Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige

Nodi Swamy Navirodu Heege
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Directed by	Shankar Nag
Written by	Manohar Katadare
Screenplay by	Shankar Nag
Produced by	Ramesh Bhat
Starring	Shankar Nag Ananth Nag Ramesh Bhat Arundhati Nag Lakshmi Master Manjunath
Cinematography	Kulashekhar
Edited by	P. Bhaktavatsalam
Music by	G. K. Venkatesh
Production company	Gayathri Chithralaya
Release date	1983 (1983)
Running time	142 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Nodi Swamy Navirodu Heege (Kannada: ನೋಡಿ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ನಾವಿರೋದು ಹೀಗೆ ; English : Look Sir, this is the way we are) was a 1983 Indian Kannada language film directed by and starring Shankar Nag. It also stars Master Manjunath ("Chottey"), Arundhati Nag, and Ramesh Bhat.

The music was composed by noted composer G. K. Venkatesh. The title song became a chartbuster. This is one of the all-time super hit title songs which fits for all age. Master singer Bhimsen Joshi sang in the film on insistence of G. K. Venkatesh.^[1]

Mysore Matha (Shankar Nag) is a happy go lucky person who lives life to the fullest even though he is unemployed.He lives with a little boy named Chottey (Master Manjunath )he is like a side kick to him always by his side.Mysore loves the boy very much.He is very helpful to his neighbours and is loved by one and all. Kallesh Nuggehalli (Ramesh Bhat) is the best friend of Mysore Matha. Kallesh falls in love with Jaya Jahagirdar (Arundhati Nag) and persuades Mysore to arrange for a meeting with her.

Jaya also falls in love with Kallesh, however, Jay's father (Loknath) who is a retired Bank Manager is very sceptical of Kallesh and rejects him. Jaya goes against her parents' wishes and married Kallesh. Kallesh and Jaya lead a happy life but daily chores causes tension between them and they begin to fight. To add to the fuel, Kallesh's mother (Tara Mallya) shows up at their home and decides to stay for a few months. Kallesh's mother vbeing a very orthodox religious woman is very particular about her routine, her food and everything begins to taunt Jaya at every step. Jaya tries to explain to Kallesh about the problems she is facing with his mother, but Kallesh retaliates saying that his mother means everything to him and she can leave his house if she cannot adjust. Jaya leaves and seeks refuge in a women's hostel.

Mysore is completely unaware of these developments. Once he learns, he is furious with Kallesh for having chased Jaya away. Mysore then reveals his past to Kallesh where his brother and Sister in law faces same consequences as kallesh and Jaya but their story ends my death of his sister in law after giving birth to chotte and makes Kallesh realise how wife is important in life. Kallesh realises his mistake and reconcile with Jaya and they both agree to work out their problems. They both promise to Mysore that whatever happens in the future, they would always remember their love for each other and work out their problems and not to break up ever again.

• Shankar Nag as Mysore Matha
• Ramesh Bhat as Kallesh Nuggehalli
• Arundhati Nag as Jaya Jahagirdar
• Ananth Nag as Mysore Matha's brother (Special appearance)
• Lakshmi as Aparna (Special appearance)
• Master Manjunath as Chottey
• Loknath as Jaya's father
• Udaya Kumar as Aparna's father
• Kamani Dharan as Jaya's mother
• Tara Mallya as Kallesh's mother
• Upasane Seetharam as Neighbor

The music of the film was composed by G. K. Venkatesh and lyrics by Chi. Udayashankar and Sri Purandaradasaru.

• Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige at IMDb