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Seeta Rama Jananam (1944)

Seeta Rama Jananam poster
Directed by
Ghantasala Balaramayya
Country
British Raj
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This is a Hindu mythological film from 1944 that tells the story of the birth of the deities Seeta and Rama. It features a traditional narrative with music and was the debut lead role for actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao.

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What happens

Sri Seeta Rama Jananam (transl. The Birth of Seeta and Rama) is a 1944 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, produced and directed by Ghantasala Balaramayya under the Pratibha Productions banner. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Tripurasundari, Vemuri Gaggayya, Rushyendramani. Music was jointly composed by Prabhala Satyanarayana and Ogirala Ramachandra Rao. The film marks the debut of Akkineni Nageswara Rao as a lead actor. It is also the debut of Ghantasala as a chorus singer and in a character role. The film was a commercial failure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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