Gandu Bherunda

Gandubherunda
Directed byRajendra Singh Babu
Screenplay byRajendra Singh Babu
Story byH. V. Subba Rao
Based onMackenna's Gold
by J. Lee Thompson
Produced byH. N. Muddu Krishna
StarringSrinath
Ambareesh
Shankar Nag
Lakshmi
Jayamala
CinematographyP. S. Prakash
Edited byK. Balu
Music bySatyam
Production
company
Anjanadri Pictures
Distributed byParijatha
Venkateshwara Pictures
Release date
  • 30 March 1984 (30 March 1984)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Gandubherunda (transl. Dual headed bird)[1] is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language adventure drama film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu, featuring an ensemble cast and inspired by the 1969 American film Mackenna's Gold.[2][3][4] The plot involves an epigraphist and a geologist on a hunt for an ancient treasure in an island "Hasta Dweepa" (Palm Island), from the then 700-year-old Bherunda kingdom. The film is said to be ahead of its time of release and is considered "technically brilliant". However, it failed to perform commercially at the time.[3] The 1987 Hindi film Khazana was partially based on this film. This was the first combination of Srinath, Ambareesh and Shankar Nag.

  1. ^ "Gandaberunda: Flights Of The Two-Headed Bird". Deccan Herald. 23 November 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/rajendra-singh-babu-i-gave-kannada-many-firsts-859608.html#google_vignette
  3. ^ a b "This diamond is forever". The Hindu. 20 January 2006. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 217. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.