Sahasa Simha
Sahasa Simha (Kannada: ಸಾಹಸ ಸಿಂಹ,English: Adventurous Lion/Brave Lion) is a 1982 Indian Kannada film, directed by Joe Simon and produced by M. Pandurangan and M. Ramalingam. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Kajal Kiran, Rajya Lakshmi and Vajramuni in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Chellapilla Satyam.[1][2]
Sahasa Simha | |
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Directed by | Joe Simon |
Produced by | M. Pandurangan M. Ramalingam |
Written by | Kunigal Nagabhushan (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Joe Simon |
Story by | Manu (Based on Novel Chakravyuha) |
Starring | Vishnuvardhan Kajal Kiran Rajya Lakshmi Vajramuni |
Music by | Chellapilla Satyam |
Cinematography | H. G. Raju |
Edited by | P. Venkateshwara Ravu |
Production company | Sri Lakshmi Cine Productions |
Distributed by | Sri Lakshmi Cine Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 min |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Plot
One of the several dystopian crime thrillers from the early 80s, the film stars Vishnuvardhan. The convoluted plot begins with family-centered villainy, but then shifts to Bombay to expand into a story of child kidnappers. Police officer Pratap (Dr. Vishnuvardhan) busts the gang and reveals his own identity as one of the kidnapped children who had had acid thrown in his face. The scene in which the star Pratap takes off his mask to reveal a hideously disfigured face carries a traumatic charge that belies the promise of triumphant heroism contained in the title's reference to a lion. Like the several other films in this genre, the plotting is often inept, but it adheres to its keycode of leaving the hero a castrated, destitute figure in the end. The movie had a successful run of 17 weeks in Bangalore and Mysore, total box office collection was 60 lakhs.
Cast
- Vishnuvardhan
- Kajal Kiran
- Rajya Lakshmi
- Vajramuni
- Dheerendra Gopal
- Thoogudeepa Srinivas
- Shakti Prasad
- Tiger Prabhakar
- Sudheer
- Arikesari
- Ashwath
- Udaykumar in Guest Appearance
- Chethan Ramarao in Guest Appearance
- Ramanujam in Guest Appearance
- Nithyanand in Guest Appearance
- Vinodkumar
- Dr. Rudresh
- Negro Johnny
- Gopalakrishna
- Jr. Narasimharaju
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Satyam.[3]
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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1 | "Mareyada Nenapanu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | R. N. Jayagopal | 04:24 |
2 | "Innu Endu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Chi. Udaya Shankar | 04:23 |
3 | "Bittare Sigalaara" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Chi. Udaya Shankar | 03:42 |
4 | "Hegiddaru" | Vishnuvardhan, Renuka | Chi. Udaya Shankar | 03:46 |
References
- "Sahasa Simha". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- "Sahasa Simha". apunkachoice.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- "Sahasa Simha Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.