In 1954, the film Jaladurga which was produced and directed by Kemparaja Urs, was based on the French adventure novel Count of Monte Cristo. The same year, B Vittalacharya independently produced Kanyadana under the banner Vittal Productions. Hunasur Krishnamurthy scored the music for the film under the name Gautham. He also sang a song for this film.
Pa Gundurao was introduced as a film writer with the film Muttidella Chinna. Popular humour writer Nadiger Krishna Rao wrote the dialogues for the film Natashekara in which Kalyan Kumar played the lead role. HL Narayana Rao wrote the dialogues and songs along with Hunasur Krishnamurthy for the film Rajalakshmi. Rao was the father of later superstar of Kannada film industry Vishnuvardhan.
Also See
History 27 - Landmark Film Bedara Kannappa
History 26 - R Nagendra Rao Turns Independent Producer
History 25 - Rajkumar's First Film
History 22 - Bharathi Actor Sampath
History 21 - Birth of Mahatma Pictures
History 20 - Mallikarjuna Masnsur's Contribution to Kannada Films
History 19 - Gubbi Veeranna Continued To Be a Pioneer
History 18 - MV Rajamma - First Kannada Women Producer
History 17 - Vani Producer Ambi Grand Father Pitilu Chowdaiah
History 16 - Satya Harischandra 100 Days in Dharwad
History 15 - Jeevana Nataka - Gubbi Veeranna Independent Producer
History 14 - Vasanthasena Film Based on Sanskrit Play
History 13 - Subhadra Director C Pullaiah
History 12 - Rajasuyayaga Movie Shot In Karnataka
History 11 - Chiranjeevi Released in Majestic Theatre
History 10 - Samsara Nauka First Produced In Partnership
History 9 - Bhakta Dhruva Produced By Kannadigas
History 8 - Sati Sulochana - First Kannada Movie Released
History 7 - Surya Film Studio Ruled The Industry
History 6 - Silent Movie Venues was Bangalore and Mysore
History 5 - Silent Films Started In Karnataka
History 4 - First Film Theater In Bangalore
History 3 - First Feature Film in India
History 2 - World To Miracle Of Cinema
