Nanda Deepa (pronunciationⓘ transl.Eternal flame) is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, directed by M. R. Vittal in his directorial debut.[1] The film was produced and written by actor Vadiraj with Jawahar co-producing for the Sri Bharathi Chitra studio, marking its first production. The film stars Rajkumar and Harini, with Leelavathi and Udaykumar in pivotal supporting roles.
The film was remade in Gujarati in 1964 as Ramat Ramade Ram,[3] making this the first Kannada film to be remade in that language. The Gujarati version starred Tarla Mehta and Mahesh Kumar in the lead role with Sanjeev Kumar reprising Udaykumar's role. While the Kannada version won the National Award, the Gujarati version garnered eight State awards.[3][4][5]
The music was composed by M. Venkataraju, with lyrics by Sorat Ashwath.[6] All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs.
