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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Seetha
| name = Seeta
| image =Seetha 1960.jpg
| image = Seetha 1960.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Kunchacko]]
| director = [[Kunchacko]]<ref name=EIC-Kunchacko>{{cite book | editor1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha | editor2=Paul Willemen | chapter=Kunchacko (1912-1976) | title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema | publisher=Routledge | year=2012 | page=}}</ref>
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| screenplay = [[J. Sasikumar]]
| producer = M. Kunchacko
| producer = M. Kunchacko
| writer = [[J. Sasikumar]] (dialogues)
| starring = [[Prem Nazir]]<br />[[Kusalakumari]]<br />[[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]]<br />[[Hari (actor)|Hari]]
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| screenplay = [[J. Sasikumar]]
| music = [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]]
| starring = [[Prem Nazir]]<br>Kushalakumari<br>[[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]]<ref name=EIC-Nair>{{cite book | editor1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha | editor2=Paul Willemen | chapter=Nair, Thikkurisi Sukumaran (1917-97) | title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema | publisher=Routledge | year=2012 | page=}}</ref><br>[[Hari (actor)|Hari]]
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| studio = Udaya
| music = [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]]<ref name=EIC-Dakshinamoorthy>{{cite book | editor1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha | editor2=Paul Willemen | chapter=Dakshinamurthy, V. (b. 1919) | title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema | publisher=Routledge | year=2012 | page=}}</ref>
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| released = {{Film date|1960|09|03|df=y}}
| cinematography =
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| country = India
| editing =
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| language = Malayalam
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| studio = Udaya
| distributor = Udaya
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| released = {{Film date|1960|09|03|df=y}}
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| country = [[India]]
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| language = [[Malayalam]]
}}
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'''''Seetha''''' or '''''Seeta''''' is a [[Malayalam films of 1960|1960]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Malayalam language]] film, directed and produced by [[Kunchacko]], based on the 1943 movie ''[[Ram Rajya]]'' by Vijay Bhatt, itself based on ''[[Uttara Ramayana]]''. The film stars [[Prem Nazir]], Kushalakumari, [[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]] and [[Hari (actor)|Hari]]. The musical score is by [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=77|title=Seetha (1960)|accessdate=9 October 2014|publisher= |website=Malayalam Movie & Music Database}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2530|title=സീത (1960) |accessdate=9 October 2014|publisher= |website=Malayalam Movie & Music Encyclopedia|language=Malayalam}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/seeta-malayalam-movie/|title=Seeta (1960) Movie Details|accessdate=9 October 2014|publisher= |website=Spicy Onion}}</ref> ''Seetha'' "was a hit".<ref name=Mathai/> Earning ₹4,000,000 net (valued at about ₹397,800,000 in 2009), it was the highest grossing Malayalam film at the time of its release, before its record was broken by ''[[Ninamaninja Kalpadukal]]'' in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://keralaboxooffice.blogspot.in/2017/05/top-grossing-malayalam-movies-of1960.html|title=Top Grossing Malayalam Movies Of 1960|website=Kerala Box Office blogspot|accessdate=9 May 2018}}</ref>
'''''Seeta''''' is a 1960 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film, directed and produced by [[Kunchacko]], based on the ''[[Ramayana]]'' epic.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=3 August 2014 |title=Films and the Ramayana |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/films-and-the-ramayana/article6277395.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202044210/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/films-and-the-ramayana/article6277395.ece |archive-date=2 December 2014}}</ref> The film stars [[Prem Nazir]], [[Kusalakumari]], [[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]] and [[Hari (actor)|Hari]]. The musical score is by [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]].<ref name="malayalasangeetham.info">{{Cite web |title=സീത (1960) |url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2530 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014200821/http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2530 |archive-date=14 October 2014 |access-date=9 October 2014 |website=malayalasangeetham.info |language=Malayalam}}</ref> ''Seetha'' was a box office hit.<ref name="Mathai" />


==Cast==
== Plot ==
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*[[Prem Nazir]] as [[Rama|Sreeraman]]

*[[T. D. Kusalakumari]] as [[Seetha]]
== Cast ==
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*[[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]] as Gurudevan [[Valmiki|Vaalmeeki]]
*[[Hari (actor)|Hari]] as [[Lava]]n
*[[Prem Nazir]] as [[Rama]]
*[[Kusalakumari]] as [[Sita]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=3 October 2016 |title=Mariakutty: 1958 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Mariakutty-1958/article15079932.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914054518/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Mariakutty-1958/article15079932.ece |archive-date=14 September 2022}}</ref>
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*[[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]] as [[Valmiki]]
*[[Hari (actor)|Hari]] as [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava]]
*[[T. R. Omana]] as Malini
*[[T. R. Omana]] as Malini
*Dr. N. Rajan Nair as [[Lakshman]]an
*Dr. N. Rajan Nair as [[Lakshmana]]
*[[J. Sasikumar]] as [[Vasishta]]r
*[[J. Sasikumar]] as [[Vasishtha]]
*[[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] as [[Kausalya]]
*[[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] as [[Kausalya]]
*[[S. P. Pillai]] as Mooshakan
*[[S. P. Pillai]] as Mooshakan


==Soundtrack==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]],<ref name=EIC-Dakshinamoorthy/> with [[R. K. Shekhar]] acting as his assistant to make musical arrangements. ''Seeta'' was the first film on which Dakshinamoorthy and Shekhar collaborated, and Shekhar would continue working as Dakshinamoorthy's assistant for the next fourteen years.<ref name=Mathai>{{cite book | author=Kamini Mathai | title=A. R. Rahman: The Musical Storm | publisher=Penguin | year=2009 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mnMh7K0CEqoC&pg=PT14 | page=14| isbn=9788184758238 }}</ref> Lyrics were written by [[Abhayadev]]. The song "Pattupadi Urakkam Njan", sung by [[P. Susheela]], became a hit.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} This was Susheela's first Malayalam song.
The music was composed by [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]], with [[R. K. Shekhar]] acting as his assistant to make musical arrangements.<ref name="malayalasangeetham.info" /> ''Seeta'' was the first film on which Dakshinamoorthy and Shekhar collaborated, and Shekhar would continue working as Dakshinamoorthy's assistant for the next fourteen years.<ref name="Mathai">{{Cite book |last=Mathai |first=Kamini |title=A. R. Rahman: The Musical Storm |title-link=A. R. Rahman: The Musical Storm |publisher=[[Viking Press|Viking]] |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-670-08371-8 |pages=14}}</ref> Lyrics were written by [[Abhayadev]]. The song "Pattupadi Urakkam Njan", sung by [[P. Susheela]], became a hit. This was Susheela's first Malayalam song.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Antony |first=Seena |date=15 November 2021 |title=Gomathi Sree calls P Susheela her guru and greatest inspiration |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/music/2021/11/15/gomathi-sree-on-susheela-birthday-guru-inspiration.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127052122/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/music/2021/11/15/gomathi-sree-on-susheela-birthday-guru-inspiration.html |archive-date=27 November 2021 |access-date=14 September 2022 |website=[[Onmanorama]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers
! No. !! Song !! Singers
|-
|-
| 1 || "Kaanmu Njan" || [[P. B. Sreenivas]]
| 1 || "Kaanmu Njan" || [[P. B. Sreenivas]]
|-
|-
| 2 || "Kanne Nukaru Swargasukham" || [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]]
| 2 || "Kanne Nukaru Swargasukham" || [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]]
|-
|-
| 3 || "Lankayil Vaana" || P. B. Sreenivas
| 3 || "Lankayil Vaana" || P. B. Sreenivas
|-
|-
| 4 || "Mangalam Neruka" || [[S. Janaki]], Chorus
| 4 || "Mangalam Neruka" || [[S. Janaki]], Chorus
|-
|-
| 5 || "Nerampoyi Nadanada" || [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]], [[Jikki]]
| 5 || "Nerampoyi Nadanada" || [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]], [[Jikki]]
|-
|-
| 6 || "Paattupaadiyurakkaam" || [[P. Susheela]]
| 6 || "Paattupaadiyurakkaam" || [[P. Susheela]]
|-
|-
| 7 || "Paavana Bharatha" || P. B. Sreenivas, [[A. M. Rajah]]
| 7 || "Paavana Bharatha" || P. B. Sreenivas, [[A. M. Rajah]]
|-
|-
| 8 || "Prajakalundo Prajakalundo" || P. B. Sreenivas, A. M. Rajah, Jikki, Punitha
| 8 || "Prajakalundo Prajakalundo" || P. B. Sreenivas, A. M. Rajah, Jikki, Punitha
|-
|-
| 9 || "Raamaraajyathinte" || A. M. Rajah, Chorus
| 9 || "Raamaraajyathinte" || A. M. Rajah, Chorus
|-
|-
| 10 || "Rama Rama" || A. M. Rajah, Chorus
| 10 || "Rama Rama" || A. M. Rajah, Chorus
|-
|-
| 11 || "Seethe Lokamaathe" || P. B. Sreenivas
| 11 || "Seethe Lokamaathe" || P. B. Sreenivas
|-
|-
| 12 || "Unni Pirannu" || A. M. Rajah, Chorus
| 12 || "Unni Pirannu" || A. M. Rajah, Chorus
|-
|-
| 13 || "Veene Paaduka" || P. Susheela
| 13 || "Veene Paaduka" || P. Susheela
|}
|}


