Edakallu Guddada Mele

Edakallu Guddada Mele is a 1973 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. It is based on the novel of same name by Bharathi Suta which was an adaptation of the English novel Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence. and starring Jayanthi, Aarathi, Ranga, Chandrashekar, Shivaram.

The film received 'A' certificate by the CBFC. The DVD was released with U certificate with some cuts required for recertification. However, a part of the deleted scenes created a furore when they resurfaced online in 2021. The movie was dubbed in Hindi as Prem Aur Vaasna.

Theme
The movie dealt with the taboo subject of sexual desires of a woman whose needs were not met by her impotent husband.

Cast

 * Jayanthi as Madhavi, the captain's wife
 * Aarathi as Devaki, Madhavi's younger sister
 * Ranga as Captain Kumar, an ex-soldier
 * Chandrashekar as Nanjunda, captain's neighbor.
 * Shivaram as Nanjunda's uncle

Soundtrack
M. Ranga Rao composed the music for the soundtrack and the background score for the film. The lyrics for the soundtrack was penned by Vijaya Narasimha, R. N. Jayagopal, M. Narendra babu and K. Prabhakar Shastry. The soundtrack album consists of eight tracks.