Seetha Kalyanam
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Seetha Kalyanam is a 1976 Telugu film by the director-writer duo Bapu
- Ramana (Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
). The film deals with a part of the evergreen wedding epic of Ramayana
.
The film tells the tales of Rama and of the 10 incarnations of Vishnu
. The film was screened in the 1978 London and Chicago film festivals.
Bapu
Bapu is a Hindi word for "father." The name Bapu may refer to:Bapu is a surname of Indian origin, originally meaning "A Great Leader". Bapus in northern Gujarat were very prominent farmers as well...
- Ramana (Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
Mullapudi Venkata Ramana was a Telugu story writer. He was especially known for his hilarious style of writing. He also created a child character called Budugu...
). The film deals with a part of the evergreen wedding epic of Ramayana
Ramayana
The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...
.
The film tells the tales of Rama and of the 10 incarnations of Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
. The film was screened in the 1978 London and Chicago film festivals.
The Cast
- Lord Rama / Vishnu - Ravi KumarRavi KumarRavi Kumar or Ravikumar may refer to:* K. S. Ravikumar , Indian film director and actor* P. H. Ravikumar , Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Commodity and Derivates Exchange Limited...
- Sita / Lakshmi - Jayaprada
- King Dasaratha - Gummadi Venkateswara RaoGummadi Venkateswara RaoGummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character...
- King Janaka - Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy
- Maharshi Vishwamitra - Mukkamala Krishna Murthy
- Ravana - Kaikala SatyanarayanaKaikala SatyanarayanaKaikala Satyanarayana , a versatile Telugu cine actor, was born on 25 July 1935 to Kaikala Laxmi Narayana couple at Kautaram village in Krishna district. Having completed his primary and intermediate education in Gudivada and Vijayawada, Satyanarayana graduated from Gudivada College...
- Vasishta Maharshi - Dhulipaala
- Parasurama - Tyagaraaju
- Kousalya - Hemalatha
- Kaikeyi - Jamuna
- Sumitra - P. R. Varalakshmi
- Mandodari - Mamata