Seetharamu

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Seetharamu
Directed by V. Somashekhar
Written byM. D. Sundar
Produced byA. L. Abbaiah Naidu
Starring Shankar Nag
Manjula
Thoogudeepa Srinivas
CinematographyP. Devaraj
Edited byP. Bhakthavathsalam
Music by Satyam
Release date
  • 30 April 1979 (1979-04-30)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Seetharamu is a 1979 Indian Kannada-language science fiction action film directed by V. Somashekhar. The film stars Shankar Nag, Manjula and Thoogudeepa Srinivas. The film is based on a science fiction plot of a brain transplant. It was remade in Telugu as Seethe Ramudaithe, starring Shankar Nag in his Telugu debut [1] and in Hindi in 1995 as Diya Aur Toofan . [2] [3]

Contents

The song Ee Roopave Nannee Baalina was earlier used by Satyam for the 1978 Telugu movie Annadammula Savaal , which incidentally was a remake of the 1977 Kannada movie Sahodarara Savaal .

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Satyam, with lyrics by Chi Udayashankar. [4] The song "Onde Ondu Aasayu" became popular and was remixed in the 2006 film Jackpot . [5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Hoovina Sogasu Ninagagi" Chi. Udaya Shankar S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki  
2."Onde Ondu Aseyu"Chi. Udaya ShankarS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
3."Bande Baruthane Rama"Chi. Udaya ShankarS. Janaki 
4."Ee Roopave Nannee Baalina"Chi. Udaya ShankarS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 

Reception

The film was a success and made Shankar Nag popular among the masses. [6]

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