| Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Rajendra Singh Babu |
| Written by | Rajendra Singh Babu |
| Produced by | Jai Jagadish Dushyanth Singh |
| Starring | Shiva Rajkumar Ramesh Aravind Vijayalakshmi |
| Cinematography | B. C. Gowrishankar |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | V. Manohar |
Production company | Vaibhavalakshmi Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga (transl. Motherland's First Son) is a 1998 IndianKannada-languagedrama film directed and written byRajendra Singh Babu. It featuresShiva Rajkumar andRamesh Aravind along withVijayalakshmi andShilpa in other pivotal roles.[1] The film won several laurels and awards upon release including theKarnataka State Film Awards. The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed and written byV. Manohar.
Lokesh's character was inspired byDashrath Manjhi, who cut a rocky hill for 22 years to build a road in memory of his dead wife. However, in the film, instead of building a road through a mountain, the character dismantles a mountain piece-by-piece to build a dam.[2][3]
The music was composed byV. Manohar.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nesara Nesara" | V. Manohar | K. S. Chithra | |
| 2. | "Sa Pa Ni Sa" | V. Manohar | Rajesh Krishnan | |
| 3. | "Le Le Le Le" | V. Manohar | Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra,Ramesh Chandra | |
| 4. | "Bhoomi Thayiya" | Da Ra Bendre | Rajkumar | |
| 5. | "Naa Preethiya Huduga" | V. Manohar | Rajesh Krishnan,Sowmya Raoh | |
| 6. | "Jhumka Jhumka" | V. Manohar | Rajesh Krishnan, Sowmya Raoh |
Srikanth Srinivasa ofDeccan Herald felt the film was inspired by two events: "the recent spate of farmers' suicides in North Karnataka due to crop failure" and Kannada poetD. R. Bendre's poem with the same title as the film. CallingShiva Rajkumar's performance his "best... till date", he wrote, "Shivanna is restrained and collected and delivers his dialogues effectively." He added, "Ramesh is superb. Vijayalakshmi, as the new, chirpy young thing, has performed well in the small and meaty role. Shilpa is good, as usual. Veteran Bengali actor Sabi Sachi steals the show." He commended the music and the film's soundtrack, while singling outRajkumar's "soulful rendering of Bendre's title song" in that it "evokes a lot of sympathies while delving into the plight of the farmers overburdened by huge debts besides struggling for their daily existence." While he felt that the film could have been edited and trimmed by 15 to 20 minutes, "it provides good entertainment fare for the viewer."[5]
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