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Aasha Sundari (1960)

Aasha Sundari poster
Directed by
Hunsur Krishnamurthy
Country
India
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A mythological or folk tale centered on a woman named Aasha Sundari, navigating love and challenges with the help of key characters. Rajkumar appears in a dual role for a brief segment of the story.

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What happens

Aasha Sundari () is a 1960 Kannada-language film, directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy and produced and written by S. Bhavanarayana. The film starred Krishnakumari in the title role, besides Rajkumar, Harini and M. N. Lakshmi Devi in other pivotal roles. The film was produced under Gowri Productions. It had musical score composed by Susarla Dakshinamurthi, with lyrics written by the director himself. Hunsur Krishnamurthy shot the movie simultaneously shot in Telugu as Rama Sundari starring Kantha Rao. Rajkumar played dual role in a small portion of the movie where the second character appears only for few minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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