Hendthighelbedi (transl. Don't Tell to Wife) is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language comedy thriller film, written and directed by Dinesh Babu. It stars Anant Nag and Mahalakshmi. The supporting cast features Sundar Krishna Urs, Devaraj, Tara and Bangalore Nagesh. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Vijayanand.

Hendthighelbedi
Directed byDinesh Babu
Screenplay byDinesh Babu
Story byDinesh Babu
Produced byShobha Prakash
StarringAnant Nag
Mahalakshmi
Sundar Krishna Urs
Devaraj
CinematographyDinesh Babu
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byVijayanand
Production
company
Rakshitha Films
Distributed byRajassu Films Pvt. Ltd.
Bhuvaneshwari Pictures
Chandrashekhara Movies
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Set in Murnad, in the Kodagu region of Karnataka, the film tells the story of how Anand (Nag), a businessman and a meek husband of Chitra (Mahalakshmi), goes about tackling with double murder that he is wrongly accused of, by his friend and the culprit Srinivas (Urs). The film, upon release, received favorable reviews.[1] At the 37th Filmfare Awards South, Nag was awarded the Best Actor.[2]

Cast edit

Soundtrack edit

The music was composed by Vijayanand and the audio was released on Lahari Music label.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Madhura Maya"Su. Rudramurthy ShastryS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
2."Rathri Bhaya"R. N. JayagopalS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
3."Nambu Nanna Nalle"Shyamsundar KulkarniS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Neene Muride Baalanu"Su. Rudramurthy ShastryK. S. Chithra 

Awards edit

37th Filmfare Awards South

References edit

  1. ^ "Dinesh Baboo Hits A Century From 'Maththondu Madhuvena'". supergoodmovies.com. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ^ Vidura. C. Sarkar. 1990.
  3. ^ "Songs list". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.