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Seeta Kalyanam (1976)

Seeta Kalyanam poster
Original title
సీతా కళ్యాణం
Directed by
Bapu
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 04m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Telugu film adapts the early part of the Ramayana from Rama's birth to his marriage with Sita. It follows the divine story as told in the Ranganatha Ramayanam.

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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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