Ondu Premada Kathe

1977 Indian film

2 September 1977 (1977-09-02)

CountryIndiaLanguageKannada

Ondu Premada Kathe (transl. A story of love) is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written by B. R. Lakshman Rao and directed by S. M. Joe Simon.^[1] This film is the first South Indian black and white CinemaScope.^[2] It stars L. V. Sharada Rao, Maanu and Ashok in the lead roles. Rao plays Lakshmi, the headmistress of a village school; Maanu as her husband and teacher; and Ashok as Chandrashekhar Rao, an acquaintance of Lakshmi. Rajinikanth as the chairman of the village panchayat, and Ashalatha as Margaret, a student in the school, feature in supporting roles.

Cast

L. V. Sharada Rao as Lakshmi
Ashalatha as Margaret
Prema Karanth
Juvalen
Yashoda
Ashok as Chandrashekhar Rao
Rajinikanth as chairman of the village panchayat^[3]
Katte Ramachandra
Raju
Venkataram
Maanu as Kamalesh Nayar (credited as Manappa)
Puttegowda (credited as Master Puttegowda) as student

References

^ "Ondu Premada Kathe". Chiloka.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^ "Rajinikanth's Kannada movies one must watch on his birthday, today". The Times of India. 12 December 2020.
^ Ramachandran 2014, chpt. Filmography.