Lion Jagapathi Rao

Lion Jagapathi Rao is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language drama film, directed by Om Sai Prakash and written by Sainath Thotapalli, starring Vishnuvardhan in dual roles,^[1] along with Lakshmi and Bhavya.^[2] The film was produced by Sri Vinayaka Combines.

Lion Jagapathi Rao
Directed by	Om Sai Prakash
Written by	Sainath Thotapalli
Starring	Vishnuvardhan Bhavya Lakshmi
Cinematography	D. V. Rajaram
Edited by	Victor Yadav
Music by	Upendra Kumar
Production company	Sri Vinayaka Combines
Release date	1991 (1991)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

The film was critically acclaimed upon release and won laurels at the Karnataka State Film Awards. The lead actor Vishnuvardhan was adjudged the Best Actor for the year 1991.^[3] Vishnuvardhan himself was one of the screenplay writers for the movie.^[4]

Cast

• Vishnuvardhan as Lion Jagapathi Rao and Inspector Kumar
• Lakshmi as Janaki, Rao's wife and Kumar's mother
• Bhavya as Gayathri, Kumar's wife
• Mukhyamantri Chandru as Parvathayya
• Aravind
• Sadashiva Saliyan as Harihara Prasad
• Rajanand
• Ramamurthy
• Umesh
• Mysore Lokesh as Anthony
• Shanthamma
• Prithvi Vazir as Vishal

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Upendra Kumar and the lyrics were written by R. N. Jayagopal.^[5]

Lion Jagapathi Rao
Soundtrack album by Upendra Kumar
Released	1991 (1991)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Sangeetha

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kumar Kumar"	R. N. Jayagopal	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
2.	"Swagatha Nimage"	R. N. Jayagopal	S. Janaki
3.	"Vidhyabuddhi"	R. N. Jayagopal	S. Janaki
4.	"Enidu Shodhane"	R. N. Jayagopal	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
5.	"Agajanana"	Traditional	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
6.	"Premake Permit Banthu"	R. N. Jayagopal	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki