Content deleted Content added
Kailash29792 (talk | contribs) passing mentions Tag: Visual edit |
Kailash29792 (talk | contribs) Reference edited with ProveIt Tag: ProveIt edit |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} |
|||
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} |
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} |
||
{{Infobox film |
{{Infobox film |
||
Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
| caption = Poster |
| caption = Poster |
||
| director = [[Kunchacko]] |
| director = [[Kunchacko]] |
||
| producer = M. Kunchacko |
|||
| screenplay = [[J. Sasikumar]] |
| screenplay = [[J. Sasikumar]] |
||
| starring = [[Prem Nazir]]<br>[[Kusalakumari]]<br>[[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]]<br>[[Hari (actor)|Hari]] |
| producer = M. Kunchacko |
||
| starring = [[Prem Nazir]]<br />[[Kusalakumari]]<br />[[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]]<br />[[Hari (actor)|Hari]] |
|||
| music = [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]] |
| music = [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]] |
||
| cinematography = |
|||
| editing = |
|||
| studio = Udaya |
| studio = Udaya |
||
| released = {{Film date|1960|09|03|df=y}} |
| released = {{Film date|1960|09|03|df=y}} |
||
Line 17: | Line 15: | ||
| language = Malayalam |
| language = Malayalam |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''''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=2014-08-03 |title=Films and the Ramayana |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/films-and-the-ramayana/article6277395.ece |access-date=2022-09-14}}</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 |access-date=9 October 2014 |website=malayalasangeetham.info |language=Malayalam}}</ref> ''Seetha'' was a box office hit.<ref name="Mathai" /> |
|||
==Cast== |
== Cast == |
||
*[[Prem Nazir]] as [[Rama|Sreeraman]] |
*[[Prem Nazir]] as [[Rama|Sreeraman]] |
||
*[[Kusalakumari]] as [[Seetha]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=2016-10-03 |title=Mariakutty: 1958 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Mariakutty-1958/article15079932.ece |access-date=2022-09-14}}</ref> |
*[[Kusalakumari]] as [[Seetha]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=2016-10-03 |title=Mariakutty: 1958 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Mariakutty-1958/article15079932.ece |access-date=2022-09-14}}</ref> |
||
*[[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]] as Gurudevan [[Valmiki|Vaalmeeki]] |
*[[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]] as Gurudevan [[Valmiki|Vaalmeeki]] |
||
Line 30: | Line 28: | ||
*[[S. P. Pillai]] as Mooshakan |
*[[S. P. Pillai]] as Mooshakan |
||
==Soundtrack== |
== Soundtrack == |
||
The music was composed by [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]], |
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=Penguin |year=2009 |isbn=9788184758238 |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=November 15, 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 |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 |
* {{IMDb title|0234688}} |
||
[[Category:1960 films]] |
[[Category:1960 films]] |
||
[[Category:1960s Malayalam-language films]] |
[[Category:1960s Malayalam-language films]] |
||
[[Category:Films based on the Ramayana]] |
[[Category:Films based on the Ramayana]] |
||
[[Category:Films directed by Kunchacko]] |
Revision as of 05:43, 14 September 2022
Seeta | |
---|---|
Directed by | Kunchacko |
Screenplay by | J. Sasikumar |
Produced by | M. Kunchacko |
Starring | Prem Nazir Kusalakumari Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair Hari |
Music by | V. Dakshinamoorthy |
Production company | Udaya |
Release date |
|
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
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]
Cast
- Prem Nazir as Sreeraman
- Kusalakumari as Seetha[4]
- Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Gurudevan Vaalmeeki
- Hari as Lavan
- T. R. Omana as Malini
- Dr. N. Rajan Nair as Lakshmanan
- J. Sasikumar as Vasishtar
- Kanchana as Kausalya
- S. P. Pillai as Mooshakan
Soundtrack
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
- ^ Vijayakumar, B. (3 August 2014). "Films and the Ramayana". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ a b "സീത (1960)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ a b Mathai, Kamini (2009). A. R. Rahman: The Musical Storm. Penguin. p. 14. ISBN 9788184758238.
- ^ Vijayakumar, B. (3 October 2016). "Mariakutty: 1958". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Antony, Seena (15 November 2021). "Gomathi Sree calls P Susheela her guru and greatest inspiration". Onmanorama. Retrieved 14 September 2022.