Sankeertana | |
Producer: | Dr. M. Gangaiah |
Director: | Geetha Krishna |
Story: | Geetha Krishna |
Screenplay: | Geetha Krishna |
Starring: | Nagarjuna Ramya Krishna |
Music: | Ilaiyaraaja |
Cinematography: | P. S. Nivas |
Editing: | Anil Malnad |
Studio: | Konark Movie Creations |
Runtime: | 136 minutes |
Country: | India |
Language: | Telugu |
Sankeertana is a 1987 Telugu-language film, produced by M. Gangaiah under the Konark Movie Creations banner and directed by Geetha Krishna. It stars Nagarjuna and Ramya Krishna, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. It was released on 20 March 1987.[1] The film was dubbed in Tamil as En Paadal Unakkaga. The film was partially adapted in Tamil as Deiva Vaakku.[2]
Keerthana is an orphan who is being brought up by a villager whose wife doesn't like her at all. Keerthana is learning dance from the famous teacher of the village. In this process, she falls in love with Kaasi, who belongs to a very low caste. The villagers believe that Keerthana is the goddess who came to save them and their village and hence Keerthana had lost her personal life. But now she has dared to love Kaasi and now she wanted to marry him. But will the village people allow their goddess to become a wife and what are the cruel consequences Keerthana and Kaasi had to face?
Music composed by Ilaiyaraaja was released on ECHO Audio Company.