Mayor Muthanna

Mayor Muthanna (pronunciationⓘ) is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Siddalingaiah.

The film was Siddalingaiah's debut as a director and actor Dwarkish's first independent production venture who had earlier co- produced the 1966 movie Mamatheya Bandhana with 2 other people under Thunga Pictures.

[1] The sub-plot of the film regarding the salvaging of the sub-standard grain was inspired by the 1886 novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy.

Another song Ayyayyayyo Hallimukha was shot at HMT swimming pool even though it was raining since both Dr.Rajkumar and Bharati were supposed to go to Jaipur for the shooting of another movie Sri Krishnadevaraya from the next day.

[5] The music of the film was composed by the duo Rajan–Nagendra, with lyrics written by Chi.