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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = O Seeta Katha<br />
| image = O Seeta Katha.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[K. Vishwanath]]<br />
| producer = A.R.S.Sharma<br />
| writer = [[Gollapudi Maruti Rao]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Kanta Rao]]|[[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]]|[[Roja Ramani]]|[[Devadas Kanakala]]|[[Allu Ramalingayya]]|[[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]]|[[Ramaprabha]]|[[Pandari Bai]]}}<br />
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| cinematography =<br />
| editing =<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = 1974<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget =<br />
}}<br />
'''''O Seeta Katha''''' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: ఓ సీత కథ) is a 1974 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film directed by [[K. Viswanath]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Classics-Roja Ramani-O Seeta Katha Movie Special-01|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAYLxmpe_w8|publisher=youtube|access-date=2015-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Classics-Roja Ramani-O Seeta Katha Movie Special-02|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNF2b0s57jY|publisher=youtube|access-date=2015-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Classics-Roja Ramani-O Seeta Katha Movie Special-03|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar14P87OKbI|publisher=youtube|access-date=2015-06-17}}</ref> The film won the [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]] (Silver), and the [[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]].<ref name=early>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kh-2AAAAIAAJ&q=kamalahasan|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|last1=Reed|first1=Sir Stanley|year=1984}}</ref> The film was later remade both in [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] languages. [[Kamal Hassan]] played the antagonist in the Malayalam version, (''[[Mattoru Seetha]]'') while [[Rajinikanth]] played the same role in the Tamil version, (''[[Moondru Mudichu]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chithr.com/movie/cast/1586/o-seeta-katha-cast.html|title=O Seeta Katha Movie Cast}}</ref> The film was screened at the Asian and African film Festival at Tashkent.<ref name=filmfare>{{cite book|title=Collections|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ|year=1991|publisher=Update Video Publication|page=387}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/history-and-culture/article3356270.ece |title=Arts / History & Culture : Celebrating a doyen |work=The Hindu |date=26 April 2012 |access-date=5 September 2012}}</ref> C. Ashwani Dutt was Executive Producer for the film.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Seeta (Roja Ramani), a teenage girl, lives with her mother and elder sister (Subha), who runs the house with her harikatha performances. Seeta falls in love with Chandram (Chandramohan), but Gopalakrishna (Devadas Kanakala) has an eye on her and hires goons to bash Chandram, who dies on the spot. Seeta marries Madhava Rao (Kantha Rao), father of Gopalakrishna, and makes Gopalakrishna realize his mistakes.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Kanta Rao]]<br />
*[[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]]<br />
*[[Roja Ramani]]<br />
*[[Devadas Kanakala]]<br />
*[[Allu Ramalingayya]]<br />
*[[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]]<br />
*[[Ramaprabha]]<br />
*[[Pandari Bai]]<br />
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==Awards==<br />
;[[Nandi Awards]]<br />
*[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]] (Silver) - 1974<br />
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;[[Filmfare Awards South]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu)]] - 1975 <ref name="early"/><br />
* [[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]] - 1975 <ref name="early"/><br />
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==Songs==<br />
* "Bhaaratanaarii Charitamu" (harikatha)<br />
** Lyrics: [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]]<br />
** Playback: [[P. Leela]]<br />
* "Malle Kannaa Tellana Maa Seeta Sogasu"<br />
** Lyrics: [[C. Narayana Reddy]]<br />
** Playback: [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Suseela]]<br />
* "Puttadi Bomma Maa Pellikoduku"<br />
** Lyrics: [[C. Narayana Reddy]]<br />
** Playback: [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Suseela]]<br />
* "Kallaakapatam Erugani Pillalu Allari Cheste Andam"<br />
** Lyrics: [[C. Narayana Reddy]]<br />
** Playback: [[P. Suseela]]<br />
* "Ninu Kanna Katha, Mee Amma Katha Vinipinchanaa"<br />
** Lyrics: [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]]<br />
** Playback: [[B. Vasanta]], [[P. Suseela]]<br />
* "Chintachiguru Pulupani Cheekatante Nalupani"<br />
** Lyrics: [[Samudrala Jr.|Samudrala]]<br />
** Playback: [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]<br />
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==Remakes==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Year<br />
! Film<br />
! Language<br />
! Cast<br />
! Director<br />
! Box Office<br />
|-<br />
| 1975<br />
| ''[[Mattoru Seetha]]''<br />
|[[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]<br />
|[[Roja Ramani]], [[M. G. Soman]], [[Kamal Haasan]]<br />
|P. Bhaskaran<br />
| Hit<br />
|-<br />
| 1976<br />
| ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]''<br />
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]<br />
|[[Sridevi]], [[Kamal Hassan]], [[Rajnikanth]]<br />
|[[K. Balachander]]<br />
| Super Hit<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0269644/ O Seeta Katha at IMDB.]<br />
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{{Filmfare Best Telugu Film}}<br />
{{Kasinathuni Viswanath}}<br />
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[[Category:Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1974 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. Viswanath]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]</div>imported>EdwardUK