A Challenge to Wealth) is a 1974 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by A. V. Seshagiri Rao and produced by A. N. Murthy, based on the play Saahukaara written by B. P.

Rajkumar became popular as a playback singer with the track Yaare Koogadali from the film which became an instant hit among the audiences.

His wife Parvathamma (M. V. Rajamma) approaches Siddappa with her two children (Vishwa and Veerabhadra) and requests him to pay for the funeral expenses.

Bhadra, on the other hand, angers Siddappa, his daughter Durga (Manjula) and his accountant Puttappa (Balakrishna) at every opportunity he gets.

Her screams alert Bhadra who gets into a fist fight with Siddappa, ending in beating him black and blue.

An enraged Siddappa slaps her on the face following which she runs to Bhadra at the temple and confesses her feelings to him, who initially reluctant, accepts.

As she attempts to save Bhadra from the bullet fired by an unsuspecting Vishwa, she gets hit on her left shoulder.

After many attempts to adapt B. P. Dhuttharagi's play Saahukaara into a film had previously failed, producer Parvathamma Rajkumar became interested.

Happy with the plot, the two proceed to go ahead with the project and having Rajkumar play the leading man; Udayashankar wrote the screenplay.

Director A. V. Seshagiri Rao, who was initially adamant on having Jayanthi as the female lead, relented after Rajkumar suggested that Manjula would be a better choice.