| Simhada Mari Sainya | |
|---|---|
 Film VCD cover | |
| Directed by | Rajendra Singh Babu |
| Written by | Harish Vinayak Subba Rao |
| Produced by | Nathan Robinson Somashankar Thomas Suryaraj Nagaprakash |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Prathap Singh Prakash |
| Edited by | Karthik Balu |
| Music by | Satyam |
Production company | S. R. S. Productions |
| Distributed by | Varuna Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Simhada Mari Sainya is a 1981 Indian Kannada language children's film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu.[1] It stars Arjun Sarja (credited as Master Arjun Sarja), Amrish Puri, Baby Indira, Baby Rekha and an ensemble of other child actors. It won two awards at the 1981–82 Karnataka State Film Awards — Best Editor (K. Balu) and Best Female Child Actor (Baby Rekha). The film is notable for a scene that involves Arjun Sarja clinging onto a helicopter hovering at a height of 500 feet above the ground.[2][3] The movie was dubbed in Hindi as Aaj Ke Sholey[4] by Jaya Bachchan and earned ₹3 crores and was selected for the Paris and Moscow International Film Festivals.[5]
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