Ratha Sapthami
| Rathasapthami | |
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| File:Ratha-Sapthami-Film-Poster.jpg | |
| Directed by | M. S. Rajashekar |
| Written by | Vidyullatha Sasanoor (based on a novel) P. Vasu Chi. Udaya Shankar |
| Produced by | S. A. Govindaraj |
| Starring | Shivarajkumar Asharani |
| Cinematography | V. K. Kannan |
| Edited by | P. Bhakthavathsalam |
| Music by | Upendra Kumar |
| Distributed by | Bhagavathi Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Ratha Sapthami is a 1986 Indian Kannada romantic musical film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by S. A. Govindaraj. It stars Shivarajkumar in his second venture after Anand. Debutant actress Asha Rani and playwright Parvathavani star in the lead roles.[1] The musical score was composed by Upendra Kumar, while the lyrics, screenplay and dialogues were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. P. Vasu was the co-screen play writer of this movie.[2][3][4] The story is based on a Kannada novel of the same name by Vidyullatha Sasanoor. Ratha Sapthami opened on 12 December 1986 and was declared a musical blockbuster.
Co-screen play writer P. Vasu remade the movie in Tamil in 1996 as Love Birds.[5]
The interval twist of the movie - where the hero supposedly dies in an accident - and the second half of the movie - where the heroine is sent out of her hometown to her uncle's place in order to overcome her depression but is shell shocked to find a lookalike in a vehicle nearby and later catches a glimpse of him again in a discotheque dancing merrily - went on to be re-used in the 2000 Hindi movie Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.[6][7][8]
Cast
- Shivarajkumar as Vishwanath/Lawrence
- Asha Rani as Deepa
- Parvathavani
- Doddanna as Srikantaiah, Deepa's father
- Kanchana as Sharada, Vishwa's mother
- Rajeshwari
- Prashanthi Nayak
- Sudha Narasimharaju as Sumathi, Vishwa's younger sister
- Kumari Rekha
- Mysore Lokesh
- Shivaprakash
- Thimmaiah
- Sadashiva Brahmavar
- Bharathish
- Bheema Rao
- Aravind as Jagadish
- Chi Ravishankar
- Honnavalli Krishna
- Krishna
- Balaraj
- Sundar Raj
- Srinath
- Roopa Devi
Soundtrack
All lyrics are written by Chi. Udaya Shankar; all music is composed by Upendra Kumar
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ananda Seri Haadalu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2. | "Nee Yaaru Naan Yaaru" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 3. | "Jotheyagi Hithavagi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Olave Hoovagi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 5. | "Shilegalu Sangeethava" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki |
References
- ^ "Shivaraj Kumar Movies list & Biography - Celebrity family wiki".
- ^ "IndiaGlitz - Shivalinga Mounts - Kannada Movie News".
- ^ "Shivalinga Launched - chitraloka.com - Kannada Movie News, Reviews - Image".
- ^ http://cinecircle.in/cinema_news/Shivalinga_film.html
- ^ https://medium.com/@bollywoodbeatles/did-you-know-kaho-naa-pyaar-hai-is-inspired-by-the-kannada-blockbuster-ratha-sapthami-1986-eeb7bff168c
- ^ https://medium.com/@bollywoodbeatles/did-you-know-kaho-naa-pyaar-hai-is-inspired-by-the-kannada-blockbuster-ratha-sapthami-1986-eeb7bff168c
- ^ https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/did-you-know-that-hrithik-roshans-debut-film-kaho-naa-pyaar-hai-was-included-in-the-guinness-book-of-world-records/amp_articleshow/63269339.cms
- ^ https://m.femina.in/celebs/indian/bollywood-movie-that-made-it-big-81837.amp
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