Ondanondu Kaladalli
1978 Indian Kannada film by Girish Karnad / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ondanondu Kaladalli (transl. Once Upon a Time) is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language epic film co-written and directed by Girish Karnad with soundtrack by Bhaskar Chandavarkar, starring Shankar Nag and Akshatha Rao in their debut. Through this movie, Kavita Krishnamurthy started her singing career as playback singer. The film has influences of the early samurai films of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, to whom Karnad has reportedly acknowledged his indebtedness.[1]
Ondanondu Kaladalli | |
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Kannada | ಒಂದಾನೊಂದು ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ |
Directed by | Girish Karnad |
Written by | Krishna Basaruru Girish Karnad |
Screenplay by | Krishna Basaruru Girish Karnad |
Produced by | G. N. Lakshmipathy K. N. Narayan |
Starring | Shankar Nag Sundar Krishna Urs Akshatha Rao |
Cinematography | Apurba Kishore Bir |
Edited by | P. Bhaktavatsalam |
Music by | Bhaskar Chandavarkar |
Production company | L. N. Combines |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
The film won the 1978 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada "For delineating the code of warrior's ethics in a medieval setting with a modern vision. The film has excellent outdoor photography, high standard of acting and an eye-catching decor" as cited by the Jury.[2][3] Shankar Nag received the "Best Actor : Silver Peacock Award" at the 7th International Film Festival of India for his work in the film.[4]
The movie was released at The Guild Theatre, 50 Rockefeller Plaza on 17 May 1982. Vincent Canby, the chief film critic of The New York Times, called the movie "that is both exotic as well as surprising in view of all the bodies on the ground at the end, sweet natured!".[1]
The film was subtitled into English for its American premiere on 18 October 1995 in Shriver Hall at the Johns Hopkins University as part of the 1995 Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium "Framing Society : A Century of Cinema".[5]