Katari Veera | |
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Directed by | Y. R. Swamy |
Screenplay by | Y. R. Swamy |
Produced by | T. Vasanna S. Heera |
Starring | Dr. Rajkumar Udaya Chandrika Udaykumar Narasimharaju Balakrishna |
Cinematography | R. Madhu |
Edited by | R. Hanumantha Rao |
Music by | Upendra Kumar |
Production company | Saraswathi Films |
Distributed by | Saraswathi Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Katari Veera is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language swashbuckler film directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by T. Vasanna and S. Heera. The film stars Dr. Rajkumar, Udaya Chandrika, Udaykumar, Narasimharaju , Balakrishna and Vanisri . This is the first Kannada film of actress Udaya Chandrika and was also the debut movie of Nagappa - who went on to become one of the popular villains of his time. [1] The film has musical score by Upendra Kumar who also made his debut in Kannada movies through this movie. [1] [2] [3]
The music was composed by Upendra Kumar. The song "Changu Changendu Haaruva", sung by P. Susheela is a huge hit. [4]
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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1 | "Haayaada Ee Sangama" | S. Janaki, P. B. Sreenivas | Sorat Ashwath | 03:33 |
2 | "Jhan Jhana" | L. R. Eswari | Sorat Ashwath | 03:22 |
3 | "Changu Changendu" | P. Susheela | Sorat Ashwath | 03:30 |
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