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0234688|Seeta}}
* {{IMDb title|0234688}}
* [https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=77 Seetha (1960)] at Malayala Chalachithram


[[Category:1960 films]]
[[Category:1960 films]]
[[Category:1960s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:1960s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films based on the Ramayana]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kunchacko]]


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Latest revision as of 06:11, 14 September 2022

Seeta
Poster
Directed byKunchacko
Screenplay byJ. Sasikumar
Produced byM. Kunchacko
StarringPrem Nazir
Kusalakumari
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Hari
Music byV. Dakshinamoorthy
Production
company
Udaya
Release date
  • 3 September 1960 (1960-09-03)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Seeta is a 1960 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko, based on the Ramayana epic.[1] The film stars Prem Nazir, Kusalakumari, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Hari. The musical score is by V. Dakshinamoorthy.[2] Seetha was a box office hit.[3]

Plot[edit]

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy, with R. K. Shekhar acting as his assistant to make musical arrangements.[2] Seeta was the first film on which Dakshinamoorthy and Shekhar collaborated, and Shekhar would continue working as Dakshinamoorthy's assistant for the next fourteen years.[3] Lyrics were written by Abhayadev. The song "Pattupadi Urakkam Njan", sung by P. Susheela, became a hit. This was Susheela's first Malayalam song.[5]

No. Song Singers
1 "Kaanmu Njan" P. B. Sreenivas
2 "Kanne Nukaru Swargasukham" M. L. Vasanthakumari
3 "Lankayil Vaana" P. B. Sreenivas
4 "Mangalam Neruka" S. Janaki, Chorus
5 "Nerampoyi Nadanada" V. Dakshinamoorthy, Jikki
6 "Paattupaadiyurakkaam" P. Susheela
7 "Paavana Bharatha" P. B. Sreenivas, A. M. Rajah
8 "Prajakalundo Prajakalundo" P. B. Sreenivas, A. M. Rajah, Jikki, Punitha
9 "Raamaraajyathinte" A. M. Rajah, Chorus
10 "Rama Rama" A. M. Rajah, Chorus
11 "Seethe Lokamaathe" P. B. Sreenivas
12 "Unni Pirannu" A. M. Rajah, Chorus
13 "Veene Paaduka" P. Susheela

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vijayakumar, B. (3 August 2014). "Films and the Ramayana". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "സീത (1960)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b Mathai, Kamini (2009). A. R. Rahman: The Musical Storm. Viking. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-670-08371-8.
  4. ^ Vijayakumar, B. (3 October 2016). "Mariakutty: 1958". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. ^ Antony, Seena (15 November 2021). "Gomathi Sree calls P Susheela her guru and greatest inspiration". Onmanorama. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seeta_(1960_film)&diff=1110203700&oldid=1098519073

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