Vamsha Vriksha

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Vamsha Vriksha
Directed by B. V. Karanth
Girish Karnad
Produced by M. N. Basavarajaiah
Based on Vamsha Vriksha 
by S. L. Bhyrappa
Starring Venkata Rao Talegiri
B. V. Karanth
L. V. Sharada Rao
Girish Karnad
Chandrashekhar
Uma Shivakumar
G. V. Iyer
Vishnuvardhan
Music by Bhaskar Chandavarkar
Cinematography U. M. N. Sharief
Release dates
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time 166 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada

Vamsha Vriksha (The genalogy tree), is a 1971 Indian Kannada-language film directed by B. V. Karanth and Girish Karnad, based on S. L. Bhyrappa's novel of the same name. The film won the National Film Awards for Best Direction.[1] It also won the three Filmfare Award south in 1972.

Vamsha Vriksha marked the film debut of actor Vishnuvardhan[2] and actress, Uma Shivakumar.[3]

Awards

  • National Film Awards 1971
    • Best Kannada Film
    • Best Direction – Girish Karnad, B V Karanth
  • Karnataka State Film Awards 1971-72
    • Best Film
    • Best Actor – Venkatarao Thalgeri
    • Best Actress – L V Sharada
    • Best Story Writer – S L Bairappa
    • Best Dialogue Writer – Girish Karnad, B V Karanth
    • Best Editing – Aruna Desai
  • Filmfare Award South 1972
    • Best Film
    • Best Actor – Venkatarao Thalgeri
    • Best Direction – Girish Karnad, B V Karanth

Notes

  1. Shampa Banerjee, Anil Srivastava (1988), p65
  2. "Born winner". Frontline. January 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2013. 
  3. Yap, Desmond (2013-06-26). "Actor Uma Shivakumar passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-07-10. 

References

  • Shampa Banerjee, Anil Srivastava (1988) [1988]. One Hundred Indian Feature Films: An Annotated Filmography. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-8240-9483-2. 

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