Kasthuri Nivasa – ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ನಿವಾಸ Dr Rajkumar, Narasimharaju, Balakrishna, K S Ashwath, Rajashankar

Kasturi Nivasa (transl. House of Fragrance) is a 1971 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by the duo Dorai–Bhagavan. It stars Rajkumar as Ravi Varma, an extremely generous man, who succumbs to his intention of being generous no matter what happens. It also features Jayanthi, K. S. Ashwath and Aarathi in supporting roles. The film is considered a milestone in Kannada cinema and in the career of Rajkumar.[1] It was successful at the time of its release and completed a 100-day run at 16 theatres across the erstwhile Mysore State (now Karnataka). In 2014, the film completed colourisation and the colourised version released on 7 November 2014.[2] The film was remade in Hindi as Shaandaar (1974),[3] and in Tamil as Avandhan Manidhan (1975).[4] Dr Rajkumar, Narasimharaju, Balakrishna, K S Ashwath, Rajashankar, Shyam, Ashwath Narayan, Jayanthi, Aarathi, Surekha, Baby Rani, Baby Lalitha, Vijayashree, Halam Director : Dorai-Bhagvan Banner : Anupam Movies Producer : B Dorai Raj, S K Bhagawan Story : G Balasubramanyam Screenplay : Dorai-Bhagvan Dialogue : Chi Udayashankar Lyrics : Chi Udayashankar, R N Jayagopal, Vijayanarasimha Music : G K Venkatesh Cinematography : B Dorairaj, Chittibabu, N G Rao Editor : Venkataram Choreography : B Jayaram Art : B Chalam Costume : M Nath, Venkatarao Makeup : Subbanna, Rajagopal, Doraiswamy, Keshava, Guru Dialogues : Srinivasan Songs : D Mohana Sundaram Re-Recording : D Mohana Sundaram