Seetamalakshmi

Seetamalakshmi
Seetamalakshmi
Directed by	K. Viswanath
Written by	Jandhyala (dialogues)
Story by	K. Viswanath
Produced by	Murari – Naidu
Starring	Talluri Rameshwari; Chandra Mohan; Sridhar; ; Tulasi
Cinematography	U. Rajagopal
Edited by
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Release date	1978
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Seetamalakshmi is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by K. Viswanath.^[1] Talluri Rameswari won the Nandi Award in this, her debut film. It was remade in Tamil as Enippadigal, and in Hindi as Sitara in 1980.

Plot[]

Kondayya (Chandramohan) and Seetalu (Rameshwari) work in a touring theatre in a village and are in love. While essentially illiterate, they love watching movies and learn to recite the film dialogues and songs. A film producer who comes to the village makes a false promise to make Seetalu heroine in his films. Seetalu goes to Hyderabad along with Kondayya. After facing many difficulties, with the help of painter Sridhar, Seetalu finally becomes a heroine. Her success brings her relatives for want of her money. Kondayya slowly realizes that he cannot fit in that cine urban culture. He returns to the village. How the young lovers unite is the rest of the drama.

Credits[]

Cast[]

Talluri Rameshwari as Seetalu
Chandra Mohan as Kondayya
Sridhar
Vankayala Satyanarayana as Railway Station Master
Eashwara Rao
Dubbing Janaki
Master Tulasiram as Pallavi
Master Hari
Pallavi
P. L. Narayana
Sakshi Ranga Rao

Crew[]

Director: K. Vishwanath
Assistant Director: Nanduri Vijay
Producers: Murari – Naidu
Production Company : Yuva Chitra
Story: K. Vishwanath
Dialogues: Jandhyala
Screenplay: K. Vishwanath, Jandhyala and K. Murari
Art Director: Thota Tharani
Director of Photography: U. Rajagopal
Film Editing : G. G. Krishna Rao
Music Director: K. V. Mahadevan
Assistant Composer: Puhalendi
Lyrics: Devulapalli Krishnasastri and Veturi
Playback singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, G. Anand, Vani Jayaram and Vijayalakshmi Sarma

Soundtrack[]

"Chalu Chalu Ee Virasalu" (Lyrics: Devulapalli Krishnasastri; Singers: G. Anand and Vijayalakshmi Sarma
"Kokoroko Koruko Em Kavalo Koruko" (Lyrics: Veturi; Singers: P. Susheela and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam)
"Maavi Chigugu Tinagane Koyila Palikena" (Lyrics: Devulapalli Krishnasastri; Singers: P. Susheela and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam)
"Nuvvitta Nenitta Kookunte Inketta" (Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy; Singers: P. Susheela and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam)
"Pade Pade Padutunna Padina Pate" (Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy; Singer: P. Susheela; Cast: Tulasi)
"Seetalu Singaram Malakshmi Bangaram" (Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy; Singers: P. Susheela and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam)
"Ye Pata Ne Padanu Bratuke Pataina Pasivadanu" (Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy; Singers: P. Susheela, Vani Jayaram and Vijayalakshmi Sarma)

Awards[]

Nandi Awards - 1978^[2]

Filmfare Awards South

Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu - Talluri Rameshwari (1978)

References[]

^ http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/seetamahalaksmi1978_printer.php^{[bare URL]}
^ "��ంది 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[]

[1] ttp://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/seetamahalaksmi1978_printer.php^{[bare URL]}

[2] "��ంది 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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