Sankeertana

Sankeertana
Sankeertana
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Geetha Krishna
Written by	Tanikella Bharani (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Geetha Krishna
Story by	Geetha Krishna
Produced by	Dr. M. Gangaiah
Starring	Nagarjuna; Ramya Krishna
Cinematography	P. S. Nivas
Edited by	Anil Malnad
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production; company	Konark Movie Creations
Release date	20 March 1987;
Running time	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

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

Music composed by Ilaiyaraaja was released on ECHO Audio Company.^[1]

Telugu (original)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Manasuna Molichina Sarigamale"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki & Chorus	5:02
2.	"Devi Durga Devi"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jayaram	5:23
3.	"Vandha Roopayala Notu"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Sailaja & Chorus	4:34
4.	"Divi Daarula (Poem)"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	1:33
5.	"Manase Paadenule"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Chorus	3:32
6.	"Thillana (Dhim Tharana)"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja	3:08
7.	"Vevelaa Varnaala"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Chorus	2:56
8.	"Kaliki Menilo"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	4:19
9.	"Gaanam Aagipodhule"	C. Narayana Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Chorus	4:30
10.	"Yenaavadi Ye Theeramo"	Acharya Aatreya	K. J. Yesudas	4:27
11.	"Omkaara Vaakyam"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	0:51
Total length:				38:45

Tamil (dubbed)^[3]
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Vaanmele"	Mano, K. S. Chitra	3:32
2.	"Devi Durga Devi"	Mano, K. S. Chithra	4:21
3.	"Om Om"	Vani Jairam & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	1:25
4.	"Evan Kangalil Kalandha"	Mano	1:46
5.	"Vaa Vaa Kanmai"	Mano, K. S. Chithra	5:10
6.	"Nooruruba"	K. S. Chitra	4:35
7.	"Manasepaadiyade"	Mano	5:44
8.	"Keerthana"	Mano	4:57
Total length:			31:30

Accolades

Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director – Geetha Krishna^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Sankeerthana". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Tamil Movies Remake from Telugu – Part 1". Tamil Top 10. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^ "En Paadal Unakkaga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

External links

Sankeertana at IMDb

[Sankeerthana_Indiancine.ma-1] "Sankeerthana". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[2] "Tamil Movies Remake from Telugu – Part 1". Tamil Top 10. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

[3] "En Paadal Unakkaga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[4] "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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