Uyyale Explained

Director:N. Lakshminarayan
Producer:G. N. Lakshmipathy
Starring:Rajkumar
Kalpana
K. S. Ashwath
Balakrishna
Cinematography:N. G. Rao
Editing:P. Bhakthavatsalam
Music:Vijaya Bhaskar
Studio:Bharath Enterprises
Runtime:129 minutes
Language:Kannada
Country:India

Uyyale is a 1969 Kannada language romantic drama film directed by N. Lakshminarayan and starring Rajkumar and Kalpana. The film is a screen adaptation of the novel of the same name written by the novelist Chaduranga (Subramanyaraja Urs).[1] [2] The film presents a delicate tale of the extra-marital love of a woman neglected by her husband reflecting the social and moral laws of married life.[3] Radha is the second wife of an extremely negligent Shesha. However, when Krishna, Shesha's cousin, enters her life, they form a unique bond with each other.

Besides writing the story, Chaduranga also wrote the dialogues for the film and won Karnataka State Film Award for the year 1979 for this story. The soundtrack and original score composed by Vijaya Bhaskar was widely acclaimed and appreciated. Produced by Gopal - Lakshman duo, the film fetched the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film award for the same year. The film was screened twice at the IFFI Retrospect - once in 1992 and once again in 2019 on the occasion of the 50th year of IFFI.[4] In a small drama sequence, Rajkumar appears as Gautama Buddha and Leelavathi as Kisa Gotami.

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.[5]

Song Title Singers Lyrics
"Kaddu Kaddu Nodo" R. N. Jayagopal
"Cheluvina Kale" Vijaya Narasimha
"Nagutha Haadale" P. B. Sreenivas Geethapriya
"Kallu Kavitheya Haaduvudu" P. B. Sreenivas Chi. Udaya Shankar
"Doniyolage Neenu" P. Susheela R. N. Jayagopal

Awards

  1. Second Best Film
  2. Best Story writer - Chaduranga

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kamat . Jyotsna . June 20, 2006 . Remembering Chaduranga . kamat.com.
  2. Web site: 24 April 2019 . ರಾಜ್‌ ಹಬ್ಬ: ವರನಟನ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಕನ್ನಡಿ . Udayavani . kn.
  3. 1530469237860745216 . NFAIOfficial .
    1. SaturdayVibes: Kalpana in acclaimed #Kannada film #Uyyale (1969). The film presents a delicate tale of the extra-m…
    . National Film Archive of India . 28 May 2022.
  4. News: 21 November 2019 . Dr Rajkumar's 'Uyyale' in IFFI retrospective . Deccan Herald.
  5. Web site: Uyyale . JioSaavn.