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Directed by | B. V. Karanth Girish Karnad |
Written by | S. L. Bhyrappa |
Screenplay by | Girish Karnad B V Karanth |
Based on | Vamsha Vriksha by S. L. Bhyrappa |
Produced by | G.V Iyer |
Starring | Venkata Rao Talegiri B. V. Karanth L. V. Sharada Girish Karnad Chandrashekhar Uma Shivakumar G. V. Iyer Vishnuvardhan |
Cinematography | U. M. N. Sharief |
Edited by | Aruna Vikas |
Music by | Bhaskar Chandavarkar |
Production company | Ananthalakshmi Films |
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Running time | 166 minutes[2] |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Vamsha Vriksha (ⓘ transl. The genealogy tree), is a 1971 Indian Kannada-language film directed by B. V. Karanth and Girish Karnad, based on S. L. Bhyrappa's novel of the same name. The film won the National Film Award for Best Direction.[3] It also won three Filmfare Awards in 1972.
This film marked the film debut of actor Vishnuvardhan[4] and actress Uma Shivakumar.[5] The film was later remade into Telugu in 1980 as Vamsa Vruksham starring Anil Kapoor in his debut in a lead role.[6] The movie was reported to have run for a record 200 days (morning shows) at States, a single screen theatre in Bengaluru.[7]