Bhakta Prahlada (1983)
It is a Hindu mythological film directed by Vijay, and based on the tale of Prahalada. The film stars Rajkumar, Saritha, Puneeth Rajkumar and Ananth Nag. The soundtrack was composed by T. G. Lingappa. The film won State Film Awards in Sound recording and cinematography categories. This was the fourth Kannada film on Prahlada after the 1942 film Bhakta Prahlada, the 1958 film Bhakta Prahlada and the 1960 film Dashavathara. Of the four films, this was the only one which was not shot in black and white. This movie was dubbed in Telugu as Narasimhaavataaram.
Director: Vijay
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Dr. Rajkumar as Hiranyakashipu |
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Puneeth Rajkumar as Prahlada |
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Saritha as Kayadu |
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Anant Nag as Narada |
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Kanchana as Diti |
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Sadashiva Brahmavar as Maharshi Kashyapa |
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Srinivasa Murthy as Lord Vishnu/Narasimha |
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Gangadhar as Devendra |
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Thoogudeepa Srinivas as Hiranyaksha |
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Shivaram as Teacher of Prahlada |
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M. S. Umesh as Teacher of Prahlada |
| Writing | Chi. Udayashankar | Writer |
| Writing | Vijay | Writer |
| Directing | Vijay | Director |
| Sound | T. G. Lingappa | Music Director |
| Writing | Chi. Udayashankar | Lyricist |
| Sound | Puneeth Rajkumar | Playback Singer |
| Sound | P. Jayachandran | Playback Singer |
| Sound | S. P. Balasubramaniam | Playback Singer |
| Sound | S. Janaki | Playback Singer |