Upasane (1974)
January 1, 1974Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Upasane Seetharam
Veene Anantha Shastry
Aarathi
Sharada
K. S. Ashwath
Subba Rao
Leelavathi
Nagamma
Advani Lakshmi Devi
Parvathi
S. R. Puttana Kanagal
Director
Vajramuni
Neelakantaiah
Devaki Murthy
Writer
Musari Krishnamurthy
Saveri Sadashivaiah
M.N. Lakshmi Devi
Parvathi
S. Ramanathan
Producer
Shivaram
Producer
Vijaya Bhaskar
Original Music Composer
V. P. Krishnan
Editor
Vani Jairam
Playback Singer
S. Janaki
Playback Singer
P B Sreenivas
Playback Singer
S. V. Srikanth
Director of Photography
B.K. Sumitra
Playback Singer
L. R. Anjali
Playback Singer
H. R. Shastry
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Upasane (Kannada: ಉಪಾಸನೆ; English: Worship) is a 1974 Kannada musical drama film, directed by Puttanna Kanagal. The film produced by Rashi brothers, is based on the novel of the same name, written by Devaki Murthy. The film mostly had women playing the lead roles, consisting of Aarathi, Leelavathi, M. N. Lakshmi Devi, G. V. Sharadha and Advani Lakshmi Devi. Dr. Govinda Mannur, K. S. Ashwath and Seetharam played the male supporting roles. Actor Seetharam was colloquially named as "Upasane" Seetharam for the rest of his career after the release of this film.
The film dealt with the plight of Sharadha (Aarathi) who intends to pursue her career in classical music. The film went on to win multiple high-profile awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 1974-75 including Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Aarathi, who played the protagonist at the age of 19, won the Filmfare Best Actress award.