| Vamsha Vriksha | |
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| Directed by | B. V. Karanth Girish Karnad |
| Written by | S. L. Bhyrappa |
| Screenplay by | Girish Karnad B V Karanth |
| Based on | Vamsha Vriksha by S. L. Bhyrappa |
| Produced by | G.V Iyer |
| Starring | Venkata Rao Talegiri B. V. Karanth L. V. Sharada Girish Karnad Chandrashekhar Uma Shivakumar G. V. Iyer Vishnuvardhan |
| Cinematography | U. M. N. Sharief |
| Edited by | Aruna Vikas |
| Music by | Bhaskar Chandavarkar |
Production company | Ananthalakshmi Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 166 minutes[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Vamsha Vriksha (The genealogy tree), is a 1971 Indian Kannada-language film directed by B. V. Karanth and Girish Karnad, based on S. L. Bhyrappa's novel of the same name. The film won the National Film Award for Best Direction.[3] It also won three Filmfare Awards in 1972.
This film marked the film debut of actor Vishnuvardhan[4] and actress Uma Shivakumar.[5] The film was later remade into Telugu in 1980 as Vamsa Vruksham starring Anil Kapoor in his debut in a lead role.[6]
- ^ "Vamsha Vriksha (1971)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "The Family Tree (1971)". Mubi. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ Shampa Banerjee, Anil Srivastava (1988), p65
- ^ "Born winner". Frontline. January 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ Yap, Desmond (26 June 2013). "Actor Uma Shivakumar passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "బాపు 'వంశవృక్షం'కు 40 ఏళ్ళు" [40 years for Bapu's Vamsa Vruksham]. Andhra Jyothy (in Telugu). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2022.