Belli Moda (1966)

The movie examines the tumults in the lives of the people residing in the Belli Moda estate. Indira is the heiress of her father's estate, named Belli Moda. A young man, Mohan, is engaged to her and is desirous of owning the Belli Moda, once Indira's father passes away. Mohan returns from the US, only to discover that his fiancee's mother has died in labor, leaving behind a son - the new inheritor of Belli Moda. This shatters Mohan's dreams of the estate and he bitterly refuses to marry Indira. One day, Mohan meets with a car accident and is severely injured. He is nursed by Indira, and presently, Mohan falls truly in love with her and proposes for marriage. However, this time, Indira refuses to marry him and breaks his heart, for he only cared about her money.

Date of release
1966-01-01
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
2h 43m
Genres
Drama
Director
S.R. Puttanna Kanagal

Casting

Interesting facts

Belli Moda is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal in his directorial debut. It was based on the novel of same name by Triveni. Kanagal remade the film in Malayalam as Swapnabhoomi (1967) and in Telugu as Palamanasulu (1968).

Production

Belli Moda marked the directorial debut of Puttanna Kanagal and was based on novel of same name by Triveni. This was the first Kannada movie to be shot completely outdoors. The film was shot in Thippanahalli estate, Chikkamagaluru. Ashwath Narayan started his career as still photographer with this film.

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