Navakoti Narayana

Navakoti Narayana (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a 1964 Indian Kannada-language film directed by S. K. Ananthachari starring Rajkumar and Sowcar Janaki. The film is based on the life of Purandara Dasa, a prominent composer of Carnatic music who lived from 1484 to 1564. In the film, Rajkumar plays the role of Purandara Dasa. The music of the film was composed by Shivaprasad.^[1] This was the second Kannada movie on the life of Purandara Dasa after the 1937 movie Purandaradasa.

Navakoti Narayana
Film DVD cover
Directed by	S. K. Ananthachari
Screenplay by	Narendra Babu S. K. Ananthachari
Produced by	D. R. Naidu
Starring	Rajkumar Sowcar Janaki Dikki Madhava Rao H. R. Shastri
Cinematography	S. V. Srikanth
Edited by	S. P. N. Krishna Harinarayanaiah
Music by	Shivaprasad
Release date	1964 (1964)
Running time	163 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Rajkumar as Purandara Dasa
• Sowcar Janaki as Saraswati, wife of Purandara Dasa
• Dikki Madhava Rao
• H.R. Shastri as Vyasatirtha
• Mala
• Radhika
• Kemparaj

Soundtrack

Navakoti Narayana
Soundtrack album by Shivaprasad
Released	1964
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Saregama[2]

The music of the film was composed by Shivaprasad.

Tracklist^[3]

#	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1	"Madhukara Vruththi"	P. Leela, P. B. Sreenivas, M. Balamuralikrishna	4:25
2	"Bangaravidabare"	P. Leela, M. Balamuralikrishna	3:36
3	"Padumanabha"	Subbanarasimhayya	2:47
4	"Dasarendare"	P. B. Sreenivas	0:39
5	"Aalaya"	M. Balamuralikrishna	1:02
6	"Aadadella Olithe"	M. Balamuralikrishna	2:59
7	"Kannare Kande"	M. Balamuralikrishna	3:20
8	"Ranga Bara"	S. Janaki, M. Balamuralikrishna	3:35
9	"Indina Dinave"	M. Balamuralikrishna	3:31
10	"Manavajanma"	M. Balamuralikrishna	2:46
11	"Achchuthananda"	M. Balamuralikrishna	2:03
12	"Sri Gananatha"	Chorus	1:58