Ravichandra
1980 Indian film
Ravi Chandra is a 1980 Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by A. V. Sheshagiri Rao, written by Shankar-Sundar and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. The film starred Rajkumar in dual roles along with Lakshmi and Sumalatha in her Kannada debut. Veteran actress Savitri featured in a prominent role in this film. This was Sumalatha's debut film in Kannada. The screenplay, dialogues and lyrics are written by Chi. Udaya Shankar.
This was Rajkumar's immediate release after Nanobba Kalla which also had him in dual roles - making it the only instance in his career where he appeared in dual roles in successive movies.
01Cast
- Dr. Rajkumar in a dual role as Ravi and Chandra
- Lakshmi as Shanti
- Sumalatha as Sheela (voice dubbed by B. Jayashree)
- Savitri as Ravi's mother
- Vajramuni as Banjo
- Tiger Prabhakar as Shatranj, Banjo's henchman
- Shivaprakash
- Venkatappa
- Ellappa
- Suryakumar
- Babu
- Thimma Reddy
- Sampath in a cameo
- Papamma as Ratnabai
- Baby Sushma
- Chandru
- Madan
- Peter (dog)
02Soundtrack
The music was composed by Upendra Kumar with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar. All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sathyabhame" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Rajkumar | 05:11 |
| 2. | "Naa Ninna Aase Kande" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Rajkumar, S. Janaki | 04:36 |
| 3. | "Idhu Rama Mandira" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Rajkumar, Sulochana | 04:16 |
| 4. | "Oh Entha Soundarya Kande" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Rajkumar | 03:35 |
| 5. | "Nasu Nagutha" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | Rajkumar | 04:29 |
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