Premada Putri

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Premada Putri
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Poster
Directed by R. Nagendra Rao
Produced byR. Nagendra Rao
Starring
Cinematography R. N. K. Prasad
Music by
Production
company
R. N. R. Pictures
Release date
1957
Running time
142 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Premada Putri is a 1957 Indian Kannada-language film, directed, produced and enacted by R. Nagendra Rao. [1] Besides Nagendra Rao, the film stars Udayakumar, Sandhya and Gummadi. R. N. K. Prasad was introduced in this film. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada at the 5th National Film Awards. [2] The film had musical score and soundtrack composed by H. R. Padmanabha Shastry and T. G. Lingappa to the lyrics of R. N. Jayagopal and Prabhakar Shastry.

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Plot

Film director Mohan Rao and his wife Sushilamma are happy couple. Sushilamma has a good friend in Parvathi whose gentle behavior and innocence have captured her love. Parvathi's husband, Shankarappa, is a vagabond and thief and is crazy after money. Sarasa is their only daughter.

One night, some jewels were stolen from Mohan Rao's house. Police arrest Shankarappa, while trying to hock the jewels in Marwari's shop. But Parvathi, who doesn't know that her husband is a thief runs to Sushilamma to seek help and advice. Here she learns that her husband has stolen the jewels from the very persons from whom she sought solace. She begs Mohan Rao to save her husband from prison. Mohan Rao, overcome with pity, informs the police that the complaint given was wrong and that his wife had given the jewels to them without his knowledge. But Shankarappa doesn't leave his old ways. In the end, he and his wife are arrested on a charge of murder and dacoity and convicted.

Hearing of this, Sushilamma tries to meet Parvathi; but is unsuccessful. She then learns that her daughter Sarasa has been left at orphanage, goes there and brings her home. The couple decided to adopt her. Sushilamma informs Parvathi of this through letter. Parvathi is overjoyed and relieved at hearing this.

Cast

Soundtrack

TitleSingersLyrics
"Thribhuvana Janani" P. Leela R. N. Jayagopal
"Premave Daiva"R. N. PanigrahiR. N. Jayagopal
"Kanuve Manamohana"P. LeelaR. N. Jayagopal
"Baaramma Nidiraadevi"P. LeelaR. N. Jayagopal
"Aadi Paadi Odanaadi" Ghantasala, P. LeelaK. Prabhakara Shastry

Awards

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