Satya Harishchandra (1965 film)
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| Directed by | Hunsur Krishnamurthy |
| Produced by | K. V. Reddy |
| Screenplay by | K. V. Reddy |
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Harishchandra Kavya by Raghavanka |
| Starring |
Rajkumar Pandari Bai Udaykumar Narasimharaju M. P. Shankar Rajasree |
| Music by | Pendyala Nageswara Rao |
| Cinematography | Madhav Bulbule |
| Edited by | G. Kalyana Sundaram D. G. Jayaram |
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Vijaya Productions
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Running time
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221 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹800,000 |
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Soundtrack cover
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| Soundtrack album by P. N. Rao | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Saregama |
Satya Harischandra (Kannada: ಸತ್ಯ ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರ) is a 1965 Indian Kannada epic film directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy and produced by K. V. Reddy. It stars Rajkumar in the lead role, as Harishchandra, an Indian mythological king, who was renowned for upholding truth and justice under any circumstance. The film is based on poet Raghavanka's work, Harishchandra Kavya. The supporting cast features Udaykumar, Pandari Bai, Narasimharaju, M. P. Shankar, K. S. Ashwath and Baby Padmini. K. V. Reddy simultaneously produced a Telugu version of the movie also titled Satya Harishchandra starring N. T. Rama Rao.
At the 13th National Film Awards, the film was awarded the President's silver medal for the Best Feature Film in Kannada. The film was hugely successful at the time of its release and is seen as a milestone in Kannada cinema.Satya Harishchandra was the third Indian and first South Indian film to be digitally coloured. The coloured version, released in April 2008, was a commercial success.
The film was shot mostly shot at the AVM studios in Madras (now Chennai). It was reported that actor N. T. Rama Rao was very keen to make the film in Telugu language with Rajkumar in the lead role after seeing him act with finesse in one of the scenes at the studio. But, it did not take off as the latter showed no interest to act in a film of any language but Kannada. Later, the film was also made in Telugu simultaneously. However, unlike the Kannada version, it failed to perform.
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