Some More facts About Swades from Chigurida kanasu - ondu KaLLatanada kathe

[Suresh Holeyachi]

One of my friend sent some more facts about
*** Swades from Chigurida kanasu - ondu KaLLatanada kathe***



Swades from Chigurida kanasu - ondu KaLLatanada kathe

How an internationally acclaimed, "academy award nominated" director
lifts
ideas/themes and even sequences from a Kannada film Chigurida Kanasu
(Directed by TS Nagabharana)


which is based on Jnanpeeth awardee, our legendary writer K Shivaram
Karanth's Novel (Marali Mannige).

Writing credits nalli "K Shivarama Karantha" ra hesarilla.. no
acknowledgement, thanks whatsoever to
the original kannada movie crew?how on earth can ashutosh take
story/screenplay
credits when K Shivaramkaranth and Nagabharana deserve it..but no
media
cares a damn for it...

Here are the facts to support the argument!!

The whole idea of Returning to the roots..the key role of
Kaveriamma..
(chigurida kanasu nalli
exact similar role by hero's ajji).

3 songs and their situations
(a)
"aaha enidenidenu"
Shivarajkumar (Udit narayan) exploring his country-side
singing/dancing..
yun hi chala chala raahi
Shahrukh khan(udit narayan) again exploring the same country side
singing
and dancing.

(b)
Bandhuve O bandhuve.. yaavudo ee seLetha.. (Dr. Raj calls the hero
to trace
his roots)
Yo jo des hai tera (AR Rahman calls the hero in swades to trace his
native)

(c)
Hero singing/dancing "aa aa ee u uu ooo kaliyONa" with kids trying
to bring
them to school with the heroine
who is a teacher in chigurida kanasu. ditto ditto ditto in swades..
swalpa
change irli anta
"yeh taara woh taara" antidhe....

And above all the whole idea of the hydroelectric project/turbines
to bring
electricity to the village..
situations straight lifted from chigurida kanasu..

the NASA part of the story in swades (a very very small percentage
of the
movie) na original idea mele
wrap maadbittu.. ee reeti Topi haakidaare.. naavella
haakiskobekaaddhe.

yeah the BIG english papers that go abt criticizing every kannada
movie..
when its the other way round
enenu care maadolla..





Regards


Hemmeya Kannadigaru


--
Suresh Holeyachi
L&T Emsys
Mysore