Ondu Premada Kathe

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Ondu Premada Kathe
Directed byS. M. Joe Simon
Story byB. R. Lakshman Rao
Produced byH. Ramesh
T. B. R. Shivaram
T. Ravi
StarringL. V. Sharada Rao
Maanu
Ashok
CinematographyZ. A. Khan
Edited byP. U. S. Maniyam
Music byT. G. Lingappa
Distributed byR. S. R. Combines
Release date
  • 2 September 1977 (1977-09-02)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Ondu Premada Kathe (transl. A story of love) is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written by B. R. Lakshman Rao and directed by S. M. Joe Simon.[1] This film is the first South Indian black and white CinemaScope.[2] It stars L. V. Sharada Rao, Maanu and Ashok in the lead roles. Rao plays Lakshmi, the headmistress of a village school; Maanu as her husband and teacher; and Ashok as Chandrashekhar Rao, an acquaintance of Lakshmi. Rajinikanth as the chairman of the village panchayat, and Ashalatha as Margaret, a student in the school, feature in supporting roles.

Cast[edit]

  • L. V. Sharada Rao as Lakshmi
  • Ashalatha as Margaret
  • Prema Karanth
  • Juvalen
  • Yashoda
  • Ashok as Chandrashekhar Rao
  • Rajinikanth as chairman of the village panchayat[3]
  • Katte Ramachandra
  • Raju
  • Venkataram
  • Maanu as Kamalesh Nayar (credited as Manappa)
  • Puttegowda (credited as Master Puttegowda) as student

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ondu Premada Kathe". Chiloka.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Rajinikanth's Kannada movies one must watch on his birthday, today". The Times of India. 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ Ramachandran 2014, chpt. Filmography.

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