Amarashilpi Jakanachari (ⓘ) is a 1964 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. It stars Kalyan Kumar in the titular role of Amarashilpi Jakanachari, a sculptor from the 12th-century Hoysala Empire. The film also features B. Saroja Devi, Udaykumar and V. Nagayya. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.[2][3] The film was the first Kannada feature film to be fully shot in colour.[4][5] B. S. Ranga also directed a simultaneous Telugu version titled Amarasilpi Jakkanna, which featured Akkineni Nageswara Rao in the title role, along with Saroja Devi and Nagayya.
Cast
- Kalyan Kumar as Amarashilpi Jakanachari
- B. Saroja Devi as Manjari
- Udaykumar
- V. Nagayya
- Dhoolipala
- Narasimharaju
- D. Raghavendra Rao
- H. R. Shastry
- Balaraju
- Shyam
- Srinivas
- Ramadevi
- Girija
- Pushpavalli
- Shakunthala
- H. B. Soraja
- Chiranjeevi Kaleshwari
- J. Jayalalithaa in a dance sequence
- Ratan Kumar in a dance sequence
References
- ^ "Amarashilpi Jakanachari (1964) Kannada movie". Chiloka.com. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Amarashilpi Jakanachari". nthwall.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Amarashilpi Jakanachari". chiloka.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "History 43 - Amarashilpi Jakanachari in colour". chitraloka.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Contributions of Kannada Cinema to Historical Dramas". Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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