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Amarashilpi Jakanachari is a 1964 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. It stars Kalyan Kumar in the titular role of Amarashilpi Jakanachari, a sculptor from the 12th-century Hoysala Empire. The film also features B. Saroja Devi, Udaykumar and V. Nagayya. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film was the first Kannada feature film to be fully shot in colour. B. S. Ranga also directed a simultaneous Telugu version titled Amarasilpi Jakkanna, which featured Akkineni Nageswara Rao in the title role, along with Saroja Devi and Nagayya.