Hamsageethe | |
Director: | G. V. Iyer |
Producer: | G. V. Iyer |
Screenplay: | G. V. Iyer |
Starring: | Anant Nag M. V. Narayana Rao Rekha Rao B. V. Karanth Mysore Mutt Vasudev Girimaji |
Music: | M. Balamuralikrishna Background score: B. V. Karanth |
Cinematography: | Nemai Ghosh |
Editing: | V. R. K. Prasad |
Runtime: | 150 minutes |
Distributor: | Ananthalakshmi Films |
Language: | Kannada |
Country: | India |
Hamsageethe (kn|ಹಂಸಗೀತೆ, The Swan Song) is a 1975 Indian feature film in the Kannada language. It was directed by G. V. Iyer, based on a novel by T. R. Subba Rao[1] with Anant Nag and Rekha Rao in lead roles.
The film won 2 National Film Awards; the National Film Award for Kannada film and National Award for Best Male Playback singer (M. Balamuralikrishna) at the 23rd National Film Awards.[2]
Hamsa Geethe, the novel by Ta Ra Su was made into a Hindi film, Basant Bahar in 1956. The novel is supposedly based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah.[3]
This film screened at 11th IFFI for 50 years of playback singing.