Eradu Nakshatragalu

Eradu Nakshatragalu
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Directed by	Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
Screenplay by	Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
Produced by	Sharadamma Varadaraj Shivaputtaswamy
Starring	Rajkumar Ambika Master Lohith
Cinematography	B. C. Gowrishankar
Edited by	P. Bhaktavatsalam
Music by	G. K. Venkatesh
Production company	Kamakshi Cine Enterprises
Release date	1983 (1983)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Eradu Nakshatragalu (transl. Two Stars) is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Ambika and Puneeth Rajkumar. The movie is famous for its evergreen songs which were composed by G. K. Venkatesh.^[1] The plot of the movie is based on the popular novel The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. Puneeth Rajkumar played a double role in the movie and remains his only double-role movie in which both the characters appear together on-screen.

Cast

• Rajkumar as Vijaya
• Ambika (Voice dubbed by B. Jayashree)
• Leelavathi
• Puneeth Rajkumar (double role, credited as Master Lohith)
• Thoogudeepa Srinivas
• Shivaram
• Shakti Prasad
• Lokanath
• Uma Shivakumar
• M. S. Umesh

Soundtrack

Eradu Nakshatragalu
Soundtrack album by G. K. Venkatesh
Released	1983
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Sangeetha Music

Rajkumar, who was impressed by Ghulam Ali's ghazal Dil mein ek lehar si uthi hai abhi, asked the music director to recreate the song which resulted in Gelathi baaradu intha samaya.^[2]

Track #	Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics
1	"Eke Malli Hange"	Dr. Rajkumar, Vani Jairam	Chi. Udaya Shankar
2	"Gelathi Baradu"	Dr. Rajkumar	Chi. Udaya Shankar
3	"Nanna Udupu Ninnadu"	Master Lohith (Puneeth Rajkumar)	Chi. Udaya Shankar
4	"Howdu Endare"	Dr. Rajkumar, Master Lohith, Vani Jairam	Chi. Udaya Shankar
5	"Amma Kannu"	Master Lohith, Sulochana	Chi. Udaya Shankar

Awards

• Karnataka State Film Awards
  • Best Child actor - Master Lohith^[3]

References

1. "Eradu Nakshatragalu songs". Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
2. "Ghulam Ali - Dil mein Ik lehar si uthi hai abhi.FLV....ADI MUGHAL".
3. "Everyone's Appu: Recalling Puneeth Rajkumar's contributions to cinema". The News Minute. 30 October 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

External Source

• Eradu Nakshatragalu at IMDb