Thoogudeepa

Thoogudeepa (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy in his directorial debut,^[1] and produced by R. G. Keshava Murthy. The film stars Rajkumar, Leelavathi, Narasimharaju and Udaykumar. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar.^[2] The movie is based on the Bengali novel Chandranath^[3] by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee.^[4]

Thoogudeepa
Directed by	K. S. L. Swamy
Produced by	R. G. Keshava Murthy
Starring	Rajkumar Leelavathi Narasimharaju Udaykumar
Cinematography	R. N. Krishna Prasad
Music by	Vijaya Bhaskar
Release date	1966 (1966)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

P. B. Sreenivas made his first on-screen appearance through a song in this movie. The song Mounave Aabharana became the first song to be shot in Brindavan Gardens.^[5]

Cast

• Rajkumar
• Leelavathi
• Narasimharaju
• Udaykumar
• B. V. Radha
• T. N. Balakrishna
• Thoogudeepa Srinivas
• P. B. Sreenivas

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.^[6]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Ellinda Nee Bande"	L. R. Eswari	K. S. L. Swamy	03:30
2	"Helale Haadale"	P.Susheela	R. N. Jayagopal	03:18
3	"Manave Mandira" 1	P. B. Sreenivas, Raj Kumar	Nanjarajurs	03:12
4	"Manave Mandira" 2	P. B. Sreenivas	Nanjarajurs	03:11
5	"My Fair Lady"	P. B. Sreenivas, L. R. Eswari	R. N. Jayagopal	02:21
6	"Needibanni Praanadaana"	P. B. Sreenivas	Nanjarajurs	02:30
7	"Nimma Muddina Kandha"	P. B. Sreenivas	Nanjarajurs	03:20
8	"Thoogu Deepavidoo"	P. B. Sreenivas	K. S. L. Swamy	03:26

Legacy

Srinivas who acted in the film later adapted the film's name as prefix.