Sankeertana

En Paadal Unakkaga
En Paadal Unakkaga
Film score by Ilaiyaraaja
Released	1990
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	31:30
Language	Tamil
Producer	Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja chronology

Sankeertana
Sankeertana
Film score by Ilaiyaraaja
Released	1987
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	38:45
Language	Telugu
Label	Echo Music
Producer	Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja chronology

Sankeertana
Sankeertana
	File:Sankeertana.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Geetha Krishna
Produced by	Dr. M. Gangaiah
Written by	Tanikella Bharani (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Geetha Krishna
Story by	Geetha Krishna
Starring	Nagarjuna; Ramya Krishna
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	P. S. Nivas
Edited by	Anil Malnad
Production; company	Konark Movie Creations
Release date	20 March 1987;
Running time	136 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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Sankeertana is a 1987 Telugu classical film, produced by M. Gangaiah under the Konark Movie Creations banner and directed by Geetha Krishna. It stars Nagarjuna and Ramya Krishna, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. It was released on 20 March 1987.^[1] The film was dubbed in Tamil as En Paadal Unakkaga. The film was later remade in Tamil as Deiva Vaakku.

Plot[edit]

Keerthana is an orphan who is being brought up by a villager whose wife doesn't like her at all. Keerthana is learning dance from the famous teacher of the village. In this process, she falls in love with Kaasi, who belongs to a very low caste. The villagers believe that Keerthana is the goddess who came to save them and their village and hence Keerthana had lost her personal life. But now she has dared to love Kaasi and now she wanted to marry him. But will the village people allow their goddess to become a wife and what are the cruel consequences Keerthana and Kaasi had to face?

Cast[edit]

Nagarjuna as Kaasi
Ramya Krishna as Keerthana
Girish Karnad as Parameswara Sastry
J. V. Somayajulu as Vasudeva Sarma
Sarath Babu as Sravan Babu
Sai Kumar
Rallapalli
Sakshi Ranga Rao as Rama Sarma
Narra Venkateswara Rao
Mallikarjuna Rao
KK Sarma as Chidambaram Pillai
Dham as Kodipetlu
Y. Vijaya as Mahalakshmi
Master Suresh as young Kaasi

Soundtrack[edit]

Music composed by Ilaiyaraaja was released on ECHO Audio Company.^[1]

Telugu (original)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Manasuna Molichina Sarigamale"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki & Chorus	5:02
2.	"Devi Durga Devi"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jayaram	5:23
3.	"Vandha Roopayala Notu"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Sailaja & Chorus	4:34
4.	"Divi Daarula (Poem)"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	1:33
5.	"Manase Paadenule"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Chorus	3:32
6.	"Thillaana (Dhim Tharana)"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja	3:08
7.	"Vevelaa Varnaala"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Chorus	2:56
8.	"Kaliki Menilo"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	4:19
9.	"Gaanam Aagipodhule"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Chorus	4:30
10.	"Yenaavadi Ye Theeramo"	Acharya Athreya	K. J. Yesudas	4:27
11.	"Omkaara Vaakyam"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	0:51
Total length:				38:45

Tamil (Dubbed)^[2]
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Vaanmele"	Mano, K. S. Chitra	3:32
2.	"Devi Durga Devi"	Mano, K. S. Chithra	4:21
3.	"Om Om"	Vani Jairam & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	1:25
4.	"Evan Kangalil Kalandha"	Mano	1:46
5.	"Vaa Vaa Kanmai"	Mano, K. S. Chithra	5:10
6.	"Nooruruba"	K. S. Chitra	4:35
7.	"Manasepaadiyade"	Mano	5:44
8.	"Keerthana"	Mano	4:57
Total length:			31:30

Awards[edit]

Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director - Geetha Krishna^[3]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Sankeerthana". indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
↑ "En Paadal Unakkaga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)".
↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

External links[edit]

Sankeertana on IMDb

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[Sankeerthana_Indiancine.ma-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Sankeerthana". indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[2] "En Paadal Unakkaga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)".

[3] "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

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