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| Mahasathi Arundathi | |
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| Directed by | Aruru Pattabhi |
| Produced by | B. V. Reddy |
| Starring | Rajkumar Kalpana Udaykumar Arun Kumar |
| Cinematography | H. S. Venu |
| Music by | K. S. Ashwathama |
Production company | Sanjeevi Pictures |
| Distributed by | Sanjeevi Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Mahasathi Arundathi is a 1968 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Aruru Pattabhi and produced by B. V. Reddy. The film stars Rajkumar, Kalpana, Udaykumar and Arun Kumar. The film has musical score by K. S. Ashwathama. [1]
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Naandi is a 1964 Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by N. Lakshminarayan, making his first venture in film direction. The film was produced by actor Vadiraj and Jawahar for Sri Bharathi Chitra studio house. The film starred Dr. Rajkumar and Harini along with Kalpana and Udaykumar playing guest roles. Actor Dinesh made his debut through this film in a supporting role.
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