Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu
| Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Produced by |
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| Screenplay by | K. Balachander |
| Based on |
Aval Oru Thodar Kathai by K. Balachander |
| Starring | |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | B. S. Loknath |
| Edited by | N. R. Kittu |
Release dates | 30 September 1983 |
Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu is a 1983 Indian Kannada language film starring Suhasini in the lead role of the protagonist. She received a Filmfare award for her performance.[1] Her real-life uncle Kamal Haasan has a guest role in the film as a bus conductor.[2] K. Balachander directed and Chandulal Jain produced the film.
It is a story of a woman (Suhasini) who wonders when she will have time to live her own life, as she is too busy taking care of her mother, siblings, and her alcoholic brother's family.
The film was directed by K. Balachander and is a remake of his Tamil film Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974), which also had Kamal Hassan playing a different role. Hassan would appear in several more remakes of this film: the Telugu film Anthuleni Katha (1976) with Jaya Prada; and the Bengali film Kabita (1977) with Mala Sinha. The only remake that Hassan didn't appear in was the Hindi film Jeevan Dhaara (1982) starring Rekha.
Cast
- Suhasini
- Pavithra
- Rajeev
- Sarath Babu
- Jai Jagadish
- Sunder Raj
- Ramakrishna
- Leelavathi
- Vijayalakshmi Singh
- Kamal Hassan in a cameo appearance as a bus conductor
Soundtrack
| Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by M. S. Viswanathan | |
| Released | 1984 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 23:29 |
| Label | Saregama |
M. S. Viswanathan composed the music for the soundtracks and lyrics written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The album consists of five soundtracks.[3]
| Track list | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Thalli Kattuva Shubhavela" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:26 |
| 2. | "Munde Banni" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Vani Jairam | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Hogu Ennalu" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Premada Geetheye" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Vani Jairam | 4:43 |
Total length: |
23:29 | |||
Awards
References
- ↑ "Kannada films got me recognition: Suhasini". Deccan Herald. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "Kamal Haasan's many talents". rediff.com.
- ↑ "Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 26 October 2014.