Bhakta Kanakadasa
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Bhakta Kanakadasa is a Kannada movie, depicting the spiritual journey of Kanakadasa, who was a devotee and poet belonging to the Dasa sect.
It stars Dr Rajkumar
, Krishnakumari, Uday Kumar in major roles.
Boasting of lilting tunes including the works of Kanakadasa himself, the songs were held in high esteem. Music was composed by M Venkataraju
, the songs turned very popular,
This movie was directed by Y R Swamy.
In a riveting battle scene, Kanaka is on the verge of losing, while Lord Krishna appears and asks him to surrender himself to divine grace. Man of high-temper, Kanaka refuses and continues fighting.
As fate would have it, Kanaka is mortally wounded and healed by Lord Krishna. Surrendering himself to the divinty, Kanaka becomes a dasa[servant] to the Lord.
With his unflinching devotion, dedication, he gets the trust of a Guru.
Inspired by his Guru to visit the historic Udupi Sri Krishna Temple, Kanaka reaches there, only to be denied entry.
Kanaka is charged with defying law and is punished. His eyes are about to be gouged, Miracle happens.
Lord Krishna's idol turns around, breaks opens the wall and offers Darshan to Kanaka. This supposedly led to the formation of Kanakana kindi
.
Kanaka is accepted as a true Saint by the society and spends his life singing praise of the Lord and composing poems on Lord, including Mohana Tarangini, Rama dhyaana charitre.
was renowned for donning historical roles and devotional roles. He excelled in the role of Historical Devotee Kanakadasa. 4 years later, he acted as Puranadaradasa in the movie Navakoti Narayana.
Bhakta kanakadasa is rated as among the best devotional movie acted by Rajkumar
, along with bhakta kumbara, babruvahana and mahishasura mardini.
http://churumuri.wordpress.com/2006/04/12/dr-raj-kumars-top-10-films/
www.rediff.com/movies/2006/apr/17raj.htm
http://ellakavi.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/rajkumar-in-bhakta-kanakadasa/
It stars Dr Rajkumar
Rajkumar
Rajkumar , born as Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju was a popular actor and singer in the Kannada film industry...
, Krishnakumari, Uday Kumar in major roles.
Boasting of lilting tunes including the works of Kanakadasa himself, the songs were held in high esteem. Music was composed by M Venkataraju
M Venkataraju
M Venkataraju, one of the finest music directors of Kannada film world, who had a short span of life. He composed very good tunes for few movies due to his sudden demise. He was comparable to G.K. Ventakesh and if he was with us for long then there could have been a very good competition to give us...
, the songs turned very popular,
This movie was directed by Y R Swamy.
Story line
Kanaka, who is the chieftain of a fort wishes to marry a lass, played by Krishnakumari, much to the chagrin of his opponent, Uday Kumar.In a riveting battle scene, Kanaka is on the verge of losing, while Lord Krishna appears and asks him to surrender himself to divine grace. Man of high-temper, Kanaka refuses and continues fighting.
As fate would have it, Kanaka is mortally wounded and healed by Lord Krishna. Surrendering himself to the divinty, Kanaka becomes a dasa[servant] to the Lord.
With his unflinching devotion, dedication, he gets the trust of a Guru.
Inspired by his Guru to visit the historic Udupi Sri Krishna Temple, Kanaka reaches there, only to be denied entry.
Kanaka is charged with defying law and is punished. His eyes are about to be gouged, Miracle happens.
Lord Krishna's idol turns around, breaks opens the wall and offers Darshan to Kanaka. This supposedly led to the formation of Kanakana kindi
Kanakana kindi
Kanakana Kindi or Kanaka's Window is a small peephole in the Udupi Sri Krishna temple through which the great Indian saint Kanaka Dasa was given darshan by lord Krishna.-History:...
.
Kanaka is accepted as a true Saint by the society and spends his life singing praise of the Lord and composing poems on Lord, including Mohana Tarangini, Rama dhyaana charitre.
Trivia
Dr RajkumarRajkumar
Rajkumar , born as Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju was a popular actor and singer in the Kannada film industry...
was renowned for donning historical roles and devotional roles. He excelled in the role of Historical Devotee Kanakadasa. 4 years later, he acted as Puranadaradasa in the movie Navakoti Narayana.
Bhakta kanakadasa is rated as among the best devotional movie acted by Rajkumar
Rajkumar
Rajkumar , born as Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju was a popular actor and singer in the Kannada film industry...
, along with bhakta kumbara, babruvahana and mahishasura mardini.
http://churumuri.wordpress.com/2006/04/12/dr-raj-kumars-top-10-films/
www.rediff.com/movies/2006/apr/17raj.htm
http://ellakavi.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/rajkumar-in-bhakta-kanakadasa/