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Ranganayaki

  • 19811981
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 3h 16m
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8.3/10
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Ranganayaki (1981)
Drama
Life of theater artistes. The Oedipus complex. The tragic life of a quintessential movie heroine. These are some of the themes handled by ace director Puttanna Kanagal with his characteristi... Read allLife of theater artistes. The Oedipus complex. The tragic life of a quintessential movie heroine. These are some of the themes handled by ace director Puttanna Kanagal with his characteristic finesse in Ranganayaki.Life of theater artistes. The Oedipus complex. The tragic life of a quintessential movie heroine. These are some of the themes handled by ace director Puttanna Kanagal with his characteristic finesse in Ranganayaki.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
159
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    • S.R. Puttana Kanagal
    • Ashwattha(story)
    • S.R. Puttana Kanagal(screenplay)
    • Yoganarasimha(screenplay, dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Arathi
    • Ashok
    • Ambarish
    • S.R. Puttana Kanagal
    • Ashwattha(story)
    • S.R. Puttana Kanagal(screenplay)
    • Yoganarasimha(screenplay, dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Arathi
    • Ashok
    • Ambarish
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    Ashok
    Ashok
    • Nagaraj Shetty
    Ambarish
    Ambarish
    • Ramanna
    Raajanand
    • Shyamanna
    Ramakrishna
    Ramakrishna
    • Shekhar
    Chandrahasa Alva
    Sadashiv Brahmavar
    • Krishnappa
    Dinesh
    • Venkataramana Shetty
    Gangadhar
    • Seth
    Lalithamma
    A.S. Murthy
    Pranava Murthy
    Shringar Nagaraj
    • Stage actor
    Kunigal Ramanath
    B.K. Shankar
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      • S.R. Puttana Kanagal
      • Ashwattha(story)
      • S.R. Puttana Kanagal(screenplay)
      • Yoganarasimha(screenplay, dialogue)
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      Arathi fell in love with her costar Ashok during the filming of Ranganayaki and separated from director Puttanna Kangal, with whom she had been in a 10-year relationship.

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    Puttanna Kanagal masterpiece!
    One of my favorite movies. A Puttanna Kanagal masterpiece. Excellent acting by all Aarathi, Ambarish, Rajanand and Ashok. Its a pity the movie rating is so low.
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