Sita Kalyanam (1976 film)

Seeta Kalyanam
Seeta Kalyanam
Directed by	Bapu
Written by	Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
Based on	Ramayanam; by Valmiki
Produced by	Pinjala Ananda Rao; P.Subba Rao
Starring	Ravikumar; Jayaprada; Gummadi; Dhulipala; Mikkilineni; Kaikala Satyanarayana; Mukkamala; Jamuna; Hemalatha
Cinematography
Edited by	Kandaswamy
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production; company	Ananda Lakshmi Art Movies
Release date	8 October 1976;
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[]

Cast[]

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[]

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[]

The film was released in Hindi with the title Sita Swayamvar and Malayalam as Seetha Swayamvaram.

Awards[]

Filmfare Awards South

1976 - Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu) – Bapu
1976 - Filmfare Special Award for Excellent Performance - Gummadi

References[]

^ "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.

External links[]

Sita Kalyanam at IMDb

[1] "Seeta Kalyanam (1976) - IMDb".

[2] Arts / Cinema : Preview: Epic comes full circle. The Hindu (2011-11-12). Retrieved on 2013-01-25.

[3] .l. narasimham (12 November 2011). "Arts / Cinema : Preview: Epic comes full circle". The Hindu (Press release). Retrieved 27 August 2012.

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v t Films based on the Ramayana
1910s	Lanka Dahan (1917)
1930s	Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam (1932) Sita Kalyanam (1934) Sathi Ahalya (1937)
1940s	Ram Rajya (1943) Seeta Rama Jananam (1944) Paduka Pattabhishekam (1945) Ramayani (1945) Rambaan (1948)
1950s	(1951) Ramayan (1954) Sampoorna Ramayanam (1958)
1960s	Sita Rama Kalyanam (1961) Sampoorna Ramayana (1961) Lava Kusa (1963) Ram Rajya (1967) Veeranjaneya (1968)
1970s	Sampoorna Ramayanam (1971) Hanuman Vijay (1974) Mutyala Muggu (1975) Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddham (1975) Bajrangbali (1976) Dasavatharam (1976) Sita Kalyanam (1976) Kanchana Sita (1977) Seetha Rama Vanavasam (1977) Sri Rama Pattabhishekam (1978)
1980s	Raavan (1984)
1990s	Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1992) Ramayanam (1996) Lav Kush (1997)
2000s	Hanuman (2005) Return of Hanuman (2007) Sita Sings the Blues (2008) Dashavatar (2008)
2010s	Lava Kusa: The Warrior Twins (2010) Raavan (2010) Raavanan (2010) Ramayana: The Epic (2011) Sri Rama Rajyam (2011) Yak: The Giant King (2012) Shri Hanuman Chalisa (2013) Hanuman: Da' Damdaar Hanuman vs Mahiravana (2018)
2020s	(2020) Adipurush (2022)