| Halunda Tavaru | |
| Director: | D. Rajendra Babu |
| Producer: | Vizag Raju |
| Screenplay: | D. Rajendra Babu |
| Story: | Krishnamoorthy Puranik(Based on Novel Haalunda Thavaru) |
| Studio: | D. R. Pictures |
| Distributor: | Ramu Films |
| Runtime: | 145 minutes |
| Language: | Kannada |
| Music: | Hamsalekha |
| Cinematography: | Ashok Cashyap |
| Editing: | K. Balu |
| Starring: | Vishnuvardhan Sithara |
Halunda Tavaru is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language drama film starring Vishnuvardhan and Sithara. It was directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by Vizag Raju.[1] The music and lyrics were written and composed by Hamsalekha. It was commercially successful and completed 25 weeks in many theaters. It is based on a novel of the same name by Krishnamoorthy Puranik. The film was remade in Telugu as Puttinti Gowravam.[2]
The story revolves around a couple who are brought up in contrasting financial situations and how they undergo the riches to rags transition in life. The film was tagged as a tragedy drama with the lead protagonists passing away towards the climax.