Janumada Jodi


Janumada Jodi is a 1996 Indian Kannada film directed by T. S. Nagabharana, based on the Gujarati novel Malela Jeev by Pannalal Patel, starring Shivarajkumar and Shilpa in the lead roles. The movie is mirror to folk Karnataka especially in Mandya region. It is one of the courageous attempts to show the brutality of Indian caste system and blind beliefs in the name of God.

Cast

Popular Malayalam actress Chippy made her Kannada debut with the film. B. C. Gowrishankar picturised the song "Mani Mani" in the sunset for nine days as the sunset lasts for only a few minutes. Stage actor Mandya Ramesh made his acting debut with this film.
Praising Parvathamma's finance management skills, Nagabharana had revealed that she had hired two production managers who used to give the estimated expense of each of the scenes conceived by him. She would add additional 20% on that and would ask the technicians whether it would be sufficient. Once the budget was agreed upon, she would see that it was never overshot.

Release

The film was released on 15 November 1996 to highly positive reviews.
The film had a theatrical run of more than 365 days in maximum centres across Hubbali, Belgavi and Bijapur. Janumada Jodi holds the record for silver jubilee run in maximum number of film halls in Bengaluru.

Awards

[44th [Filmfare Awards South]]

The film became a subject for study in the humanities by an American University.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by V. Manohar. The songs including "Ivan Yaar Magano", "Janumada Jodi" and "Mani Mani" were well received.