| Thayi Karulu | |
| Director: | G. V. Iyer |
| Producer: | G. V. Iyer |
| Screenplay: | G. V. Iyer |
| Starring: | Kalyan Kumar Udaykumar M. V. Rajamma |
| Music: | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Kannada |
Thayi Karulu is a 1962 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by G. V. Iyer. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, Udaykumar and M. V. Rajamma in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh.[1] The movie is based on the Bengali novel Ulka by Nihar Ranjan Gupta which was also later adapted in Tamil in 1969 as Deiva Magan.[2] G. V. Iyer - Kalyan Kumar combo went on to remake the movie in Tamil in 1965 as Thayin Karunai.[3]
The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh.[4] However, there are claims that the song Baa Thaaye Bharathiye was originally written by TN Balakrishna when he heard the news that his wife gave birth to a baby girl (who was eventually named Bharathi) and his then friend GV Iyer asked Balakrishna to allow him to use that song for this movie that too with Iyer's name as the lyricist to which Balakrishna permitted heartfully.[5]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dhooradinda Bandavare" | G. V. Iyer | 03:16 | ||
| 2 | "Baa Thaaye Bharathiye" | P. B. Srinivas | G. V. Iyer (Originally written by T. N. Balakrishna |