Anuraaga Aralithu (1986)
May 21, 1986Release Date
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Release DateMay 21, 1986
Original Nameಅನುರಾಗ ಅರಳಿತು
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 33m
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Anuraga Aralithu (transl. Love blooms) is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language film directed by M. S. Rajashekar. It is based on the Kannada novel Anuragada Anthahpura written by H. G. Radhadevi. The film was produced by M. S. Puttaswamy. The film stars Rajkumar, Madhavi and Geetha. The film's score and soundtrack was composed by Upendra Kumar to the lyrics of Chi. Udayashankar who also wrote the screenplay.
The film was highly successful at the box office with a theatrical run of about 50 weeks. It was later remade in seven other languages – in Tamil in 1992 as Mannan, in Telugu in 1992 as Gharana Mogudu, in Hindi in 1994 as Laadla, in Sinhala in 1996 as Mal Hathai, in Odia in 1998 as Sindura Nuhein Khela Ghara, in Bengali in 2001 as Jamaibabu Jindabad and in Bangladesh in 2002 as Shami Strir Juddho.
This was the first Kannada movie to be remade in Odia, Bengali, Bangladeshi Bengali and Sinhala. This was also the first Kannada movie to be remade in two foreign languages. With the remakes of this movie, Rajkumar became the first Indian actor whose movies were remade more than 50 times and also the first Indian actor whose movies were remade in nine other languages. This was the first Indian movie to be remade in seven other languages.