Sodari () is a 1955 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Pandari Bai, Narasimha Raju and Rajkumar. The music for the film was jointly composed by Padmanabha Shasthri and G. K. Venkatesh.
The story of the film is based on the life of Hemavati, the pious wife of King Kailasanatha. She faces numerous hardships along with her children when Kailasanatha loses his kingdom due to a drought. The actress M. Jayashree plays a negative role of Chanchaladevi, a cunning relative of Hemavati. The movie is based on GV Iyer's stage play Anna Thangi which was based on the popular legend of Nalla Thangaal whose story had earlier been adapted in Malayalam in 1950 as Nalla Thanka and later in Tamil as Nalla Thangal (1955).
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Cast
Pandari Bai as Hemavati
M. Jayashree as Chanchaladevi
Indira Acharya as Chandrika
Lakshmidevi as Geeta
Rajkumar as Kailasanatha
Raghavendra Rao
G. V. Iyer as Sarvaantaryami
Narasimharaju as Madana
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Padmanabha Shasthri, with lyrics penned by Hunsur Krishnamurthy.