Janumada Jodi
| Janumada Jodi | |
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 Janumada Jodi poster | |
| Directed by | T. S. Nagabharana |
| Produced by | Parvathamma Rajkumar |
| Written by | Baraguru Ramachandrappa (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | T. S. Nagabharana |
| Story by | Pannalal Patel |
| Based on |
Malela Jeev by Pannalal Patel |
| Starring |
Shivarajkumar Shilpa |
| Music by | V. Manohar |
| Cinematography | B. C. Gowrishankar |
| Edited by | Shashikumar |
Production company |
Vaishnavi Combines |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Janumada Jodi (Kannada: ಜನುಮದ ಜೋಡಿ) is a 1996 Indian Kannada film directed by T. S. Nagabharana, based on a Gujarati novel Malela Jeev by Pannalal Patel, and starring Shivarajkumar and Shilpa in lead roles. The story deals with the caste system.
Cast
- Shiva Rajkumar
- Chippy
- Enagi Balappa
- Pavitra Lokesh
- Rajeev
- Mukhyamantri Chandru
- Honnavalli Krishna
- Karibasavaiah
- Mandya Ramesh
Production
BC Gowrishankar picturised the song "Mani Mani" in sunset for nine days as the sunset lasts for only a few minutes.[2] Stage actor Mandya Ramesh made his acting debut with this film.[3][4]
Awards
44th Filmfare Awards South
- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Actress
- Best Music Director
Karnataka State Film Awards
- Special Jury Award
- Best Actress Award
- Best Music Award
- Best Lyrics Award
- Best Male Playback Singer award
- Best Dialogues Award
Legacy
The film became as a subject for study in humanities by an American University.[5] Its heard that people nearby villages of a town use to come by bullock carts. Also there was huge chaos because of parking problem. Just before the release of the movie good monsoon resulted in very good crop for the farmers and since the plot of the movie is based on rural background it hit the bulls eye in the market. Its been heard that long queue of bullock carts running in hundreds were seen outside the theaters. It is estimated that film might have collected around 10 Crs highest ever in KFI at that time. Its a movie with no vulgar, violence or item nos. This added the image of the film as family film resulted in increase in footfall. Its a phenomenon at that time, every corner of karnataka will get to hear one or the other song of this movie, 'Mani Mani' song was leading the chart.
Praising Parvathamma's finance management skills, Nagabharana had revealed that she had hired two production managers who used to give the estimated expense of each of the scenes conceived by him. She would add additional 20% on that and would ask the technicians whether it would be sufficient. Once the budget was agreed upon, she would see that there it is never overshooted.[6]
Soundtrack
| Janumada Jodi | |
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| Soundtrack album by V. Manohar | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
The soundtrack was composed by V. Manohar. The songs including "Ivan Yaar Magano", "Janumada Jodi" and "Mani Mani" were well received.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
| 1 | Dehavendare O Manuja | Rajkumar | [7] |
| 2 | Ivanyara Maganu | Rajesh Krishnan & Manjula Gururaj | |
| 3 | Janumada Jodi Neenu | Rajesh Krishnan & Manjula Gururaj | |
| 4 | Kolamande Jangamadeva | L. N. Shastri | |
| 5 | Mani Mani Mani Mani | Shivarajkumar & Manjula Gururaj | |
| 6 | Oho Oora Dyavre | Shivarajkumar & Manjula Gururaj | |
| 7 | Januma Jodi Yadaru | Rajkumar | |
| 8 | Seere seere seere | Sangeetha Katti | |
References
- ↑ https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com/2013/08/02/janumada-jodi-1996/
- ↑ http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/dec052004/enter1.asp
- ↑ http://archive.deccanherald.com/DeccanHerald.com/Content/May132008/district2008051267622.asp
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Theatre-is-where-my-heart-is/article14982227.ece
- ↑ http://www.shruthalaya.com/janumada_jodi_body.htmI
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/regularised-market-homework-disciplined-making-and-cinema-education-is-the-need-of-the-hour/articleshow/65563495.cms
- ↑ India club