Movie Details
Original Language:Kannada
Cast & Crew
G
G. K. Venkatesh
Music Director
H
Hunsur Krishnamurthy
Director
Bhakta Kumbara
DirectorHunsur Krishnamurthy
2 hr 30 min
Plot
Bhakta Kumbara is a 1974 Indian Kannada biographical film directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy and produced by N R Anuradha Devi The film stars Rajkumar Leelavati and Balkrishna in lead roles The film had a musical score by GK Venkatesh Actress Sridevi essayed the role of Muktha Bai as a child artist thereby the latter making her Kannada film debut The movie is based on the life of Gora Kumbhar a potter turned into a saint who lived in the 13th and 14th centuries in Teredoki village He supposedly lost his child while curing the clay by his legs for making pots because he did not notice his child fumbling under his feet as he immersed himself in chanting the name of God He was called Saint Gora Kumbara by the people of Maharashtra
