Amrutha Ghalige

Amrutha Ghalige (pronunciation^ⓘ transl. The Auspicious Moment) is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on the novel Avadaana, by Dodderi Venkatagiri Rao.^[1] The film stars Ramakrishna, Padma Vasanthi and Sridhar.

Amrutha Ghalige
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Directed by	Puttanna Kanagal
Screenplay by	Puttanna Kanagal
Based on	Avadhana by Dodderi Venkatagiri Rao
Produced by	S. R. Rajan Bheema Rao K Nagarathna Puttanna Kanagal
Starring	Ramakrishna Padma Vasanthi Sridhar
Cinematography	B. S. Basavaraj
Edited by	V. P. Krishna
Music by	Vijaya Bhaskar
Release date	1984 (1984)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

This movie deals with the cause and consequences of teenage pregnancy. The heroine (Padmavasanthi), hailing from a poor background, falls in love with an affluent young man (Ramakrishna). The young man impregnates her and leaves her in a lurch. The heroine's classmate (Sridhar) comes forward to marry her and give an identity to her child. Unfortunately, the classmate dies due to an illness soon after. The young man comes back and unexpectedly meets his son. The classmate has written a letter that he had considered the heroine as his sister, and she was as pure as river Ganges. Finally the young man accepts the heroine. This movie has very good songs and great lyrics.

Cast

• Ramakrishna as Manohar [Manu]
• Padma Vasanthi as Renuka (Renu)
• Sridhar as Madhu
• Jyoti as Manu's Sister
• Kalpanarani as Savitri (Madhu's Sister)
• Umashree
• B. K. Shankar as Halappa (shopkeeper)

Production

Sridhar was studying engineering when he was approached to act in this film. He asked Puttanna Kanagal for a week to make his decision.^[2]

Soundtrack

All songs are composed by Vijaya Bhaskar, with lyrics written by Vijaya Narasimha. B. R. Chaya made her Kannada debut with this film and her rendition of "Hindustanavu Endu" became famous.^[3]

Amrutha
Soundtrack album by Vijaya Bhaskar
Released	1984
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Sangeetha

Track #	Song	Singer(s)
1	"Mayuri Natya Mayuri"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. R. Chaya
2	"Hindustanavu Endu"	P. Jayachandran
3	"Hindustanavu Endu"	B. R. Chaya
4	"Parvathi Parashivana"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. R. Chaya

Awards

• Karnataka State Film Awards 1983–84
  • Best Screenplay – Puttanna Kanagal
  • Best Cinematographer – B. S. Basavaraj
  • Best Editor – V. P. Krishna