Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu

Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu
Directed by K. Balachander
Produced by
Screenplay by K. Balachander
Based on Aval Oru Thodar Kathai 
by K. Balachander
Starring
Music by M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography B. S. Loknath
Edited by N. R. Kittu
Release dates
30 September 1983
Running time
142 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada

Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu is a 1983 Indian Kannada language film starring Suhasini in the lead role of the protagonist. She received a Filmfare award for her performance.[1] Her real-life uncle Kamal Haasan has a guest role in the film as a bus conductor.[2] K. Balachander directed and Chandulal Jain produced the film.

It is a story of a woman (Suhasini) who wonders when she will have time to live her own life, as she is too busy taking care of her mother, siblings, and her alcoholic brother's family.

The film was directed by K. Balachander and is a remake of his Tamil film Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974), which also had Kamal Hassan playing a different role. Hassan would appear in several more remakes of this film: the Telugu film Anthuleni Katha (1976) with Jaya Prada; and the Bengali film Kabita (1977) with Mala Sinha. The only remake that Hassan didn't appear in was the Hindi film Jeevan Dhaara (1982) starring Rekha.

Cast

Soundtrack

Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu
Soundtrack album by M. S. Viswanathan
Released 1984
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 23:29
Label Saregama

M. S. Viswanathan composed the music for the soundtracks and lyrics written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The album consists of five soundtracks.[3]

Tracklist
No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length
1. "Thalli Kattuva Shubhavela"  Chi. Udaya ShankarS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 6:26
2. "Munde Banni"  Chi. Udaya ShankarS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:50
3. "Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu"  Chi. Udaya ShankarVani Jairam 3:42
4. "Hogu Ennalu"  Chi. Udaya ShankarS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 3:58
5. "Premada Geetheye"  Chi. Udaya ShankarVani Jairam 4:43
Total length:
23:29

Awards

References

  1. "Kannada films got me recognition: Suhasini". Deccan Herald. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. "Kamal Haasan's many talents". rediff.com.
  3. "Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

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