Seetamalakshmi

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Seetamalakshmi
Directed by K. Viswanath
Written by Jandhyala (dialogues)
Story byK. Viswanath
Produced byMurari – Naidu
Starring Talluri Rameswari
Chandra Mohan
Sridhar
Vankayala Satyanarayana
Tulasi
CinematographyU. Rajagopal
Edited byG. G. Krishna Rao
Music by K. V. Mahadevan
Release date
24 February 1978
Country India
LanguageTelugu

Seetamalakshmi is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by K. Viswanath. [1] The film stars Talluri Rameswari (in her Telugu debut) and Chandra Mohan. It was released on 27 July 1978. [2] It won two state Nandi Awards and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu for Talluri Rameswari. [2] [3] Seetamalakshmi was remade in Tamil as Enippadigal (1979), and in Hindi as Sitara (1980).

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Plot

Kondayya (Chandra Mohan) and Seetalu (Rameswari) 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.

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Cast

Crew

Soundtrack

Awards

Nandi Awards - 1978 [3]
Filmfare Awards South

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References

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