Policena Hendthi
Policena Hendthi (Kannada: ಪೋಲೀಸ್ನ ಹೆಂಡ್ತಿ; English: Policeman's wife) is a 1990 Indian Kannada action drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash and produced under Dynamic Film Makers. The film features Shashikumar, Malashri and Devaraj in the lead roles.[1] The film's music was composed by M. Ranga Rao. The film was a remake of the Telugu film Police Bharya.
Policena Hendthi | |
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Directed by | Om Sai Prakash |
Produced by | Hariprasad Raghu Babu Sudhakar A. J. V. Prasad |
Story by | Relangi Narasimha Rao |
Starring | Shashikumar Malashri Devaraj Vinaya Prasad |
Music by | M. Ranga Rao |
Cinematography | J.G. Krishna |
Edited by | K. Narasaiah |
Production company | Dynamic Film Makers |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Plot
This propaganda attack on lower-caste people tells of Vanaja (Malashree), a television news reader who provides for her brother Avatari Lokayya (Devaraj) and his wife (Vinaya Prasad). The unemployed brother makes his money by putting on various disguises until he is caught trying to masquerade as a lower-caste person in order to obtain state benefits. He later delivers a speech about the evils anti-caste discrimination laws. Vanaja marries a timid cop (Shashikumar) and transforms him into a real man. She also arranges the cop's sister's marriage while herself getting through a tough civil service examination. The woman's achievements are connected with her devotion to her husband and family, exemplifying Brahminical morality.
Cast
- Shashikumar
- Malashri as Vanaja
- Devaraj
- Vinaya Prasad
- Jai Jagadish
- Tara
- Anjana
- Mukhyamantri Chandru
- M. S. Umesh
- Srinivasa Murthy
- Kaminidharan
- Sudha Narasimharaju
- Bank Janardhan
- Mysore Lokesh
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film was composed by M. Ranga Rao.[2]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hari Om Hari Om" | R. N. Jayagopal | Mano | |
2. | "Nee Ondu Saari" | R. N. Jayagopal | Mano, Radhika | |
3. | "Modalane Chumbana" | R. N. Jayagopal | Mano, Manjula Gururaj | |
4. | "Karthika Masadali Hunnime Deepa" | R. N. Jayagopal | Manjula Gururaj | |
5. | "Ammamma Medamma" | R. N. Jayagopal | Mano, Radhika |