Seetharamu | |
Director: | V. Somashekhar |
Producer: | A. L. Abbaiah Naidu |
Starring: | Shankar Nag Manjula Thoogudeepa Srinivas |
Cinematography: | P. Devaraj |
Editing: | P. Bhakthavathsalam |
Music: | Satyam |
Runtime: | 135 minutes |
Country: | India |
Language: | Kannada |
Seetharamu is a 1979 Indian Kannada-language science fiction action film directed by V. Somashekhar. The film stars Shankar Nag, Manjula and Thoogudeepa Srinivas. The film is based on a science fiction plot of a brain transplant. It was remade in Telugu as Seethe Ramudaithe, starring Shankar Nag in his Telugu debut[1] and in Hindi in 1995 as Diya Aur Toofan.[2] [3]
The song Ee Roopave Nannee Baalina was earlier used by Satyam for the 1978 Telugu movie Annadammula Savaal, which incidentally was a remake of the 1977 Kannada movie Sahodarara Savaal.
The music was composed by Satyam, with lyrics by Chi Udayashankar.[4] The song "Onde Ondu Aasayu" became popular and was remixed in the 2006 film Jackpot.[5]
The film was a success and made Shankar Nag popular among the masses.[6]