Sankeertana Explained

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]

Plot

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?

Cast

Soundtrack

Music composed by Ilaiyaraaja was released on ECHO Audio Company.

Accolades

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sankeerthana . 1 December 2021 . indiancine.ma.
  2. Web site: 31 March 2021 . Tamil Movies Remake from Telugu – Part 1 . 16 September 2022 . Tamil Top 10 . 16 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220916053850/https://tamiltop10.com/2021/tamil-movies-remake-from-telugu-part-1/ . live .
  3. Web site: నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) . A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) . 21 August 2020 . . Telugu . 23 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf . live .