Mahishasura Mardini

This article is about the Kannada movie. For the hymn, see Mahishasura Mardini Stotra.

Mahishasura Mardini
Kannada poster
Directed byB. S. Ranga
Screenplay byB. S. Ranga
Produced byB. S. Ranga
StarringRajkumar
Sowcar Janaki
V. Nagayya
Udaykumar
Narasimharaju
CinematographyB. S. Ranga
Edited byP. G. Mohan
M. Devendranath
Music byG. K. Venkatesh
Production
company
Vikram Productions
Distributed byVikram Productions
Release date
  • 1959 (1959)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Mahishasura Mardini (lit. 'Slayer of Mahishasura'; a name for Durga) is a 1959 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Rajkumar, V. Nagayya, Udaykumar and Narasimharaju. It was dubbed in seven other languages and is retrospectively identified as amongst the first major Pan-India films.[1][2][3]

The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh.[4][5] It was dubbed in seven languages[6] - including in Telugu under the same name [7] and in Hindi as Durga Maata (lit. 'Mother Durga', 1960).[8][9] This was the first movie shot in Vikram Studios, Madras.[10] Rajkumar sang a duet as a playback singer for the first time through the song Thumbithu Manava in this movie.[11][12]

  1. ^ "Did you know? The very first pan-Indian Kannada film is this 1959 classic starring Dr. Rajkumar - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ NFAI [@NFAIOfficial] (15 October 2021). "Wish you all a very #HappyDussehra! Revisit this stunning still from #MahishasuraMardini (1959). A #Kannada film by #BSRanga was dubbed in multiple regional languages & considered as amongst the first major pan-India films. #VijayaDashami2021 #VijayaDashami https://t.co/xycwwtrsPd" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ NFAI [@NFAIOfficial] (5 October 2022). "Wish you all a very #HappyDussehra! Revisit this stunning still from #MahishasuraMardini (1959). A #Kannada film by #BSRanga was dubbed in multiple regional languages & considered among the first major Pan-India films. #Vijayadashami #Dussehra #विजया_दशमी #दसरा #Dasara https://t.co/86hvsmU2Iv" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Mahishasura Mardini". chiloka.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Mahishasura Mardini". nthwall.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Dr Rajkumar, the singing star of Indian cinema". 24 April 2023.
  7. ^ Mahishasura Mardhini Telugu movie Songs || Rajkumar Sowcar janaki || Reehari. Madhu Dugganahalli. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ Durga Mata 1960 Hindi Movie Songs || Tum Mere Mann Mein || Dr.Rajkumar || Mannadey Geetha dutt. Madhu Dugganahalli. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ Durga Mata 1960 Hindi Movie || S.Janaki Rare songs || Nainan Se Laagi Jhadi || Dr.Rajkumar. Madhu Dugganahalli. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Did you know? The very first pan-Indian Kannada film is this 1959 classic starring Dr. Rajkumar". The Times of India. 3 February 2021.
  11. ^ Smt.S.Janaki Talks about Dr.Rajkumar. Madhu Dugganahalli. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "Dr Rajkumar, the singing star of Indian cinema". 24 April 2023.