Sri Purandara Dasaru
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Sri Purandara Dasaru (Template:Audio) is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by C. V. Raju and produced by Smt Jayalakshmi. The film stars K. S. Ashwath, R. Nagendra Rao, Udaykumar and Rajashankar. The musical score was composed by C. N. Pandurangan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This film is the third Kannada film based on the life of Purandara Dasa, following the 1937 film Purandaradasa and the 1964 film Navakoti Narayana.
Cast
- K. S. Ashwath
- R. Nagendra Rao
- Udaykumar
- Rajashankar
- Balakrishna
- Narasimharaju
- Venkatesh
- Raghavendra Rao
- Vadiraj
- Rathnakar
- Ganapathi Bhat
- Master Sridhar
- Chittibabu
- Ramachandra Shastry
- Dwarakish
- Bangalore Nagesh
- Rajendra Krishna
- Kuppuraj
- Srikanth
- Niranjan
- Lakshmaiah
- Dinesh
- Shivaram
- Dattharaj
- Iyengar
- Bapayya
- Swamy
- Pandari Bai
- Harini
- Mynavathi
- L. Vijayalakshmi
- Ramadevi
- Papamma
- Saroja
- Janaki
- Shanthamma
- Kutty Padmini
Soundtrack
The music was composed by C. N. Pandurangan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aadidano Ranga" | M. L. Vasanthakumari | Purandaradasa | 03:06 |
| 2 | "Aparadhi Nanallaa" | P. B. Sreenivas | Purandaradasa | 03:14 |
| 3 | "Chandrachooda" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:02 |
| 4 | "Jagadodharana" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:16 |
| 5 | "Kandu Kandu Nee Yenna" | M. Balamuralikrishna | Purandaradasa | 03:26 |
| 6 | "Sakalagrahabala" | P. B. Sreenivas | Purandaradasa | 03:03 |
| 7 | "Sri Gananatha" | M. Balamuralikrishna, Sarojini | Purandaradasa | 05:56 |
Reception
The Indian Express wrote, "If for nothing else, the music would make the Kannada film [Sri Purandara Dasaru] worth the while."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>