film Awards

• 1960: Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Kannada^[1]

References

http://churumuri.wordpress.com/2006/04/12/dr-raj-kumars-top-10-films/ www.rediff.com/movies/2006/apr/17raj.htm http://ellakavi.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/rajkumar-in-bhakta-kanakadasa/