Singaporenalli Raja Kulla

Singaporenalli Raja Kulla
Film poster
Directed byC. V. Rajendran
Written byChi. Udayashankar (dialogues)
Screenplay byM. D. Sundar
Story byM. D. Sundar
Produced byDwarakish
Starring
CinematographyD. V. Rajaram
Edited byYadav Victor
Music byRajan–Nagendra
Production
company
Dwarakish Chithra
Distributed by
  • Eshwari Pictures
  • Srinivasa Pictures
  • Khadri Enterprises
Release date
  • 23 December 1978 (1978-12-23)
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Singaporenalli Raja Kulla (transl. Raja and Kulla in Singapore) is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Vishnuvardhan and Dwarkish, alongside Manjula, Felina, Lokanath, Uma Shivakumar, Shakti Prasad and Thoogudeepa Srinivas. The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra, while cinematography and editing were handled by D. V. Rajaram and Yadav Victor.

Set and shot in Singapore, Singaporenalli Raja Kulla was the first Kannada film to be shot outside India in a country, which is not a neighbouring nation. It is also the second Kannada film to be shot outside India after Operation Diamond Racket (which was shot in Nepal and released four months before this film). However, it was widely credited for having started the trend of shooting abroad.[1][2][3][4]

Singaporenalli Raja Kulla was the first Kannada film to run over 200 days in the Belgavi region. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Sweet Singapore.[5]

  1. ^ "Dwarakish is the first producer to shoot a film abroad". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ^ "ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದ ಮೊದಲುಗಳು". ಹೊನಲು. 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Did you know 'Singaporenalli Raja Kulla' was the first Kannada film to be shot in a foreign country?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Eight Indian films shot at foreign locations". 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Kalki magazine 1979-09-09". 9 September 1979.