Hemareddy Mallamma (Kannada: ಹೇಮರೆಡ್ಡಿ ಮಲ್ಲಮ್ಮ) is a 1945 Indian Kannada film, directed by S.Soundarya Rajan and produced by Gubbi Veeranna. The film stars B Jayamma, Honnappa Bhagavathar, Gubbi Veeranna and C.B. Mallappa in lead roles. The film had musical score by Chittor V. Nagaiah.
The film revolves around Sadarame, a brave woman who dares all the challenges she faces in life and a prince who admires her for her bravery and falls in love with her. She dons a male outfit to escape from a thief with a roving eyes ,called Pucca Kalla. Thinking her to be a male, a princess falls in love with her and a confusion over the characters follows. The films ends up with the prince marrying both Sadarame and the princess.
MGR realized in this film (SRI MURUGAN) a theatrical performance breathtaking, along with actress K.Mâlati. Indeed, the dance scene will agree producers The Jupiter Pictures, whilst being all the same, sure, with conviction, by director ASASamy, MGR is the right choice for their next production for the role of the hero. And it was for RAJA KUMARI project. We know the rest ...
The film was based on the story of the Hindu sage Valmiki (played by Honnappa Bhagavathar) who starts as a bandit and eventually undergoes spiritual transformation into a religious mendicant. Valmiki falls in love with a princess (played by Jeevarathnam) who is kidnapped by the villain (played by T. S. Balaiah).
The story revolves around a spy ring in Japanese-occupied Burma headed by a Tamil woman named Mangalam. She keeps the Japanese army commander and the principal antagonist of the movie General Bakjina under her surveillance. However, things turn awry when three Indian pilots in the British Indian Air Force are captured and taken prisoner and one of them (played by T. S. Balaiah) is eventually killed. The story of the escape of the other two pilots forms the plot of the movie. The character of the Japanese general Bakjina is a spoof of Adolf Hitler.