Jaga Mecchida Maga


Jaga Mechhida Maga is a 1972 Indian Kannada-language swashbuckler film directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy and produced & written by S. Bhavanarayan. It starred Rajkumar and Bharathi. Satyam scored and composed the music to the lyrics written by Hunsur Krishnamurthy. The core concept is partially based on the legend of Excalibur - the thrusted mythical sword of King Arthur - which could not be pulled out except by "the true heir of the king".

Plot

Blinded by an astrologer's prediction, a King suspecting his wife's fidelity banishes her and their infant son, Aaditya. Years later a grown up Aaditya happens to fall in love with Princess Yamini and later saves honest Minister Mahadeva Sharma after he is framed for attempting to murder the King by the antagonists. In the process he is declared an outlaw by the King.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Satyam and the lyrics were written by Hunsur Krishnamurthy. The song "Yeri Mele Yeri" was received extremely well and considered as one of the evergreen songs.