Sita Swayamvar (1976)

Directed by

Bapu

Country

India

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the early story of Lord Rama from his birth to his marriage with Seetha. It adapts a Telugu version of the Ramayana's first book with a large cast of characters.

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What happens

Seetha Kalyanam is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by Bapu from a screenplay written by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana. It is an adaptation of Ranganatha Ramayanam in Telugu. Based on the Bala Kanda, the ensemble cast film relates events from the birth of Lord Rama, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, up to his wedding to Seetha, incarnation of Lakshmi. The film won the Filmfare Award for Best Direction (Telugu). It was screened at the BFI London Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, San Reno and Denver International Film Festivals in 1978, and is part of the course work at the British Film Institute. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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