Sri Krishnadevaraya is a 1970 Indian historical drama film in the Kannada language, produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. It stars Rajkumar as Krishnadevaraya, an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 16th century. R. Nagendra Rao, B. R. Panthulu, Narasimharaju and N. Bharathi appear in pivotal roles. The film was Rajkumar's first in color. The film won three awards at the 1969–70 Karnataka State Film Awards - Best Actor (B. R. Panthulu), Best Actress (N. Bharathi) and Best Music Director (T. G. Lingappa). The movie saw a theatrical run of 28 weeks. However, B.R. Panthulu refused to accept the award. In a letter dated 23 September 1970, he cited that Rajkumar, who played Krishnadevaraya, was more eligible for the award. After this incident, the Karnataka Government started two separate category of awards - one for the lead roles and another one for the supporting roles. The movie was dubbed in Telugu in 1971 as Sri Krishnadevarayalu. Cast Rajkumar as Krishnadevaraya N. Bharathi as Chinna Devi Jayanthi as Tirumalamba Devi (Sp. Appearance) R. Nagendra Rao as Gajapathi Prataparudra R. N. Sudarshan as Panda Chieftain B. R. Panthulu as Mahamantri Timmarusu M. V. Rajamma as Kamala, Mahamantri Timmarusu's wife Narasimharaju as Tenali Ramakrishna Mynavathi Chindodi Leela Vijayasree B. Jaya Dinesh as Achyuta Deva Raya Soundtrack T. G. Lingappa composed the film's music and the lyrics for the soundtrack were written by K. Prabhakara Shastry and Vijaya Narasimha. The soundtrack album comprises nine tracks. Awards Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada (1970) 1969–70 Karnataka State Film Awards Best Actor - B. R. Panthulu Best Actress - N. Bharathi Best Music Director - T. G. Lingappa This film screened at IFFI 1992 B R Panthalu Homage section. References External links 1970 films 1970s Kannada-language films Indian biographical films Films scored by T. G. Lingappa Films set in the 16th century History of India on film Films directed by B. R. Panthulu Films set in the Vijayanagara Empire 1970s biographical films