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Sita Kalyanam (1976 film)
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| Seeta Kalyanam | |
|---|---|
| File:Seetha Kalyanam.jpg | |
| Directed by | Bapu |
| Produced by | Pinjala Ananda Rao P.Subba Rao |
| Written by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana |
| Based on | Ramayanam by Valmiki |
| Starring | Ravikumar Jayaprada Gummadi Dhulipala Mikkilineni Kaikala Satyanarayana Mukkamala Jamuna Hemalatha |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prasad |
| Edited by | Kandaswamy |
Production company | Ananda Lakshmi Art Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Seeta Kalyanam is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by Bapu from a screenplay written by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana. The ensemble cast film deals with the wedding epic Seeta Kalyanam and Lord Rama who is the 7th incarnation of Vishnu.
The film has garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Direction (Telugu).[1] The film was screened at the BFI London Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, San Reno and Denver International Film Festivals in 1978, and is part of the course work at the British Film Institute.[2][3]
Plot[edit]
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Cast[edit]
- Ravi Kumar as Lord Vishnu / Lord Rama
- Jayaprada as Goddess Lakshmi / Goddess Sita
- Gummadi as Dasharatha
- Kanta Rao as Narada
- Mikkilineni as Janaka
- Mukkamala as Vishwamitra
- Kaikala Satyanarayana as Ravana
- Dhulipala as Vashistha
- Tyagaraju as Parashurama
- Hemalata as Kausalya
- Jamuna as Kaikeyi
- P. R. Varalakshmi as Sumitra
- Mamata as Mandodari
- P.J. Sarma as Sukracharya
- Bheemaraju as Bali Chakravarthi
Soundtrack[edit]
The film has music composed by K.V. Mahadevan with lyrics written by Thyagaraya Swamy, Bhakta Ramadasu, Arudra and C. Narayana Reddy. Playback singers P. Susheela, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, V. Ramakrishna, Vasantha & P. B. Sreenivas gave vocals.
Release[edit]
The film was released in Hindi with the title Sita Swayamvar and Malayalam as Seetha Swayamvaram.
Awards[edit]
- 1976 - Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu) – Bapu
- 1976 - Filmfare Special Award for Excellent Performance - Gummadi
References[edit]
- ↑ "Seeta Kalyanam (1976) - IMDb".
- ↑ Arts / Cinema : Preview: Epic comes full circle. The Hindu (2011-11-12). Retrieved on 2013-01-25.
- ↑ m.l. narasimham (12 November 2011). "Arts / Cinema : Preview: Epic comes full circle". The Hindu (Press release). Retrieved 27 August 2012.