Directing
S.R. Puttanna Kanagal
Born January 12, 1933 · Kanagal, Mysuru
Died May 6, 1985 · aged 52
Puttanna Kanagal was a legendary Indian Director who prominently worked in Kannada Cinema. His works were considered to be milestones. His selection of compex topics and depicting them on screen was both critically acclaimed and loved by the audience. His films were a bridge between Commercial and Art Cinemas.
Known For
Upasane · 1974Upasane
★ 8.01974
MovieDramaMusic
Shraddha is a music enthusiast. She is determined to pursue a career in classical music but faces several obstacles.
Gejje Pooje · 1969Gejje Pooje
★ 8.01969
Movie
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.
Naagarahaavu · 1972Naagarahaavu
★ 6.41972
MovieDramaFamily
Although Ramachari falls madly in love with Alamelu, her parents forbid their marriage and force her to marry another man. But Ramachari can't stand idly by when he discovers his sweetheart's husband has become her pimp. Quietly aiding Ramachari on his quest to save Alamelu is Chamayya, a childless woman who loves him as much as if he were her own son.
Mallamana Pavaada · 1969Mallamana Pavaada
★ 10.01969
MovieFamilyDrama
Mallamana Pavaada is a 1969 Kannada film that stars Dr. Rajkumar in a lead role. It was directed by Puttana Kanagal
Sharapanjara · 1971Sharapanjara
★ 8.31971
MovieDramaFamily
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.
Bili Hendthi · 1975Bili Hendthi
1975
MovieDrama
Sharada (Aarathi) is engaged to Gopi (Anil Kumar), who is studying abroad. She shares a close bond with her future in-laws. However, when her fiancé returns, she discovers that he has married Elisa (Margaret Thomsen), a white woman, and is no longer interested in her.
Edakallu Guddada Mele · 1973Edakallu Guddada Mele
★ 9.51973
MovieFamilyDrama
Based on the novel of same name by Bharathi Suta which was an adaptation of the English novel Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence. Madhavi leads an unfulfilled married life with her husband, a former soldier. She ends up getting into a physical relationship with their friendly neighbour, a younger man.
Ranganayaki · 1981Ranganayaki
★ 8.01981
MovieDrama
The movie explores the nuance of Oedipus Complex. The heroine, a popular theatre artist, falls in love with a rich, young man. They eventually get married and beget a child. But the heroine is bored of married life and wants to dabble in acting. The husband refuses and leaves the town with his child. The heroine gets a lucky break in cinema and becomes a household name. Years later, as fate had it, a young man falls in love with the heroine and she reciprocates his love, but as a mother. She always gives him affection and loves like a mother. She encounters her ex-husband and pleads him to show her son just for once. But as fate has it doesn t happen, and she goes in deep depression and commits suicide, too late for the young lover who realizes that he had fallen in love with his own mother.
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