Kaadu (1973 Kannada film)

Kaadu
Directed by	Girish Karnad
Written by	Srikrishna Alanahalli
Screenplay by	Girish Karnad
Based on	Kaadu (1972) by Srikrishna Alanahalli
Produced by	G. N. Lakshmipathy K.N. Narayan [1]
Starring	Master G. S. Nataraj Amrish Puri Nandini Bhaktavatsala
Cinematography	Govind Nihalani
Edited by	P. Bhaktavalsalam
Music by	B. V. Karanth
Production company	L. N. Combines[1]
Release date	1973 (1973)
Running time	141 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Kaadu (transl. Forest) is a 1973 Indian Kannada-language film written and directed by Girish Karnad. The screenplay was based on a novel of the same name by Srikrishna Alanahalli. It stars Master G. S. Nataraj, Amrish Puri and Nandini Bhaktavatsala. The film won awards at the 21st National Film Awards and the 21st Filmfare Awards South.

Kamal Haasan called it one of his favourite films and said this film served as inspiration for his film Thevar Magan (1992).^[2]