Anant Nag M. V. Narayana Rao Rekha Rao B. V. Karanth Mysore Mutt Vasudev Girimaji
Cinematography
Nemai Ghosh
Edited by
V. R. K. Prasad
Music by
M. Balamuralikrishna Background score: B. V. Karanth
Distributed by
Ananthalakshmi Films
Release date
1975 (1975)
Running time
150 minutes
Country
India
Language
Kannada
Hamsageethe (Kannada: ಹಂಸಗೀತೆ, The Swan Song) is a 1975 Indian feature film in the Kannada language. It was directed by G. V. Iyer, based on a novel by T. R. Subba Rao[1] with Anant Nag and Rekha Rao in lead roles.
The film won 2 National Film Awards; the National Film Award for Kannada film and National Award for Best Male Playback singer (M. Balamuralikrishna) at the 23rd National Film Awards.[2]
Hamsa Geethe, the novel by Ta Ra Su was made into a Hindi film, Basant Bahar in 1956. The novel is supposedly based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah.[2][3]
^"Meet the man who was the inspiration behind great Kannada films".
^ ab"23rd National Film Awards" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
^"Hamsa Geethe's Classical Dance Competition: Translation and Reflection".
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started when she was chosen as the costume designer for G. V. Iyer's movie Hamsageethe. She was also chosen as the art director for a film Kudre Motte in 1977...
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