Naa Ninna Bidalaare

Naa Ninna Bidalaare
Naa Ninna Bidalaare
Soundtrack album by Rajan–Nagendra
Released	1979
Language	Kannada
Label	Saregama
Rajan–Nagendra chronology

Naa Ninna Bidalaare
Naa Ninna Bidalaare
	VCD cover
Directed by	Vijay
Screenplay by	M. D. Sundar
Story by	M. D. Sundar
Produced by	C. Jayaram
Starring	Anant Nag; Lakshmi
Cinematography	S. V. Srikanth
Edited by	P. Bhaktavatsalam
Music by	Rajan–Nagendra
Production; company	Chamundeshwari Studio
Distributed by	Gurujyothi Combines
Release date	1979;
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Naa Ninna Bidalaare (transl. I won't leave you) is a 1979 Indian Kannada-language horror film^[1] directed by Vijay and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar's sister's husband C. Jayaram. The film stars Anant Nag and Lakshmi. The film was remade in Hindi as Mangalsutra, with Anant Nag reprising his role.^[2]^[3] Na Ninna Bidalaare is regarded as one of best horror films of all time in the Kannada film industry. Na Ninna Bidalaare is the first movie where Anant Nag and Lakshmi acted together, later the pair become one of the finest onscreen couples in Indian cinema.

Plot

Krishna (Anant Nag) gets possessed by the ghost of a woman Kaamini (K. Vijaya) whose love he had refused. The rest of the film revolves around Krishnav's wife Gayatri's (Lakshmi) efforts to save her husband from danger.

Cast

Anant Nag as Krishna
Lakshmi as Gayatri
K. Vijaya [kn] as Kaamini
Master Prakash
K. S. Ashwath as Krishna's father
Leelavathi as Gayatri's mother
Balakrishna as Gayatri's father
Musuri Krishnamurthy
M. S. Satya
Shivaprakash

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by the duo Rajan–Nagendra, with lyrics penned by Chi. Udaya Shankar.

Track list

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Title	Singer(s)
"Bidenu Ninna Paada"	S. Janaki
"Endendigoo Naa Ninna"	P. Susheela
"Naanu Neenu Ondada"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
"Hosa Balige Nee Joteyaade"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki

Box-office

Na Ninna Bidalaare ran for 100 days at many centres across the Karnataka and it became one of the highest grossing Kannada films of the year 1979.

Awards

Anant Nag won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada.^[5]

References

^ "Top Kannada horror movies that you must watch". The Times of India. 4 October 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^ ""I asked her why...": Aruna Irani reveals Rekha ousted her from cast of 'Mangalsutra'". ZEE5. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
^ Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 65. ISBN 9788193848227.
^ "Naa Ninna Bidalaare". Gaana. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
^ "Anant Nag Awards". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

External links

Naa Ninna Bidalaare at IMDb

[1] "Top Kannada horror movies that you must watch". The Times of India. 4 October 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

[2] ""I asked her why...": Aruna Irani reveals Rekha ousted her from cast of 'Mangalsutra'". ZEE5. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[3] Arunachalam, Param (2020). BollySwar: 1981–1990. Mavrix Infotech. p. 65. ISBN 9788193848227.

[4] "Naa Ninna Bidalaare". Gaana. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[5] "Anant Nag Awards". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

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