This poster was made for the 1977 Indian musical film Sanaadi Appanna, directed by Vijay. It is partially based on the life of Bagalkote shehnai player Appanna and was written by Krishnamoorthy Puranik's Kuniyitu Hejje Naliyithu Gejje (1876–1955). Rajkumar played the title role, Jaya Prada was the protagonist, and supporting cast members included Ashok, Balakrishna, R. Sampath, Thoogudeepa Srinivas, Papamma, and Baby Madhavi. A brief cameo by Puneeth Rajkumar was featured in one of the movie's tracks.