Amrutha Ghalige

Amrutha Ghalige is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on the  novel Avadaana, by Dodderi Venkatagiri Rao. The film stars Ramakrishna, Padma Vasanthi and Sridhar.

Plot
This movie deals with the cause and consequences of teenage pregnancy. The heroine (Padmavasanthi), hailing from a poor background, falls in love with an affluent young man (Ramakrishna). The young man impregnates her and leaves her in the lurch. The heroine's classmate (Sridhar) comes forward to marry her and give an identity to the child. Unfortunately, the classmate dies due to illness soon after. The young man comes back and unexpectedly meets his son. The classmate writes a letter that he had considered the heroine as his sister, and she was as pure as river Ganges. Finally the young man accepts the heroine. This movie has very good songs and great lyrics.

Cast

 * Ramakrishna as Manohar [Manu]
 * Padma Vasanthi as Renuka (Renu)
 * Sridhar as Madhu
 * Jyoti as Manu's Sister
 * Kalpanarani as Savitri (Madhu's Sister)
 * Umashree
 * B. K. Shankar as Halappa (shopkeeper)

Production
Sridhar was studying engineering when he was approached to act in this film. He asked Puttanna Kanagal for a week to make his decision.

Soundtrack
All songs are composed by Vijaya Bhaskar, with lyrics written by Vijaya Narasimha. B. R. Chaya made her Kannada debut with this film and her rendition of "Hindustanavu Endu" became famous.

Awards

 * Karnataka State Film Awards 1983–84
 * Best Screenplay – Puttanna Kanagal
 * Best Cinematographer – B. S. Basavaraj
 * Best Editor – V. P. Krishna