Simha Swapna

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Simha Swapna
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Directed byW. R. Subba Rao
Written byS. Bhavanarayan
Produced byS. Bhavanarayan
Starring Rajkumar
Udaykumar
Narasimharaju
Dikki Madhavarao
CinematographyW. R. Subba Rao
Edited byR. Hanumantha Rao
Production
company
Gowri Productions
Distributed byGowri Productions
Release date
  • 14 October 1968 (1968-10-14)
Running time
133 min
Country India
LanguageKannada

Simha Swapna is a 1968 Indian Kannada-language swashbuckler film directed by W. R. Subba Rao and produced by S. Bhavanarayan. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Narasimharaju and Dikki Madhavarao. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. [1] [2] This is the only movie where Rajkumar lip synced to the voices of T. M. Soundararajan and Pithapuram Nageswara Rao. [3]

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Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Dakshinamoorthy. [4]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Angaile Aagasa Thoro"Madhavapeddi Satyam, S. Janaki Chi. Udaya Shankar 03:20
2"Olle Olle Huli Uguru" Pithapuram Nageswara Rao Chi. Udayashankar
2"Raajara Mahalinali" T. M. Soundararajan Hunsur Krishnamurthy02:59

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