Sita Kalyanam (1976 film)
| Seeta Kalyanam | |
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| Directed by | Bapu |
| Written by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana |
| Produced by | Pinjala Ananda Rao P.Subba Rao |
| Starring | Ravikumar Jayaprada Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Dhulipala Mikkilineni Kaikala Satyanarayana Mukkamala Jamuna Hemalatha |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prasad |
| Edited by | Kandaswamy |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Ananda Lakshmi Art Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Seeta Kalyanam (known in Hindi as Sita Swayamvar) (known in Malayalam as Seetha Swayamvaram) is a 1976 Telugu epic, mythological, drama film directed by Bapu, and scripted by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana. The film has garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Direction (Telugu).[1] The ensemble cast film deals with the wedding epic Seeta Kalyanam and Lord Rama who is the 7th incarnation of Vishnu. 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]
Cast
- Ravi Kumar as Lord Vishnu / Lord Rama
- Jayaprada as Goddess Lakshmi / Goddess Sita
- Gummadi Venkateswara Rao 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
Crew
- Lyrics: Thyagaraya Swamy, Bhakta Ramadasu, Arudra & C. Narayana Reddy
- Poems: Gabbita Venkata Rao
- Playback Singers: P. Susheela, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, V. Ramakrishna, Vasantha & P. B. Sreenivas
- Makeup Artistes: I. Sambaiah, Jayakrishna, Madhava Rao & Nageshwara Rao
- Hair Stylists: Kamala & Kannan
- Dress Design: P. Venkat Rao
- Stills: P.N. Ramaswamy [Vijaya Lakshmi Photo Studio]
- Ornament Design: Raja Bahadur
- Molder: K.G. Velu Swamy & P.J. Doraswamy
- Publicity Designs: Venkateswar
- Press Publicity: Vijaya Publicities
- Press Relations: Sri Krishna
- Scenic Effects: Jayaram Reddy
- Settings Designer: T. Neelakanthan & M. Ganapathi Achari
- Assistant Cameramen: V.A Madhavi Reddy & C. Bhaskaran
- ChiefElectrician: M. Sanakara Narayanan
- Sound Engineer: G.V. Ramanan
- Production Executives: S.S. Sarma, Janakipati & Pinjala Pedasubba Rao
- Assistant Directors: Benny Prabhakar, Sarma & Kameswara Rao
- Associate Directors: Rangaswamy & K.A. Lakshmi Narayana
- Art Director: Kudaravalli Nageswara Rao
- Editor: Kandaswamy
- Recording & Re-recording: Swaminathan
- Composer: K.V. Mahadevan [Assistant: Pukazhenthi ]
- Cinematography: K.S. Prasad
- Trick Photography: Ravikant Nagaich
- Story: Valmiki Maharshi
- Screenplay & Dialogues: Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
- Producer: Pinjala Ananda Rao
- Director: Bapu
Production Companies
- Production Company: Ananda Lakshmi Art Movies
- Outdoor Units: Sarada Enterprises & Sujatha International
- Set Properties: Neo Film Crafts
- Studios: Vauhini Studios & AVM Studios
- Film Laboratory: Film Center, Chennai
Distributors
- Andhra: Annapoorna Pictures
- Nizam: P.S.R. Pictures
- Ceded: Lakshmi Pictures
- Chittoor: Krishnaveni Pictures
- Mysore: Ajanta Pictures
- Orissa: Srirama Pictures
Awards
- 1976 - Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu) – Bapu
- 1976 - Filmfare Special Award for Excellent Performance - Gummadi
References
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156082/
- ^ 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" (Press release). The Hindu. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
