Acting

Kalpana

Born July 8, 1943 · Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Died May 12, 1979 · aged 35

Kalpana was a legendary actress at the 60s and 70s. Often known for her female centric roles and praised for her depiction of Kaveri in Sharapanjara.

Known For

Brave and loyal warrior-archer Karna joins the Kauravas to battle the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra.

Madras to Pondicherry · 1966

Madras to Pondicherry

1966

MovieAdventureComedy

Mala, a modern college girl witnesses the murder committed by Sudhagar and hops into a bus bound for Pondicherry. Sudhagar follows and tries to kill her on the journey.

A young girl is brought up in poverty but understands the value of education, and with the support of her mother struggles to reject a life of prostitution.

Sadhu Mirandal · 1966

Sadhu Mirandal

1966

MovieCrimeThriller

The bank manager gets into trouble when his old friend dies in the scuffle while trying to rob his money. He runs for cover and ends up in a drama troupe.

Kaveri and Sathish fall in love and get married and have a perfect life. However, Sathish's behaviour towards Kaveri changes when he finds out she was molested as a kid. The film revolves around the issues of a woman's chastity, the acceptance of mentally ill by society and unfaithful spouses.

Namma Makkalu (which translates to "Our Children") is a film advocating the necessity of inculcating in the children — who hold the limelight in this film — a sense of responsibility, in the family and in society.

Dhana Pishachi · 1967

Dhana Pishachi

★ 6.01967

MovieFamilyDrama

Dhana Pishachi is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by S. N. Singh. The film stars Sampath, K. S. Ashwath, Dikki Madhavarao and Kalpana. The film has musical score by Satyam

Bayaludaari is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by the Dorai–Bhagavan duo. It is based on the novel of the same name by Bharathi Sutha. This was the first movie of the director duo without Dr. Rajkumar in the lead. The film starred Anant Nag, Kalpana, and K. S. Ashwath. It was a musical blockbuster with all the songs composed by Rajan–Nagendra considered evergreen hits. Bayalu Daari was the first commercial success for Anant Nag who had earlier done art films and established himself as a leading star in the Kannada cinema with a chocolate hero image. This film was one the last big hits of Kalpana. The helicopter scenes formed a major highlight of the movie.

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Brave and loyal warrior-archer Karna joins the Kauravas to battle the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra.

Fairy Goddess

Madras to Pondicherry · 1966

Madras to Pondicherry

1966

MovieAdventureComedy

Mala, a modern college girl witnesses the murder committed by Sudhagar and hops into a bus bound for Pondicherry. Sudhagar follows and tries to kill her on the journey.

Mala

A young girl is brought up in poverty but understands the value of education, and with the support of her mother struggles to reject a life of prostitution.

Chandra

Sadhu Mirandal · 1966

Sadhu Mirandal

1966

MovieCrimeThriller

The bank manager gets into trouble when his old friend dies in the scuffle while trying to rob his money. He runs for cover and ends up in a drama troupe.

Kalpana

Kaveri

Dhana Pishachi · 1967

Dhana Pishachi

★ 6.01967

MovieFamilyDrama

Dhana Pishachi is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by S. N. Singh. The film stars Sampath, K. S. Ashwath, Dikki Madhavarao and Kalpana. The film has musical score by Satyam

Asha and Usha (Dual Roles)

Chandra

A fearless young woman is the complete opposite of her timid twin sister. When their stepmother abuses her sister, she decides to step in and put an end to her evil deeds.

Vatsala / Chandra

Daari Thappida Maga · 1975

Daari Thappida Maga

★ 8.71975

MovieDramaFamily

Two estranged brothers, who could not be more different from one another, choose different paths in life and are eventually reunited by an unexpected twist of fate.

Pramila, Prasad's wife

Hannele Chiguridaga · 1968

Hannele Chiguridaga

★ 7.01968

MovieFamilyDrama

Based on Triveni's novel. An orthodox patriarch (Nagendra Rao) is upset when one of his five sons (Arun Kumar) wants to marry a theatre actress (Premalatha). The old man’s daughter Malathi (Kalpana) is widowed and her friend Prasad (Rajkumar), who had arranged Malathi’s marriage, also loses his wife. The patriarch refuses to let Malathi marry Prasad, leading to extensive debate and a revolt within the family before he relents. The original novel, working within a social reform tradition, strongly advocated widow remarriage

Ramachandra Rao, a professor, is forced to marry Gowri at his family's behest despite being in love with Lalitha. He fails to get along with his wife and broods about his lost love. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Vani. The film is considered as one of the greatest romantic films in Kannada noted for the strong performances of lead actors Rajkumar and Kalpana.

Gowri

Immadi Pulikeshi · 1967

Immadi Pulikeshi

★ 8.01967

MovieDramaHistory

Immadi Pulikeshi is based on the story of the famous Kannada ruler Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty, who was significantly involved in branching out the dynasty to extend over most parts of the Deccan.

The movie is about a reporter who concocts a false case so as to get himself convicted for first degree murder so that he can prove that the death sentence can be given based on circumstantial evidence and that it be done away with. However, by the time he is out of the prison proving his innocence, his father is falsely arrested in another murder case and is awarded a death penalty!

Mala

An honest driver tries to bring his corrupt employer to justice. However, things get complicated when he learns that his employer is actually his biological father.

Parvati

Manthralaya Mahathme · 1966

Manthralaya Mahathme

★ 8.01966

MovieHistory

Mantralaya Mahatme is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur, based on the book Sri Raghavendra Vijaya written by Rajaguru Rajacharya, and stars Rajkumar in the role of Raghavendra Swami, a Hindu saint who lived in the 17th century India

Thulasi

A couple's life takes an unexpected turn when the man is suspected in a murder case and imprisoned for five years on a false charge.

Shantha

A murder-mystery, in which the friend of a wealthy, elderly couple tries to bring about a reconciliation between them on the one hand, and their their estranged relatives on the other.

Anuradha

A married couple with hearing impairment undergoes highs and lows in their lives as they endeavour to survive in a society which is not very friendly to them

Nirmala

When forest officer Kumar protects natural resources from poachers, their boss, Anand, becomes his main rival. But little does Kumar know that Anand is his brother.

Lakshmi

Radha is the second wife of an extremely negligent Shesha. However, when Krishna, Shesha's cousin, enters her life, they form a unique bond with each other.

Radha