Hrudaya Geethe
Hrudaya Geethe (Kannada: ಹೃದಯ ಗೀತೆ, lit. 'Heart song') is a 1989 Indian Kannada romance film directed and produced by H. R. Bhargava. The story is written by Phani Ramachandra. The film features Vishnuvardhan, Bhavya and Kushboo in the lead roles.[1] The film was widely appreciated for its songs and story upon release. The songs tuned by Rajan-Nagendra duo were huge hits.
| Hrudaya Geethe | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | H. R. Bhargava |
| Produced by | H. R. Bhargava |
| Written by | Phani Ramachandra Kunigal Nagabhushan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | H. R. Bhargava |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan Kushboo Bhavya Sridhar |
| Music by | Rajan-Nagendra |
| Cinematography | D. V. Rajaram |
| Edited by | Yadav Victor |
Production company | Kalakruthi |
Release date |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
Ashok, a mentally disturbed man, is accused of murder. According to the court's order, he is sent to a mental asylum. Aruna, his childhood friend, who is also his doctor, decides to help him. Ashok reveals that he had pretended to be mentally ill for the sake of his lover Asha. Asha who is a tennis player accidentally murders her house owner for misbehaving with her.
In order to save her reputation, Ashok takes blame for the murder and pretends to be mentally ill. Ashok then gets released from the asylum but after seeing Asha getting engaged to someone, he becomes mad for real and again gets admitted to the asylum. Asha with the help of Aruna tries to flirt with her fiancé to shock Ashok in order to make him recover from the illness. Eventually Ashok gets cured and also exposes the illegal treatments of doctors in the asylum which was done by Aruna's father and her fiancé.
Cast
- Vishnuvardhan as Ashok
- Bhavya as Aruna
- Kushboo as Asha
- Balakrishna
- Sridhar
- Umashree
- Devaraj
- Mukhyamantri Chandru
- Manu
- Doddanna
- Ramesh Bhat
- Sihi Kahi Chandru
- Sudheer
- Kavya Krishnamurthy
- Mysore Lokesh
- Dinesh
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Rajan-Nagendra.[2] The songs "Yuga Yugagale Saagali" and title song "Hrudaya Geethe Haaduthire" were received extremely well.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yuga Yugagale Saagali" | M. N. Vyasa Rao | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 2. | "Preethiya Mathannu" | Shyamasundara Kulkarni | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jayaram | |
| 3. | "Ee Kade Burma Bazar" | Geethapriya | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 4. | "Premanuraga Baalalli" | Rudramurthy Shastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 5. | "Hrudaya Geethe Haaduthire" | Doddarangegowda | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra |