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Sanaadi Appanna

Aug 19, 1977 · 2h 50m
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Based on a novel of same name by K Puranik, which is loosely based on real life events of Appanna, a rural shehnai artist from Karnataka. Appanna, falls in love with a dancer, Basanti. But when Basanti dies, things changes a lot for Appanna.

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CAST

Dr. Rajkumar
Appanna
Jaya Prada
Basanthi
Ashok
Hanumanthu or Rao (Appanna's Son)
T. N. Balakrishna
Apashruthi Ayyanna
Thoogudeepa Srinivas
Shivaraya
Honnavalli Krishna
Apashruthi Ayyanna's son
Puneeth Rajkumar
Young Hanumanthu
Bhatti Mahadevappa
Directed by Vijay Reddy

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Status
Released
Original language
KN
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Anandalakshmi Enterprises
Country
IN

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