Yuga Purusha | |
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Directed by | D. Rajendra Babu |
Written by | Chi. Udayashankar |
Screenplay by | D. Rajendra Babu |
Story by | Subhash Ghai |
Produced by | B. Anuradha Singh R. Dushyanth Singh R. Amrutha Singh |
Starring | Ravichandran Khushbu Moon Moon Sen Vajramuni Ramakrishna |
Cinematography | R. Madhusudhan |
Edited by | D. Rajagopal |
Music by | Hamsalekha |
Distributed by | Chandulal jain Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Yuga Purusha is an Indian 1989 Kannada-language film directed by D. Rajendra Babu. The film stars Ravichandran and Khushbu. It is a remake of Bollywood movie Karz . The music for the film was composed by Hamsalekha. The movie is about reincarnation, where a man is murdered by his newly wedded wife in his past life for the sake of acquiring the man's property. After taking a new birth, the man takes revenge against his past life's wife. Like other Ravichandran movies released during the late 80s period, this was also the musical blockbuster of the year.[ citation needed ]
The song Yaavudo Ee Bombe [1] was used by Hamsalekha in the 1989 Telugu movie Muthyamantha Muddu as Ichcohuko. [2] The same song also used the tune of the line Neenenayya Maayagaaranu from the song Sri Krishna Bandanu [3] in between.
All lyrics are written by Hamsalekha; all music is composed by Hamsalekha
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sangeethave Nanna Devaru" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
2. | "Yaavudo Ee Bombe Yaavudo" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
3. | "Sri Krishna Bandanu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
4. | "Bhoolokavella Naanu Suthi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
5. | "Mutthe Prathama" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | |
6. | "Keli Premigale" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Latha Hamsalekha |
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