Not to be confused with Sati Sulochana, 1961 Telugu film, starring N. T. Rama Rao.
Sati Sulochana is a 1934 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Y. V. Rao. The film was released on 3 March 1934 and is the first talkie film in Kannada language.[1][2][3] It is also the first film to be screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom.[4]
It is a lost film.[5] Though initially it was believed that the movie had 18 songs, a gramophone record jacket found in private archives showed that the movie had as many as 30 songs belying the notion that the first four Kannada talkie movies had no recorded sound tracks.[6]
Sati Sulochana is based on the character Sulochana from the Ramayana. She is the wife of Indrajit and the daughter-in-law of Ravana, the demon-king in Ramayana. The film tries to portray the goings-on of the war between the Hindu god Rama and Ravana as seen from the point of view of Sulochana. Ravana abducts Rama's wife Sita to his kingdom of Lanka, drawing Rama into a war. In the course of the war, Rama's brother Lakshmana is knocked unconscious by an arrow from Indrajit and is revived by a medicinal herb called Sanjeevani. The revived Lakshmana kills Indrajit and makes Sulochana a widow. Ravana's defeat by Lord Rama and the killing of Indrajit is viewed through the eyes of Sulochana. Unable to bear the pain of husband's death, Sulochana commits sati sacrifice.
The producer of the film was a Marwari businessman from Bangalore (a native of Ahore, Jalore District of Rajasthan) named Shah Chamanlal Doongaji,[4] who started a film production company in Bangalore called South India Movietone in 1932. He decided to make a mythological movie called Sati Sulochana involving characters from the Ramayana like Ravana, Ravana's son Indrajit, Ravana's wife Mandodari and Indrajit's wife Sulochana. He engaged Yaragudipati Varada Rao to direct the film as well as play a character of Lakshmana, Bellave Narahari Shastri to write the screenplay, dialogues and lyrics. Nagendra Rao, who had previous exposure to films, was selected to play the role of Ravana and was given an additional role of production management.[4] M. V. Subbaiah Naidu was selected to play the lead role of Indrajit and two ladies; Lakshmi Bai and Tripuramba were selected to play the roles of Mandodari and Sulochana respectively.
Production
Sachin Nayaka chose to shoot the film at Chatrapathi Studio in Kolhapur. The production was started in December 1933 and took 2 months to complete. Shooting was entirely done in natural sunlight and by man-made reflectors. The camera assistants carried mirrors on their shoulders to project light onto the set to provide back lighting. They had to keep moving mirrors in alignement with the moving sun. The sets were not having ceiling but they were covered with white cloth. Also, there was no glycerine at that time. Some water drops were sprayed near to the eyes of actress to pass them off as tears.[7] The total amount spent for production was ₹40,000. The film involved shooting a war scene and this was done using 2 cameras.[8] The film was released on 3 March 1934 at Paramount cinema theatre (later called as Parimala talkies) near the City Market of Bangalore. The length of the film was 173 minutes.[9] Being the first Kannada talkie film, it ran house-full at Bangalore for six weeks.
Soundtrack
All lyrics are written by Bellave Narahari Shastri.
