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Upasane is a film of genre Drama directed by Puttanna Kanagal with Aarathi

Upasane (1974)

Upasane
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Length 2h29
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Genres Drama,    Musical
Rating73% 3.658173.658173.658173.658173.65817

Upasane (Kannada: ಉಪಾಸನೆ) is a 1974 Kannada Musical drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. The film produced by Rashi brothers, is based on the novel of the same name written by Devaki Murthy. The film majorly had women playing the lead roles comprising Aarathi, Leelavathi, M.N Lakshmi Devi, G. V. Sharadha and Advani Lakshmi Devi. Dr. Govinda Mannur, K. S. Ashwath and Seetharam played the male supporting roles. Actor Seetharam was colloquially named as "Upasane" Seetharam for the rest of his career after the release of this film.

The film dealt with the plight of Sharadha (Aarathi) who intends to pursue her career in classical music. The film went on to win multiple high profile awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 1974-75 including the Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Aarathi, who played the protagonist at her age of 19, won the Filmfare Best Actress award.

Actors

Aarathi

(Sharadha)Leelavathi

(Nagamma)K. S. Ashwath

(Subba Rao)Vajramuni

(Neelakantaiah)Shivaram

(Shankarabharana)Musuri Krishnamurthy

(Saveri Sadashivaiah)
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