| Director | G. V. Iyer |
|---|---|
| Producer | G. V. Iyer |
| Writer | T. R. Subba Rao |
| Screenplay | G. V. Iyer |
| Starring | Anant Nag M. V. Narayana Rao Rekha Rao B. V. Karanth Mysore Mutt Vasudev Girimaji |
| Music | M. Balamuralikrishna Background score: B. V. Karanth |
| Cinematography | Nemai Ghosh |
| Editing | V. R. K. Prasad |
| Released | 17 August 1975[1] |
| Runtime | 150 minutes |
| Distributor | Ananthalakshmi Films |
| Language | Kannada |
| Country | India |
Hamsageethe (pronunciation, ) is a 1975 Indian feature film in the Kannada language. It was directed by G. V. Iyer, based on a novel by T. R. Subba Rao[2] with Anant Nag and Rekha Rao in lead roles.
The film won 2 National Film Awards; the National Film Award for Kannada film and National Award for Best Male Playback singer (M. Balamuralikrishna) at the 23rd National Film Awards.[3]
Hamsa Geethe, the novel by Ta Ra Su was made into a Hindi film, Basant Bahar in 1956. The novel is supposedly based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah.[3][4]
Cast
- Anant Nag as Bhairavi Venkatasubbiah
- M. V. Narayana Rao
- Rekha Rao
- G. S. Rama Rao
- B. V. Karanth
- Mysore Mutt
- Vasudev Girimaji
- G. V. Iyer
- RS Krishnaswamy as Tipu Sultan
- Cudavalli Chandrashekar
Awards
- 23rd National Film Awards
- Karnataka State Film Awards 1975-76
This film screened at 11th IFFI for 50 years of playback singing.
Notes
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (14 May 2025). "Hamsageethe: Standing the test of time" (in en-IN). The Hindu. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Meet the man who was the inspiration behind great Kannada films"
- ^ "23rd National Film Awards". iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Hamsa Geethe's Classical Dance Competition: Translation and Reflection". 30 March 2011.
External links
- Hamsageethe at IMDb