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Not to be confused with Sati Sulochana 1961 Telugu film starring N T Rama Rao Sati Sulochana is a 1934 Indian Kannada language film directed by Y V Rao The film was released on 3 March 1934 and is the first talkie film in Kannada language 1 2 3 It is also the first film to be screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom 4 Sati SulochanaDirected byYaragudipati Varada RaoScreenplay byBellave Narahari ShastriBased onRamayanaby ValmikiProduced byChamanlal Doongaji Shah Bhurmal ChamanlaljiStarringSubbaiah Naidu Tripuramba R Nagendra Rao D A Murthy Rao Y V Rao C T SheshachalamMusic byR Nagendra Rao H R Padmanabha SastryProductioncompanyPrabhat StudioRelease date3 March 1934Running time173 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageKannadaIt is a lost film 5 Though initially it was believed that the movie had 18 songs a gramophone record jacket found in private archives showed that the movie had as many as 30 songs belying the notion that the first four Kannada talkie movies had no recorded sound tracks 6 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Background 4 Production 5 Soundtrack 6 See also 7 Notes 8 External linksPlot EditSati Sulochana is based on the character Sulochana from the Ramayana She is the wife of Indrajit and the daughter in law of Ravana the demon king in Ramayana The film tries to portray the goings on of the war between the Hindu god Rama and Ravana as seen from the point of view of Sulochana Ravana abducts Rama s wife Sita to his kingdom of Lanka drawing Rama into a war In the course of the war Rama s brother Lakshmana is knocked unconscious by an arrow from Indrajit and is revived by a medicinal herb called Sanjeevani The revived Lakshmana kills Indrajit and makes Sulochana a widow Ravana s defeat by Lord Rama and the killing of Indrajit is viewed through the eyes of Sulochana Unable to bear the pain of husband s death Sulochana commits sati sacrifice Cast EditSubbaiah Naidu as Indrajit Tripuramba as Sulochana R Nagendra Rao as Ravana Lakshmi Bai as Mandodari Y V Rao as Lakshmana C V Seshachalam as Narada D A Murthy Rao as Rama S K Padmadevi as Sakhi IndubalaBackground EditThe producer of the film was a Marwari businessman from Bangalore a native of Ahore Jalore District of Rajasthan named Shah Chamanlal Doongaji 4 who started a film production company in Bangalore called South India Movietone in 1932 He decided to make a mythological movie called Sati Sulochana involving characters from the Ramayana like Ravana Ravana s son Indrajit Ravana s wife Mandodari and Indrajit s wife Sulochana He engaged Yaragudipati Varada Rao to direct the film as well as play a character of Lakshmana Bellave Narahari Shastri to write the screenplay dialogues and lyrics Nagendra Rao who had previous exposure to films was selected to play the role of Ravana and was given an additional role of production management 4 M V Subbaiah Naidu was selected to play the lead role of Indrajit and two ladies Lakshmi Bai and Tripuramba were selected to play the roles of Mandodari and Sulochana respectively Production EditSachin Nayaka chose to shoot the film at Chatrapathi Studio in Kolhapur The production was started in December 1933 and took 2 months to complete Shooting was entirely done in natural sunlight and by man made reflectors The camera assistants carried mirrors on their shoulders to project light onto the set to provide back lighting They had to keep moving mirrors in alignement with the moving sun The sets were not having ceiling but they were covered with white cloth Also there was no glycerine at that time Some water drops were sprayed near to the eyes of actress to pass them off as tears 7 The total amount spent for production was 40 000 The film involved shooting a war scene and this was done using 2 cameras 8 The film was released on 3 March 1934 at Paramount cinema theatre later called as Parimala talkies near the City Market of Bangalore The length of the film was 173 minutes 9 Being the first Kannada talkie film it ran house full at Bangalore for six weeks Soundtrack EditAll lyrics are written by Bellave Narahari Shastri Track listNo TitleMusicSinger s Length1 Deva Gurugalemage R Nagendra RaoR Nagendra Rao 2 Bhale Bhale Parvathi H R Padmanabha ShastryLakshmi Bai See also EditList of Kannada films Kannada cinemaNotes Edit Dr Raj s impact on Kannada cinema Rediff com First film to talk in Kannada The Hindu Chennai India 31 December 2004 Archived from the original on 10 April 2005 A revolutionary filmmaker The Hindu Chennai India 22 August 2003 Archived from the original on 17 January 2004 a b c First film to talk in Kannada The Hindu Chennai India 31 December 2004 Archived from the original on 4 January 2005 Retrieved 21 April 2007 Sinha Sayoni 26 August 2017 Mending the moving image South India s cinematic heritage has seen huge loss The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 27 September 2017 Khajane Muralidhara 3 March 2019 An attempt to retell history of Kannada s first talkie The Hindu The Hindu Entertainment Cinema First film to talk in Kannada The Hindu 31 December 2004 Archived from the original on 19 October 2015 Retrieved 7 September 2018 Philatelic show to mark 78th anniversary of Sati Sulochana The Hindu 25 February 2012 Retrieved 5 October 2013 History Sati Sulochana First Kannada movie released Chitraloka Retrieved 5 October 2013 1 External links EditSati Sulochana at IMDb Everything you need to know about the Kannada s first talkie movie Updated June 17th 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sati Sulochana amp oldid 1118520674, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
