Yaava Janmada Maitri () is a 1972 Kannada language romantic drama film directed by Geethapriya and starring Gangadhar and Kalpana in the lead roles. The film is a direct screen adaptation of the Ma. Bhi. She novel "Jeevana Chaduranga". Actress Vaishali Kasaravalli made her debut in this film, opposite comedian Narasimharaju. The film was remade in Telugu in 1973 as Sarada, in Tamil in 1973 as Radha and in Hindi in 1975 as Dulhan.
Besides direction, Geethapriya also wrote the lyrics, screenplay and dialogues and won Karnataka State Film Award for the year 1972 for this story. The soundtrack and original score composed by Vijaya Bhaskar was widely acclaimed and won the State Award for music. Actress Kalpana got her maiden Filmfare Best Actress award for her complex portrayal of the lead character.
Cast Kalpana as Lalitha Gangadhar as Krishna Murthy K. S. Ashwath as Shankar, Lalitha's brother Narasimharaju Vaishali Kasaravalli B. V. Radha Rathna Dr. Sampath Kumar
Crew Producer: M V Venkatachalam Production Company: Sudarshan Films (P) Limited Director: Geethapriya Music: Vijaya Bhaskar Lyrics: Geethapriya Story: Ma Bhi She Screenplay: Geethapriya Dialogues: Geethapriya Editing: Bal G Yadav, N M Victor Cinematography: V Manohar Art Direction: Perumal Raju
Soundtrack The songs composed by Vijaya Bhaskar and sung by P. Susheela, S. Janaki and L. R. Anjali found wide reach and considered one of the best soundtracks winning him a State Award.Uyyale songs list
Sl No Song title Singers Lyrics 1 "Madhura Murali Lola" P. Susheela Geethapriya 2 "Manjula Naada" S. Janaki Geethapriya 3 "Jyothi Kirana Kande" P. Susheela Geethapriya 4 "Ananda Kanda" S. Janaki, L. R. Anjali Geethapriya 5 "Savira Preshneya" P. Susheela Geethapriya
Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards Second Best Film Best Music Director - Vijaya Bhaskar
Filmfare Awards Southhttps://archive.org/details/20th-filmfare-best-director-actress-winners Best Actress - Kalpana
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