Eradu Kanasu

<p>Ramachandra “Ramu” is a at a college in , who is married to Gowri, the daughter of a for his mother’s wishes, but is brooding over his past relationship with his cousin/love interest Lalitha, when her father refused to let Ramu marry Lalitha, due to some internal disputes. After their marriage, Ramu doesn’t behave properly with Gowri, who remains devoted to Ramu and is yearning for husband’s love from Ramu. Ramu’s parents observe his behaviour and leave for a , thinking that their absence might unite them. Gowri ask about Ramu negligent behaviour towards her, but to no avail. When Ramu visits his lecturer friend, he learns that his friend is happily married to Lalitha and has a child, where he realize his mistake of neglecting Gowri and heads to meet her at a temple. When Ramu meets Gouri (who is overjoyed), the former meets with an accident. Ramu admits her to an hospital, where she is shown terminally wounded. It leaves the viewer in a question that the women in Ramu’s life were just two dreams ? (Eradu Kanasu) is based on the novel of the same name by . The song “Endendu Ninnanu Marethu” was shot at Gajanur dam in Shivamoga district. Though is based on a novel, Muralidhara Khajane of mentioned that the plot was similar to ‘s . The music was composed by with lyrics penned by . The album consists of six tracks. All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs. The song was remixed by Mano Murthy in (2015). The tune of the song was used in the 1992 Hindi movie as . The same song was also recreated in starring Shivarajkumar. S. Janaki Kalpana In a 2015 review of the film, a critic from gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 and wrote that “The film was a blockbuster hit and a must watch”. At the 1973–74 , the film won the award for ( ). The film is considered as one of the greatest romantic films in Kannada noted for the strong performances of lead actors Rajkumar and Kalpana. The film’s title inspired a 2017 film of starring Vijay Raghavendra.</p>