| Satya Harishchandra | |
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| Directed by | Hunsur Krishnamurthy |
| Screenplay by | K. V. Reddy |
| Based on | Harishchandra Kavya by Raghavanka |
| Produced by | K. V. Reddy |
| Starring | Dr. Rajkumar Pandari Bai Udaykumar Narasimharaju M. P. Shankar Rajasree |
| Cinematography | Madhav Bulbule |
| Edited by | G. Kalyana Sundaram D. G. Jayaram |
| Music by | Pendyala Nageswara Rao |
Production company | Vijaya Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 221 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹800,000[2] |
Satya Harischandra is a 1965 Indian Kannada epic film directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy and produced by K. V. Reddy. It stars Dr. Rajkumar in the lead role, as Harishchandra, an Indian mythological king, who was renowned for upholding truth and justice under any circumstance. The film is based on poet Raghavanka's work, Harishchandra Kavya. The supporting cast features Udaykumar, Pandari Bai, Narasimharaju, M. P. Shankar, K. S. Ashwath and Baby Padmini. This was the second Kannada movie based on king Harishchandra, the first one being the 1943 movie Satya Harishchandra.
K. V. Reddy simultaneously produced a Telugu version of the movie also titled Satya Harishchandra starring N. T. Rama Rao. At the 13th National Film Awards, the film was awarded the President's silver medal for the Best Feature Film in Kannada.[3] The film was hugely successful at the time of its release and is seen as a milestone in Kannada cinema.[1] Satya Harishchandra was the third Indian and the first South Indian film to be digitally coloured.[4] The coloured version, released in April 2008, was a commercial success.
- ^ a b Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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th1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "13th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Sathya Harishchandra comes to life in colour". The Times of India. 24 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2021.