Gandugali Kumara Rama

2006 film by H. R. Bhargava

4 August 2006 (2006-08-04)

Running time

159 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageKannada

Gandugali Kumara Rama is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language biographical film based on the life of Kumara Rama (1290 AD – 1320 AD), who is considered to be the warrior prince prior to the establishment of the Vijayanagara Empire.^[1]^[2]^[3] Directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by Anitha Pattabhiram, the film threads the path of a novel written by Su. Rudramurthy Shastry. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar in dual roles with Rambha, Laya and Anita Hassanandani in pivotal roles.^[4] It was during the filming of this movie that Shivrajkumar's father and veteran actor Rajkumar died.

Legend

Kampili in Karnataka was ruled by Maharaja Devaraya, who had successfully resisted the Yadavas or Seunas of Devagiri, Kakatiyas and Hoysalas. His son Yuvaraja Ramanatha, popularly known as Kumara Rama (1290–1320), a great hero, was exiled due to the intrigues of his step mother. He is still remembered and worshipped in every part of Karnataka and also in some bordering districts of Andhra Pradesh irrespective of castes. Many castes, especially agrarian communities, considered him as their family deity and organise fairs and festivals every year in and around Karnataka. The Kings of Kampili belonged to the Valmiki Nayaka lineage of Kshatriya Bedar tribe, locally known as Bedars, Ramoshis and Boyars. Harihara I and Bukka Raya I, the founders of great Vijayanagara Empire were the nephews of prince Kumara Rama. The mother of these two brothers was Maravve Nayakiti, the elder sister of Prince Kumara Rama.

Cast

Shiva Rajkumar as Kumara Rama/Channa Rama
Rambha
Laya
Anita Hassanandani
Ashok
Srinivasa Murthy
C. R. Simha
Avinash
Ramesh Bhat
Seetha
Sumithra
Doddanna
Suchitra
Bhagyashree
Kishore
Dharma
Aravind
Karibasavaiah
Honnavalli Krishna

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the movie was composed by Gurukiran.

Gandugali Kumara Rama
Studio album by Gurukiran
Released	2006
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Akash Audio

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics
1	"Sarasake Baaro"	Hariharan, Nithyashree Mahadevan	Kaviraj
2	"Ee Jeeva Jeeva"	Udit Narayan, Madhu Balakrishnan	Rudramurthy Shastry
3	"O Prema"	SPB, Chitra	M. N. Vyasarao
4	"Kumara Rama"	Shankar Mahadevan	Shyamsundar
5	"Lelepaadi"	Malathi, Mano	Sriranga
6	"Ginirama"	Gurukiran, Komala Pothraj	V. Manohar

References

^ "Gandugali Kumara Rama". Sify. 6 August 2006. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (4 August 2006). "Kumara Rama: A superb effort". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ "Sweet memories of a gentle thespian". The Times of India. 16 April 2006. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ "'Gandugali Kumararama' – film review". Viggy.com. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.