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title: 'Bedara Kannappa (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'H. L. N. Simha'
released: '1954-01-01'
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bedara-kannappa-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273458/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bedara Kannappa (1954)

1954 · History · India


## Synopsis

Bedara Kannappa is a 1954 Indian Kannada-language Hindu mythological film directed by H. L. N. Simha and written by G. V. Iyer. The film stars Rajkumar playing the title character along with Pandari Bai, Kushala Kumari, G. V. Iyer, Sandhya and Narasimharaju in other prominent roles. The film is an adaptation of the stage play Kaalahasti Charitre written by T. N. Balakrishna for the Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company, which was based on the folk tale of the hunter Kannappa who proves his extreme devotion to the Hindu God Shiva by gouging out both his eyes.

## Credits

- **Director:** [H. L. N. Simha](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-l-n-simha)
- **Screenplay:** [G. V. Iyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/g-v-iyer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [R. Sudarsanam](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-sudarsanam)
- **Producer:** [Gubbi Veeranna](https://cinepixo.com/people/gubbi-veeranna)

## Cast

- [Narasimharaju](https://cinepixo.com/people/narasimharaju-2)
- [Pandari Bai](https://cinepixo.com/people/pandari-bai)

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