Benkiya Bale

1983 Indian film

1983 (1983)

Running time

137 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageKannada

Benkiya Bale (transl. Fire Trap) is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by the Dorai–Bhagavan duo. It is based on the novel of the same name by T. R. Subba Rao.^[2]^[3]^[4] The film stars Anant Nag, Lakshmi, K. S. Ashwath and Thoogudeepa Srinivas.

Cast

Anant Nag Narasimha Murthy
Lakshmi Rukku/Rukmini
K. S. Ashwath
Vajramuni
Balakrishna
Dinesh
Thoogudeepa Srinivas
Musuri Krishnamurthy
Mysore Lokesh
Mandeep Roy

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra, with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar.^[5] All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered evergreen songs. Rajan-Nagendra reused the tune of Olida Jeeva ^[6] for the 1986 Telugu movie Rendu Rella Aaru as Viraha Veena.^[7]

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Nanagagi Banda"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2.	"Ninna Naguvu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
3.	"Olida Jeeva"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
4.	"Bisiladarenu Maleyadarenu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
5.	"Bisiladarenu Maleyadarenu"	S. Janaki

References

^ @NFAIOfficial (10 December 2019). "#Adaptation A lobby card for #Kannada film Benkiya Bale (1983), starring #AnantNag and #Lakshmi in the leading rol…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Meet the man who was the inspiration behind great Kannada films".
^ "Benkiya Bale". Total Kannada. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
^ Benkiya Bale : A Social Novel
^ Benkiya Bale songs
^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=6sSjEDsXUjtKwdKr&v=n5HxewSgNaU&feature=youtu.be
^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=8_W2WjRFN2QjwM_L&v=OuZkfvKK3fs&feature=youtu.be