Doorada Betta (1973)

Original title

ದೂರದ ಬೆಟ್ಟ

Directed by

Siddalingaiah

Genre

family, drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 49m

Rated

U

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows characters in a remote mountain community as they navigate personal conflicts and relationships. It is based on a Marathi movie about human struggles in a rural setting.

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What happens

Doorada Betta ( transl. Faraway mountain) is a 1973 Kannada-language film directed by Siddalingaiah. The film starred Rajkumar and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan in lead roles with Balakrishna, K. S. Ashwath, Leelavathi and Sampath playing supporting roles. The film, along with Mooruvare Vajragalu was Rajkumar's last movie in black-and-white (though this movie did have a few sequences in colour). This movie was the last venture featuring the celebrated team — Rajkumar, Siddalingaiah and Bharathi. The core plot of the movie is loosely based on the National Award winning 1965 Marathi movie Sadhi Mansa. This was the last film where Rajkumar and Bharathi were seen together. It was also Rajkumar's last collaboration with Siddalingaiah. This is also the only Kannada movie where popular singer Asha Bhonsle has lent her voice for a song and dance number. The movie saw a modest theatrical run. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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