Nagarahole (film)
| Nagarahole | |
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| Directed by | Rajendra Singh Babu |
| Written by | H. V. Subba Rao (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Rajendra Singh Babu |
| Produced by | S. N. Parthanath R. F. Manik Chand C. H. Balaji Singh |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan Bharathi Master Prasad Tagat Baby Indira Ambareesh |
| Cinematography | P. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | Bal G. Yadav |
| Music by | Satyam |
Production company | Varuna Pictures |
| Distributed by | Mahathma Productions |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Nagarahole (ⓘ) is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language children's adventure film written by H. V. Subba Rao, with screenplay and direction by Rajendra Singh Babu. Produced under Varuna Pictures, the film starred Bharathi, Master Prasad Tagat, Master Bhanuprakash, Master Sathisha and Baby Indira in the lead roles along with Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh and Shivaram in key supporting roles. The music for the film was composed by Satyam and cinematography was by P. S. Prakash. Inspired by Enid Blyton’s childhood adventure tales, Babu conceived the story as a forest-set children's film. Upon release, the film met with positive response from critics and audience. It went on to win the Karnataka State Award for Best Child Actor to all the children who played the lead characters.
The film was dubbed in 11 languages including in Malayalam as Kaadu Njangalude Veedu, in Tamil as Yaanai Engal Thozhan and in Hindi as Bahadur Bachhe. Director Babu revealed that the base plotline was inspired by the books of Enid Blyton.