| Hamsageethe | |
| Director: | G. V. Iyer |
| Producer: | G. V. Iyer |
| Screenplay: | G. V. Iyer |
| Starring: | Anant Nag M. V. Narayana Rao Rekha Rao B. V. Karanth Mysore Mutt Vasudev Girimaji |
| Music: | M. Balamuralikrishna Background score: B. V. Karanth |
| Cinematography: | Nemai Ghosh |
| Editing: | V. R. K. Prasad |
| Released: | [1] |
| Runtime: | 150 minutes |
| Distributor: | Ananthalakshmi Films |
| Language: | Kannada |
| Country: | India |
Hamsageethe is a 1975 Indian feature film in the Kannada language. It was directed by G. V. Iyer, based on a novel by T. R. Subba Rao[2] with Anant Nag and Rekha Rao in lead roles.
The film won 2 National Film Awards; the National Film Award for Kannada film and National Award for Best Male Playback singer (M. Balamuralikrishna) at the 23rd National Film Awards.[3]
Hamsa Geethe, the novel by Ta Ra Su was made into a Hindi film, Basant Bahar in 1956. The novel is supposedly based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah.[4]
This film screened at 11th IFFI for 50 years of playback singing.
