Mayor Mutthanna
MovieTitle | ಮೇಯರ್ ಮುತ್ತಣ್ಣ |
User score | 9 |
Release date | Oct 24, 1969 |
Genre | Drama, Family |
Director | Siddalingaiah |
Production country | India |
Production companies | Dwaraka Films |
Run time | 162 min. |
The film was Siddalingaiah's debut as a director and actor Dwarkish's first independent production venture. The subplot of the film regarding the salvaging of the sub-standard grain was inspired by the 1886 novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. The movie was remade in Telugu in 1974 as Chairman Chalamayya starring Chalam.