# Aasha Sundari

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{{short description|1960 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Aasha Sundari
| image          = Aasha_Sundari.jpg
| caption        = 
| director       = [Hunsur Krishnamurthy](/source/Hunsur_Krishnamurthy)
| producer       = S. Bhavanarayana
| writer         = S. Bhavanarayana
| starring       = [Rajkumar](/source/Dr._Rajkumar)<br />[Krishnakumari](/source/Krishna_Kumari_(actress))<br />[Harini](/source/Harini_(Kannada_actress))<br /> [Rajasree](/source/Rajasree)
| music          = [Susarla Dakshinamurthi](/source/Susarla_Dakshinamurthi)
| cinematography = H S Venu<br />J. Sathyanarayana
| editing        = V. S. Narayanan
| studio         = Gowri Productions
| released       = {{Film date|1960|9|17|df=y}}
| runtime        = 141 minutes
| country        = India
| language       = Kannada
}}

'''''Aasha Sundari''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಆಶಾಸುಂದರಿ.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 1960 [Kannada](/source/Kannada)-language film, directed by [Hunsur Krishnamurthy](/source/Hunsur_Krishnamurthy) and produced and written by S. Bhavanarayana. The film starred [Krishnakumari](/source/Krishna_Kumari_(actress)) in the title role, besides [Rajkumar](/source/Dr._Rajkumar), [Harini](/source/Harini_(Kannada_actress)) and [M. N. Lakshmi Devi](/source/M._N._Lakshmi_Devi) in other pivotal roles. The film was produced under Gowri Productions. It had musical score composed by [Susarla Dakshinamurthi](/source/Susarla_Dakshinamurthi), with lyrics written by the director himself. [Hunsur Krishnamurthy](/source/Hunsur_Krishnamurthy) shot the movie simultaneously shot in Telugu as '''''Rama Sundari''''' starring [Kantha Rao](/source/Kantha_Rao).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&q=kurubara+lakkanu+elizabeth+raniyu&pg=PA129|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|isbn=9781135943189|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish| last2=Willemen|first2=Paul| date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rajadhyaksha |first=Ashish |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |date=2014 |publisher=Taylor and Francis |isbn=978-1-135-94318-9 |edition=2nd |location=Hoboken}}</ref> Rajkumar played dual role in a small portion of the movie where the second character appears only for few minutes.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvOCRhDUHQQ |title=ಹಿಂದಿ,ತಮಿಳು, ತೆಲುಗಿಗಿಂತ ಕನ್ನಡದ "ಎಮ್ಮೆ ತಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ" ಏಕೆ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ..? {{!}} Naadu Kanda Rajkumar {{!}} Ep 171 |date=2024-02-12 |publisher=Total Kannada Media - ಟೋಟಲ್ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮೀಡಿಯ |access-date=2024-09-02 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

==Plot==
Yaksha Krishna Rao loves Mitravinda and asks her to marry and she is not showing love to him. Mitravinda is Yakshini [Harini](/source/Harini_(Kannada_actress)) comes to Earth and watches princess Hemavathi [Krishnakumari](/source/Krishna_Kumari_(actress)) was dancing in shiva temple. She also dance with her and she is very fond of each other and become best friends. Prince  [Rajkumar](/source/Dr._Rajkumar) is in love with his dream girl and he shows the painting to friend [Narasimharaju](/source/Narasimharaju_(Kannada_actor)). On the other end, to keep their friendship intact girls decided not to marry and become always friends.
Prince will come to her kingdom and see her in garden and he trying to approach her. Yaksha will help Prince to love her and he will go to palace and keep his photo there. After wake up she will see photo which express his love to her and she falls in love. He will put his ring to her finger and she is love with her.
One day Yakshini want to come to palace and Yaksha stops and tell that she is love with prince. She come and see both are in love. She gets angry and tell her their love won't happen. she will curse prince become mad and forgot princess.
After seeing photo in her bedroom her father brings him to palace and punish him ask his army cut his head. Friend will come and stop that and they will go to forest. Her father sent princess to forest as she wants to leave with prince and Yakshini tells that prince is cruel and he makes your kingdom problematic.
Princess will get help from Yaksha to make clear from madness curse given by Yakshini.

==Cast==
Source<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aasha Sundari (1960) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew |url=https://chiloka.com/movie/aasha-sundari-1960 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=chiloka.com}}</ref>
* [Rajkumar](/source/Dr._Rajkumar) as Gunasheela
* [Krishnakumari](/source/Krishna_Kumari_(actress)) as Hema
* [Harini](/source/Harini_(Kannada_actress)) as Mithravinda
* [Narasimharaju](/source/Narasimharaju_(Kannada_actor)) as Maithreya
* [M. N. Lakshmi Devi](/source/M._N._Lakshmi_Devi)
* [Rajasree](/source/Rajasree) as Tribal girl
* [Kantha Rao](/source/Kantha_Rao) as [Manibhadra](/source/Ma%E1%B9%87ibhadra)
* [Rajanala](/source/Rajanala_(actor)) as Kapalabhairava
* Hanumantha Rao
* [Hemalatha](/source/Hemalatha_(Telugu_actress)) as Hema's mother
* Ramachandra Shastry

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [Susarla Dakshinamurthi](/source/Susarla_Dakshinamurthi), with lyrics by [Hunsur Krishnamurthy](/source/Hunsur_Krishnamurthy).<ref>{{cite web |title= Aasha Sundari songs |url= https://www.psusheela.org/kannada/moviesongs.html}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 =  Jaya Jaya Gangadhara
| extra1 = [P. Susheela](/source/P._Susheela)
| lyrics1 = [Hunsur Krishnamurthy](/source/Hunsur_Krishnamurthy)
| length1 = 
| title2 = Oh Sakhi
| extra2 = [S. Janaki](/source/S._Janaki), [S. Varalakshmi](/source/S._Varalakshmi)
| lyrics2 = Hunsur Krishnamurthy
| length2 = 
| title3 = Neela Megha Gaaliyol
| extra3 = [P. B. Sreenivas](/source/P._B._Sreenivas)
| lyrics3 = Hunsur Krishnamurthy
| length3 = 
| title4 = Shrungara Saare
| extra4 = P. B. Sreenivas
| lyrics4 = Hunsur Krishnamurthy
| length4= 
| title5 = Oh Rajakumari
| extra5 = [Ghantasala](/source/Ghantasala_(musician))
| lyrics5 = Hunsur Krishnamurthy
| length5 = 
| title6 = Saagibaa Raja
| extra6 = P. Susheela
| lyrics6 = Hunsur Krishnamurthy
| length6 = 
| title7 = Jo Jo Rajakumara
| extra7 = P. Susheela
| lyrics7 = Hunsur Krishnamurthy
| length7 = 
| title8 = Guttenide Gatti Mathu
| extra8 = S. Janaki
| lyrics8 = Hunsur Krishnamurthy
| length8 = 
| title9 = Chitthava Kenakida
| extra9 = P. Susheela
| lyrics9 = Hunsur Krishnamurthy
| length9 = 
| title10 = Akalanka Neenendu
| extra10 = P. Susheela
| lyrics10 = Hunsur Krishnamurthy
| length10 = 
| title11 = Amruthamaya Ee Sneha
| extra11 = P. Susheela, S. Janaki
| lyrics11 = Hunsur Krishnamurthy
| length11 =
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt0233245|Ashasundari}}

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Category:1960 films
Category:1960 Kannada-language films
Category:1960 Indian films
Category:Indian black-and-white films
Category:Films scored by Susarla Dakshinamurthi
Category:Films directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy

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