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{{short description|1967 film by A. P. Nagarajan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Seetha
| image = Seetha 1967.JPG
| caption = Poster
| director = [[A. P. Nagarajan]]
| screenplay = A. P. Nagarajan
| story = Dharmaraj
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan|Gemini Ganesh]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri Ganesh]]
| cinematography = T. S. Rangasamy
| editing = Rajan<br />T. Natarajan
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| studio = Rajalaxmi Pictures
| distributor = Crescent Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1967|6|23}}
| runtime = 180 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seeta |url=http://www.citwf.com/film311233.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170312080006/http://www.citwf.com/film311233.htm |archive-date=12 March 2017 |access-date=12 March 2017 |website=[[Complete Index to World Film]]}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Seetha''''' is a 1967 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[A. P. Nagarajan]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=9 July 1967 |title=சீதா |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/jul/09-07-1967/p45.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220725092900/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/jul/09-07-1967/p45.jpg |archive-date=25 July 2022 |access-date=22 December 2021 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=45 |language=ta}}</ref> The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan|Gemini]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri Ganesh]], the former's 100th film as an actor. It was released on 23 June 1967.

== Plot ==
{{no plot|date=December 2021}}

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Gemini Ganesan|Gemini Ganesh]]
* [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri Ganesh]] as Seetha
* [[R. Muthuraman|Muthuraman]]
* [[Nagesh]]
* [[K. R. Vijaya]] as Vedha
* [[K. Sarangapani]]
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]
}}

== Production ==
''Seetha'' was directed by [[A. P. Nagarajan]] under the banner Rajalaxmi Pictures. He also wrote its screenplay. Ganga was the art director, Rajan and T. Natarajan were the editors.{{sfn|Cowie|Elley|1977|p=280}} The film was [[Gemini Ganesan]]'s (credited as Gemini Ganesh) 100th as an actor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 May 2017 |title=100 வது படம்! |trans-title=100th film! |url=http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=7701&id1=40&issue=20170519 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118175335/http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=7701&id1=40&issue=20170519 |archive-date=18 November 2017 |access-date=18 November 2017 |website=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]] |language=ta}}</ref> The final length of the film was {{convert|3990|metres|feet}}.<ref name="lakshmansruthi" />

== Soundtrack ==
Music was by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].{{sfn|Cowie|Elley|1977|p=280}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers !! Length
|-
| "Naadi Thudikkudhu" || Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Susheela || 04:31
|-
| "Pennukku Ragasiyam Enna" || P. Susheela || 02:48
|-
| "Nalam Kaakkum Kula Dheivame" || P. Susheela & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || 03:50
|-
| "Kaviyathin Thalaivan" || P. Susheela || 03:29
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Seetha'' was released on 23 June 1967,<ref name="lakshmansruthi" /> and distributed by Crescent Movies.{{sfn|Cowie|Elley|1977|p=280}} ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' appreciated the story for lacking confusion, and the cast performances.<ref name="Kalki review" />

== References ==
<references>

<ref name="Kalki review">{{Cite magazine |date=23 July 1967 |title=சீதா |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/jul/23-07-1967/p24.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220725092928/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/jul/23-07-1967/p24.jpg |archive-date=25 July 2022 |access-date=22 December 2021 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=24 |language=ta}}</ref>
<ref name="lakshmansruthi">{{Cite web |title=1967- சீதா- ராஜலக்ஷ்மி பிக் |trans-title=1967- Seetha- Rajalaxmi Pic |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails15.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170312082332/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails15.asp |archive-date=12 March 2017 |access-date=12 March 2017 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=Tamil}}</ref>

</references>

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C&q=Seetha |title=World Filmography: 1967 |publisher=[[Fairleigh Dickinson University Press]] |year=1977 |isbn=0-498-01565-3 |editor-last=Cowie |editor-first=Peter |editor-last2=Elley |editor-first2=Derek}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0246920}}

{{A. P. Nagarajan}}
[[Category:1967 Indian films]]
[[Category:1967 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1967 drama films]]
[[Category:1967 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. P. Nagarajan]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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