Jedara Bale

Jedara Bale (transl. Spider's Web) is a 1968 Indian Kannada language spy thriller film directed by Dorai–Bhagavan starring Rajkumar, Jayanthi, K. S. Ashwath, Narasimharaju and Udayakumar. The music of the film was composed by G. K. Venkatesh and Ilayaraja was assistant music director.

Jedara Bale
Directed byDorai–Bhagavan
Written byDorai–Bhagavan
Produced byT. P. Venugopal
StarringRajkumar
Jayanthi
K.S. Ashwath
Narasimharaju
Udayakumar
CinematographyB. Dorairaj
R. Chittibabu
Edited byN. C. Rajan
Raghupathi
Music byG. K. Venkatesh
Distributed byManthralaya Movies
Release date
  • 12 January 1968 (1968-01-12)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

The film is the first movie in the CID 999 Franchise created along the lines of the James Bond and James Bond – styled films. The success of this movie led to three sequels – Goa Dalli CID 999, Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999 and Operation Diamond Racket.[1][2]

This was the first James Bond – styled spy thriller movie in India in a full-fledged manner.[3][4][5] Rajkumar was the first actor in India to enact a role which was based on James Bond in a full-fledged manner.[6][7][8]

Bhagwan made the film after going through 11 books on James Bond. The movie was made with a budget of fewer than 3 lakhs, and the makers recovered 2 lakhs from the sale of dubbing rights alone.[9]

This movie is credited to have inspired a desi Bond genre in a full-fledged manner leading to Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film industries attempting to replicate the Kannada spy movie genre, though there were vague attempts earlier in those industries.[10] The grand success of this movie led to serious attempts in other south Indian languages with top stars – Jaishankar in Tamil; Krishna in Telugu and Prem Nazir in Malayalam.[11] It was also the first south Indian movie to use the miniature faking technique for a car blasting sequence.

The CID 999 Franchise was the first Indian movie franchise to have four installments [11][12] and was the first character based trilogy in India. The Hindi media Amar Ujala called Rajkumar the James Bond of India.[13] In 2020, Film Companion praised it for being a plot-driven movie which was more than just over-the-top gimmickry due to which the suspense works even after 52 years of its release.[14]

Premise

Prakash, who is code-named as CID 999 is assigned to prevent a formula which can convert any metal into gold from falling into the hands of rogues.

Cast

Soundtrack
#TitleSingerLyrics
1 "Hello Mister S. Janaki R.N. Jayagopal
2 "Anjade Alukadei" S. Janaki R.N. Jayagopal
3 "Iniya Banda Samaya" S. Janaki R.N. Jayagopal
4 "Yaaro Aadalu Bandavaru" L. R. Eswari R.N. Jayagopal

Sources
  • Vijayasarathy, R.G. (17 April 2006). "The best of Dr Rajkumar". Rediff India Abroad. Retrieved 25 September 2007.

References
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  2. "History 49 - James Bond Style In Kannada". chitraloka.com. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. "ನಟಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಬದುಕು 15ನೇ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲೇ ನಿರ್ಧಾರವಾಗಿತ್ತು - ಡಾ. ರಾಜ್ ಚಿತ್ರ-ಜೀವನ ಯಾನ-Part 10-Dore Bhagawan". YouTube. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.
  4. "On Rajkumar's 88th birth anniversary, 10 must-know facts about Karnataka's beloved star". 24 April 2017.
  5. "Dr Rajkumar".
  6. "Versions of James Bond in Kannada". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. "Google doodle honours late veteran Kannada actor Rajkumar on 88th birth anniversary". 24 April 2017.
  8. "Google honours veteran Kannada actor Rajkumar with a doodle on his 88th birth anniversary". 24 April 2017.
  9. "Kalanamana to Jedara Bale Bhagwan – Kannada News". 22 February 2018.
  10. "When Rajkumar went by the name 'Agent 999'". Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  11. "Feluda To Sethurama Iyer: India's Best Detectives In Film & Fiction – Silverscreen.in". Silverscreen.in. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  12. "Class Act: Five essential Dorai-Bhagavan films that one must watch". The Times of India. 5 July 2021.
  13. "Rajkumar Birthday: जब भारतीय सिनेमा के 'जेम्स बॉन्ड' को वीरप्पन ने कर लिया था अगवा, 108 दिनों बाद हुई थी रिहाई".
  14. "Best Kannada Thrillers from Different Eras Now Available on OTT". 24 September 2020.
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