Naguva Hoovu Explained

Naguva Hoovu
Director:	R. N. K. Prasad
Producer:	R. N. Sudarshan
Music:	G. K. Venkatesh
Cinematography:	R. N. K. Prasad
Studio:	Sri Sudarshan Chitralaya
Runtime:	139 mins
Country:	India
Language:	Kannada

Naguva Hoovu (kn|ನಗುವ ಹೂವು /) is a 1971 Indian Kannada language film, directed by cinematographer R. N. K. Prasad,^[1] produced by actor R. N. Sudarshan and written by actress Shylashri. Besides Sudarshan and Shylashri, the film stars K. S. Ashwath, Ranga, R. Nagendra Rao and B. V. Radha in pivotal roles.^[2] The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada at the 18th National Film Awards.^[3] The film had musical score and soundtrack composed by G. K. Venkatesh to the lyrics of R. N. Jayagopal.

Cast

• Sudarshan
  • Shylashri Ranga
  • K. S. Ashwath R. Nagendra Rao
• B. V. Radha
• Balakrishna
• Ganapathi Bhat
• Thoogudeepa Srinivas
• Vijayasree
• B. Jayashree
• Master Chandrashekar
• Hanumanthachar
• Vijayakumar
• B. Jaya

Soundtrack

Title	Singers	Lyrics
"Gulaabi Oh Gulaabi"		R. N. Jayagopal
"Onde Ondu Hoovu"		R. N. Jayagopal
"Ee Shubhadinade"	P. Susheela	R. N. Jayagopal
"Irabeku Irabeku"		R. N. Jayagopal

Awards

• 1970-71 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada

This film screened at IFFI 1992 Kannada cinema Retrospect.

External links

• Naguva Hoovu Songs at Raaga

Notes and References

1. Web site: The director's natural choice. The Hindu. 20 February 2012.
2. Web site: Naguva Hoovu (1971). Nth wall. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714200614/http://www.nthwall.com/ka/Naguva-Hoovu-1982/9219801933. 14 July 2014. dmy-all.
3. Web site: 18th National Film Awards . Directorate of Film Festival.