Jagajyothi Basveshwara

Jagajyothi Basveshwara
Directed by	T. V. Singh Thakur
Produced by	G. S. S. Murthy
Starring	Honnappa Bhagavatar Rajkumar K. S. Ashwath B. Saroja Devi Narasimharaju Balakrishna
Music by	G. K. Venkatesh
Cinematography	B. Dorairaj
Edited by	N.C. Rajan G. Venkataram
Production company	Vikram-Paramount Studios
Distributed by	Viswakala Chitra Shashikala Chitra
Release dates	1959
Running time	160 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Jagajyothi Basveshwara (Kannada: ಜಗಜ್ಯೋತಿ ಬಸವೇಶ್ವರ) is a 1959 Indian Kannada film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur featuring actors Honnappa Bhagavatar, Rajkumar, K. S. Ashwath, B. Saroja Devi, Narasimharaju, Balakrishna in pivotal roles. The film is based on the life Basava, a philosopher and social reformer from Karnataka who lived in the 12th century A.D.

Cast

• Honnappa Bhagavatar as Basava/Basavanna
• Rajkumar as King Bijjala
• Sandhya
• K. S. Ashwath
• B. Saroja Devi
• Narasimharaju as Veerabhadra
• Balakrishna
• G. V. Iyer
• H.R. Shastri
• Siddaiah Swamy
• Aadavani Lakshmi
• Ramaadevi
• Padmini Priyadarshini

Awards

• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada

External links

• Jagajyothi Basveshwara on Youtube
• Jagajyothi Basaveshwara on Chiloka