Kittu Puttu
Kittu Puttu is a 1977 Indian Kannada comedy drama film directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by Dwarakish. The film features Vishnuvardhan,[1] Dwarakish, Manjula and Vaishali Kasaravalli in the lead roles.[2] The film was widely appreciated for its songs and story upon release. The songs tuned by Rajan-Nagendra were huge hits.
| Kittu Puttu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | C. V. Rajendran |
| Produced by | Dwarakish |
| Written by | S. Ramanathan |
| Based on | Tamil film Anubavi Raja Anubavi |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan Manjula Vaishali Kasaravalli Dwarakish |
| Music by | Rajan-Nagendra |
| Cinematography | S. S. Lal |
| Edited by | Yadav Victor |
Production company | Dwarakish Chitra |
Release date | 1977 |
Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The movie is based on the 1967 Tamil film Anubavi Raja Anubavi directed by K. Balachandar which was remade as Do Phool in Hindi in 1973. Kittu Puttu went on to inspire the 1993 Hindi movie Aankhen.[3]
The dual role played by Nagesh in Tamil was reprised by Mehmood in Hindi and by Dwarakish in Kannada. Earlier, the triple role played by Nagesh in Panakkara Kudumbam was reprised by Mehmood in Hindi version (Humjoli) and by Dwarakish in Kannada version (Bhale Huduga).
Cast
- Vishnuvardhan as Kittu
- Dwarakish as Puttu and Kutti (double role)
- Manjula as Roopa
- K. Vijaya as Deepa
- Vaishali Kasaravalli as Kamali
- Lokanath as Kittu and Puttu's father
- M. P. Shankar as smuggler
- Thoogudeepa Srinivas as Kittu and Puttu's uncle
- Tiger Prabhakar
- Jayashree as Kittu and Puttu's mother
- Narasimharaju as Roopa and Deepa's father
- Annapoornamma as Kutti's mother
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Rajan-Nagendra and lyrics written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The song "Nille Gowramma" and "Kaalvannu Thadeyoru" were received extremely well. The latter song was reused retaining the same lyrics and tune in the film Apthamitra (2004) by music director Gurukiran.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nille Gowramma" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & K. J. Yesudas | |
| 2. | "Kaalavannu Thadeyoru" | K. J. Yesudas & S. Janaki | |
| 3. | "Maathonda Heluve" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Oh Johny Oh Sony" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 5. | "Nillo Kaamanna" | P. Susheela & S. Janaki |