Gandhada Gudi
| Gandhada Gudi | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover of the movie | |
| Directed by | Vijay |
| Produced by | M. P. Shankar |
| Screenplay by |
Vijay M. D. Sundar |
| Story by | M. P. Shankar |
| Starring |
Rajkumar Vishnuvardhan Kalpana M. P. Shankar |
| Music by | Rajan-Nagendra |
| Cinematography | D. V. Rajaram |
| Editing by | Bal G. Yadav |
| Distributed by | Bharani Chithra |
| Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Gandhada Gudi (Kannada: ಗಂಧದ ಗುಡಿ; 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 fag end of the film. A similar film was then made in Telugu in 1977 as Adavi Ramudu, starring N. T. Rama Rao. Because of Gandhada Gudi's success, a sequel was made in 1995 with Shivrajkumar as the lead, titled Gandhada Gudi II. The films was seen as a milestone in the careers of both Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan.[1]
Cast
- Rajkumar as Kumar, a forest range officer
- Kalpana as Lakshmi
- Vishnuvardhan as Anand
- M. P. Shankar as Johnny
- Narasimharaju as Shivaji
- Balakrishna as Venkatappa Naika
- Advani Lakshmi Devi
- Thoogudeepa Srinivas
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 Venkatappa Naika (Balakrishna) to extract 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 own brother and he had done this to take revenge on his family. He tries to kill Kumar, but Anand kills him and dies on the lap of his mother.
Production
The film has brilliant cinematography of the Nagarhole and Bandipur forest in Mysore which is the birthplace of Vishnuvardhan. The entire cast has given excellent dimensions to their role especially Vishnuvardhan who was acting in his third movie in a negative character.
Soundtrack
| SL.No | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arerere Ginirama | P. Susheela |
| 2 | Ellu Hogalla | S. Janaki, P. B. Sreenivas |
| 3 | Navaaduva Nudiye | P. B. Sreenivas |
Reception
Gandhada Gudi was a box office-hit, which fetched around 
3.5 million (US$56,000) 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.
The power-packed dialogues, confrontation and fighting scenes between Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan are the main highlights of this movie. At that time, Rajkumar was an established leader in the Kannada moviedom, while Vishnuvardhan had acquired the image of an angry young man, with the super-successful Nagarahaavu.
References
- ↑ "Born winner". Frontline. January 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2013.