Sodari (Kannada: ಸೋದರಿ) is a 1955 Indian Kannada film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Pandari Bai, Narasimha Raju and Rajkumar in lead roles. The music for the film was composed by Padmanabha Shasthri.
The story of the film is based on the life of Hemavati, the pious wife of King Kailasanatha. She faces numerous hardships along with her children when Kailasanatha loses his kingdom due to a draught. The actress Jayashree plays a negative role of Chanchaladevi, a cunning relative of Hemavati.
GenresDrame ActeursT. R. Narasimharaju, Aarathi, T. N. Balakrishna, Pandari Bai, Rajkumar, Tiger Prabhakar Note22% As the name represent pratidhwani (resound) in other terms reacting to what has happened. The film starts with the smuggler Dinesh as a good person, donor in the public. He has driver who works for him from long time but unfortunately one day he listens about the smuggling meeting held between Dinesh and his co-worker. Knowing truth he conveys to Dinesh's wife and decides to leave job and run away from village. But the same night smugglers arrive to his home and kill the driver, his wife, daughter. But his two sons and granddaughter are left alive who are still child now. They take an oath of killing the smuggler.