| Sri Shaila Mahathme | |
| Director: | Aroor Pattabhi |
| Producer: | Neerlahalli Thalikerappa |
| Screenplay: | Aroor Pattabhi |
| Starring: | Rajkumar Dikki Madhavarao Balakrishna Hanumanthachar |
| Music: | T. A. Kalyanam |
| Cinematography: | K. Janakiram |
| Editing: | M. G. Balu Rao |
| Studio: | Sri Shaila Pictures |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Kannada |
Sri Shaila Mahathme is a 1961 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Aroor Pattabhi and produced by Neerlahalli Thalikerappa. The film stars Rajkumar, Dikki Madhavarao, Balakrishna and Hanumanthachar. The film has musical score by T. A. Kalyanam.[1] [2] The movie was dubbed and released in Telugu as Srisaila Mahatyam.[3] It marked Jayalalithaa's Indian film debut, having previously worked in an English film Epistle (1961). Her moonlight performance for one of the song sequence became a sensation of today's times. As it was Jayalalithaa's mother who accompanied the daughter for every rehearsal.[4] While Sarot Ashwath wrote the dialogues, T. N. Balakrishna was specially credited for comedy dialogues. Mahalinga Bhagavathar played a small role in the movie.[5]
The music was composed by T. A. Kalyanam.[6]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pahi Mahesa" | 03:34 | |||
| 2 | "Sankara Dayasagara Shambho Shankara" | C. S. Sarojini | Vijaya Narasimha | 02:42 | |
| 3 | "Anupama Bhagyavide" | Sarojini | Vijaya Narasimha | 05:08 | |
| 4 | "Birugaali Beesidaga" | Vijaya Narasimha | 02:00 | ||
| 5 | "Jagadeesha Sarvesha" | Sarojini | Hunsur Krishna Murthy | 02:15 | |
| 6 | "Kailasa Girivasa" | Mangapathy | M. Narendra Babu | 03:27 | |
| 7 | "Maanikya Kedhlda" | Rukmani | Ratnakara | 03:05 | |
| 8 | "Malle Moggu Naaseri" | Gajalakshmi, Rukmini | Ratnakara | 02:49 | |
| 9 | "Mallikaarjunanu Nelesiha" | P. B. Srinivas | Sorat Aswath | 03:42 |