Abinaya Saraswathi B.Sarojadevi Movies

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[tscii]Erica and thimuru , their commentst is not acceptable

Erica in another thread said she didnt see many old films then how can he justifies about our great actress Sarojadevi

Here i am again mention Sarojadevi is the best actress in south cinema,
So doctorate for her is 1oo% correct
she act more films in Taml but in Kannad cineema her many performance are remarkable
for example
Ktitoor ranee chennama (Historically mistone in kannada cinema)
Amarasilpi jakkana (also historically mile stone)

Both films whole films goes around heroine(sarojadevi) character
most of the tamil films she act are entertainment films
but in kannada her roles all are based on acting talent in many faces
small girl loving wije middleage mother great dancer great worrior etc.
So in the view of Bangalore University she is eligiable for thew honour for doctorate
So dont argue about her doctorate

She already got many honoured from various sources

Padma Sri award in 1969
Abhinandana -Kanchana Maala’ award in 1980
Karnataka Government’s Rajyothsav award in 1989
Padma Bhushan in 1992
Filmfare award for All-round Achievement
Tamilnadu Government’s MGR award
Cinema Express award in 1997
NTR award in 2001
Dinakaran award for All-round Achievement in 2003

She is the only actress got so many awards in south cinema

Kittur chennamma and Sarojadevi
(from Kannada sources)

B R Panthulu directed KITTUR CHENNAMMA under his Padmini pictures banner. The film made in black and white and was released in 1961. It starred B Sarojadevi, Dr Raj Kumar, M V Rajamma, Rajashankar, Leelavathi, Balakrishna, Narasimharaju, Ashwath etc. Music was by T G Lingappa and lyrics by G V Iyer.
The story was about the life and times of the Rani of Kittur- Chennamma, her struggle against the British rule in India. The film starts with the daring escape of Mallasarja the Desai of Kittur (Raj Kumar) from Tippu Sultan’s prison. One day whilst hunting he meets Chennamma (Sarojadevi) the daughter of a local chieftain and is very impressed by her beauty, valor and marries her. Mallasarja’s first wife Rudramma (M V Rajamma) openly welcomes Chennamma into the Desai household. Chennamma trains Rudramma’s only son and heir to the kittur throne (Rajashankar) to be a brave and valiant warrior. The untimely death of Mallasarja due to poor health whilst he is captive (by deceit) under his enemies angers Rajashankar. He decides to sign a treaty with the British seeking their help to avenge his father’s death inspite of opposition from his guardian Chennamma.
Ill- health bogs the young king and he dies prematurely leaving his only son- a small boy as the only heir to the Kittur throne. Chennamma stands as the guardian to the new king and rules the state with an iron hand. The British do not recognize the new king according to their Doctrine of Lapse (History students correct me if I am wrong) and decide to annexe Kittur. Chennamma fights a fierce battle against General Thackery and wins the initial rounds of the battle. However her own cheiftans betray her and mix mud with cow dung to her ammunitions resulting in the defeat and fall of kittur. Chennamma is captured and remains a prisoner with the British till her death at Bailuhongala fort.
Though the film was made in black and white it was brilliantly done with utmost care given to even minor details. Panthulu’s direction was great. The war scenes were spectacular given the fact that the film was made in the late 50’s when technology was at its poorest in the kannada industry. Every character was very well sketched. Panthulu never faltered in his narration and kept the viewer’s interest in this rather lengthy film.
G V Iyer’s lyrics were fantastic. T G Lingappa scored an excellent music. The songs from the film are famous even today and include- Nayanadalli dore iralu, Thanukaragadavaralli pushpava, Alakke hoovilla, Tayideviyanu kanne hambalisi etc. Especially worth mentioning is Akkamahadevi’s Thanukaragadavaralli pushpava nolleyayya neenu sung fantastically by P Susheela and Tayideviyanu kane hambalisi by the famous singer of those times- P Kalinga Rao.
Undoubtedly the film’s highlight was a sterling performance by Sarojadevi as Rani Chennamma, which is remembered even to this day. Sarojadevi gave a brilliant potrayal of the queen of Kittur going through different phases- as a young girl, the devout wife, the caring foster mother, the queen and the valiant warrior who stands up single- handedly against the might of the British empire. Her diction of lengthy dialogues was fantastic (present day actresses who struggle to say a few words in kannada, are you listening?). The most memorable sequence is however when General Thackerey comes to Chennamma to ask for “kappa kanike”. Sarojadevi’s performance in this scene and her dialogues are popular even today- “Nimageke kodabeku kappa? Neevenu nammavarondige uthira, bithira, nati nettira, danidavarige ammali kayisi kottira……”.Raj Kumar though did a small role gave an impressive performance. All others in the film including Rajamma, Rajashankar, Balakrishna, Narasimha Raju, Ramadevi, Dikki Madahava Rao etc gave good support.
Kittur Chennamma was a huge commercial success and brought a lot of accolades for Panthulu and Saroja Devi. It won the national award- President’s medal. One person who was particularly very impressed with the film and Saroja Devi’s performance was
Dr. S Radhakrishnan, the former vice- president of India. Sarojadevi at a very early stage in her career got the Padmashree.Kittur Chennamma remains as one of the best historical movies to have come on Indian screen but unfortunately most people from today’s generation are unaware about the film. Certainly for those who think that there is not much in kannada films, they should see this film to know how well the film was made even in the 50’s era when the kannada film industry had just started to stand upto the competition from its neighbouring states. A classic worth buying for a collectors library.


Highly Professional person recommended her acting talent
So there is no poin of arugue about her honoured Doctorate

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