Simhada Mari Sainya
Simhada Mari Sainya | |
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Directed by | Rajendra Singh Babu |
Written by | Harish Vinayak Subba Rao |
Produced by | Nathan Robinson Somashankar Thomas Suryaraj Nagaprakash |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Prathap Singh Prakash |
Edited by | Karthik Balu |
Music by | Satyam |
Production company | S. R. S. Productions |
Distributed by | Varuna Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Simhada Mari Sainya is a 1981 Indian Kannada language children's film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu.[1] It stars Arjun Sarja (credited as Master Arjun Sarja), Amrish Puri, Baby Indira, Baby Rekha and an ensemble of other child actors. It won two awards at the 1981–82 Karnataka State Film Awards — Best Editor (K. Balu) and Best Female Child Actor (Baby Rekha). The film is notable for a scene that involves Arjun Sarja clinging onto a helicopter hovering at a height of 500 feet above the ground.[2][3] The movie was dubbed in Hindi as Aaj Ke Sholey[4] by Jaya Bachchan and earned ₹3 crores and was selected for the Paris and Moscow International Film Festivals.[5]
Plot
[edit]A group of children, led by James and Arjun, journey into a forest to rescue the two daughters of their friend's sisters kidnapped by an evil man played by Amrish Puri.
Cast
[edit]- Arjun Sarja as Arjun
- Amrish Puri as Gupta
- Jayanthi as Triveni
- Manjula (Cameo) as Herself
- Dwarakish (Cameo)as Himself
- Shivaram (Cameo)
- Baby Indira
- Master Bhanuprakash as James
- Master Prasanna Kumar
- Baby Rekha
- Master Arjun
- Sundar Krishna Urs
- Fighter Shetty
Soundtrack
[edit]Simhada Mari Sainya | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | 1981 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | Saregama |
Satyam composed the background score and the music for the soundtracks in the album.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Idly Vade Sambar" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | ||
2. | "Simhada Mari Sainya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | ||
3. | "Nane Rama Neene Lakshmana" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | ||
4. | "Doora Yake Ninthihe" | Hunsur Krishnamurthy | S. Janaki |
References
[edit]- ^ "Innovative and bold explorations". The Hindu. 7 August 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "When stars are struck…". The Hindu. 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "From 'Simhada Mari Sainya' to 'Attahasa': Here's a look at the top five Kannada films of Arjun Sarja". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Aaj Ke Sholay (Simhada Mari Sainya) Songs || Satyam-Kamalkant || Main Hoon Raam || Amrish Puri". YouTube. 27 August 2023.
- ^ https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/rajendra-singh-babu-i-gave-kannada-many-firsts-859608.html#google_vignette
External links
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