Avale Nanna Hendthi

Avale Nanna Hendthi (transl. She is my wife) is a 1988 Indian Kannada comedy-drama film directed by S. Umesh and K. Prabhakar, and produced by Vijay Films. It stars Kashinath and Bhavya in the lead roles. Dealing with the prevalent social issue of dowry system, the plot revolves around a man's struggle in getting his sister's marriage arranged to fulfill his mother's and sisters-in-law's desire for a dowry, despite being in love himself and wanting to marry first.[1] It features Mukhyamantri Chandru, N. S. Rao, Gora Bheema Rao, Thyagaraja Urs and Tara in supporting roles.

Avale Nanna Hendthi
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Directed by	S. Umesh K. Prabhakar
Produced by	K. Prabhakar
Starring	Kashinath Bhavya
Music by	Hamsalekha
Cinematography	Mallikarjuna
Edited by	S. Umesh
Production company	Vijaya Films
Release date	1988
Running time	136 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

The film was remade in Telugu as Pelli Chesi Choodu (1988), in Tamil as Jaadikketha Moodi (1988) and in Hindi as Jawani Zindabad (1990).

Cast

• Kashinath as Vishwanath
• Bhavya
• Mukhyamantri Chandru
• Tara
• N. S. Rao
• Sihi Kahi Chandru
• Kaminidharan
• Gora Bheema Rao
• Bank Janardhan

Soundtrack

S. No.	Song	Lyricist	Artist
1	"Manasidu Hakkiya Goodu"	Hamsalekha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Lata Hamsalekha
2	"Neenu Hatthiravididdare"	Hamsalekha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
3	"Hey Hudugi"	Hamsalekha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
4	"Meese Hothha Gandasige"	Hamsalekha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
5	"Poorvadalli Chandra Bandaru"	Hamsalekha	(Chorus)

Legacy

The song "Meese Hottha Gandasige Demandappo Demandu" inspired a 1999 film of same name also starring Kashinath.[2]

References

1. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis Group. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-57958-146-6.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20000614113548/http://deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep05/enter.htm

External links

• Avale Nanna Hendthi on IMDb