Sankeertana
Sankeertana is a 1987 Telugu classical film, produced by M. Gangaiah under the Konark Movie Creations banner and directed by Geetha Krishna. It stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishna and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was dubbed in Tamil as En Paadal Unakkaga. The film was later remade in Tamil as Deiva Vaakku.
| Sankeertana | |
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| Directed by | Geetha Krishna |
| Produced by | Dr. M. Gangaiah |
| Written by | Tanikella Bharani (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Geetha Krishna |
| Story by | Geetha Krishna |
| Starring | Akkineni Nagarjuna Ramya Krishna |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | P. S. Nivas |
| Edited by | Anil Malnad |
Production company | Konark Movie Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Keerthana (Ramya Krishna) 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 (Akkineni Nagarjuna), 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
- Akkineni Nagarjuna as Kaasi
- Ramya Krishna as Keerthana
- Girish Karnad as Parameswara Sastry
- J. V. Somayajulu as Vasudeva Sarma
- Sarath Babu as Sravan Babu
- Sai Kumar
- Rallapalli
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Rama Sarma
- Narra Venkateswara Rao
- Mallikarjuna Rao
- KK Sarma as Chidambaram Pillai
- Dham as Kodipetlu
- Y. Vijaya as Mahalakshmi
- Master Suresh as young Kaasi
Soundtrack
| Sankeertana | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 38:54 | |||
| Label | Echo Music | |||
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja | |||
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Music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. All the songs are hit tracks. Music released on ECHO Audio Company.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kaliki Menulo" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Manase Padenule" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Manasuna Palikina" | Sirivennela | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Ve Vela Varnala" | Sirivennela | SP Balu, Vani Jayaram | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Devi Durga Devi" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu, Vani Jayaram | 5:35 |
| 6. | "Vanda Roopayalu Notu" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. P. Sailaja | 4:33 |
| 7. | "Divi Darula (Kavitha)" | Sirivennela | SP Balu | 1:44 |
| 8. | "Thillana (Dim Tarana)" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu, S. P. Sailaja | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Ganam Aagi Podule" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Ye Naava Ye Theeramo" | Acharya Athreya | K. J. Yesudas | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Om Kara Vakyam" | Sirivennela | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 0:51 |
| Total length: | 38:54 | |||