Sati Sulochana
| Sati Sulochana | |
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| Directed by | Yaragudipati Varada Rao |
| Screenplay by | Bellave Narahari Shastri |
| Based on | Ramayana by Valmiki |
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Production company | Prabhat Studio |
Release date | 3 March 1934 |
Running time | 173 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Sati Sulochana (
Mysore Kingdom.[4]
It is a lost film.[5] Though initially it was believed that the movie had 18 songs, a gramophone record jacket found in private archives showed that the movie had as many as 30 songs belying the notion that the first four Kannada talkie movies had no recorded sound tracks.[6]
Plot
Sati Sulochana is based on the character
Sanjeevani. The revived Lakshmana kills Indrajit and makes Sulochana a widow. Ravana's defeat by Lord Rama and the killing of Indrajit is viewed through the eyes of Sulochana. Unable to bear the pain of husband's death, Sulochana commits sati
sacrifice.
Cast
- Subbaiah Naidu as Indrajit
- Tripuramba as Sulochana
- R. Nagendra Rao as Ravana
- Lakshmi Bai as Mandodari
- Y. V. Rao as Lakshmana
- C. V. Seshachalam as Narada
- D. N. Murthy Rao as Rama
- S. K. Padmadevi as Sakhi
- Indubala
Background
The producer of the film was a
Yaragudipati Varada Rao to direct the film as well as play a character of Lakshmana, Bellave Narahari Shastri to write the screenplay, dialogues and lyrics. Nagendra Rao, who had previous exposure to films, was selected to play the role of Ravana and was given an additional role of production management.[4] M. V. Subbaiah Naidu was selected to play the lead role of Indrajit and two ladies; Lakshmi Bai and Tripuramba were selected to play the roles of Mandodari and Sulochana
respectively.
Production
Sachin Nayaka chose to shoot the film at Chatrapathi Studio in
Paramount cinema theatre (later called as Parimala talkies) near the City Market of Bangalore. The length of the film was 173 minutes.[9]
Being the first Kannada talkie film, it ran house-full at Bangalore for six weeks.
Soundtrack
All lyrics are written by Bellave Narahari Shastri
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Deva Gurugalemage" | R. Nagendra Rao | R. Nagendra Rao | |
| 2. | "Bhale Bhale Parvathi" | H R Padmanabha Shastry | Lakshmi Bai |
See also
- List of Kannada films
- Kannada cinema
Notes
- ^ Dr.Raj's impact on Kannada cinema Rediff.com
- ^ "First film to talk in Kannada". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 31 December 2004. Archived from the original on 10 April 2005.
- ^ "A revolutionary filmmaker". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 22 August 2003. Archived from the original on 17 January 2004.
- ^ a b c "First film to talk in Kannada". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 31 December 2004. Archived from the original on 4 January 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (3 March 2019). "An attempt to retell history of Kannada's first talkie - The Hindu". The Hindu.
- ^ "Entertainment / Cinema : First film to talk in Kannada". The Hindu. 31 December 2004. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Philatelic show to mark 78th anniversary of 'Sati Sulochana'". The Hindu. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ "History: Sati Sulochana – First Kannada movie released". Chitraloka. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
External links
- Sati Sulochana at IMDb
- ^ Everything you need to know about the Kannada's first talkie movie, Updated June 17th 2018