Bhagyodaya (transl. Rise of Fortune) is a 1956 Indian Kannada-language film directed by P. V. Babu.[1] The film stars Sowkar Janaki and T. R. Narasimha Raju.[2] This was the 61st talkie movie made in Kannada industry since its inception in 1934.[3] This was the debut movie of actor Udaykumar.

Bhagyodaya
Directed byP. V. Babu
Produced byN. Bhakta Vatsalan
A. C. Narasimha Murthy
StarringSowkar Janaki, T. R. Narasimha Raju
CinematographyC. A. Madhusudhan
Music byL. Malleswara Rao
Production
company
Udaya Productions
Release date
1956
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

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The film was produced by N. Bhakta Vatsalan and A. C. Narasimha Murthy under the banner Udaya Productions. Cinematography was done by C. A. Madhusudhan.

The film was dubbed into Tamil language with the title Chinna Marumagal and was released in 1960. It was produced by K. Ramanathan and the film was edited by K. Ganesan.[4]

Soundtrack edit

The music was composed by L. Malleswara Rao. while the lyrics were written by K. Prabhakar Sastri. Playback singers were R. Balasaraswathi Devi, K. Rani, Subrahmaniyam and Madhavapeddi Satyam.

References edit

  1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 581.
  2. ^ "Bhagyodaya". www.chiloka.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce gets set to let the secret out". Archived from the original on 31 December 2020.
  4. ^ Film credits (see External links)

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