''Ratha Sapthami'' is a 1986 Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

-language

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musical film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by S. A. Govindaraj. It stars

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

in his second venture after '' Anand''. Debutant actress

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and playwright Parvathavani star. The musical score was composed by

Upendra Kumar Upendra Kumar (18 July 1941 – 24 January 2002) was an Indian composer who predominantly worked in Kannada and Odia films. He was known for his strong association with Rajkumar and his family and scored some of his career best compositions for ...

, while the lyrics, screenplay and dialogues were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. P. Vasu was the co-screen play writer of this movie. The story is based on a Kannada novel of the same name by Vidyullatha Sasanoor. ''Ratha Sapthami'' opened on 12 December 1986 and was declared a musical blockbuster. Co-screen play writer P. Vasu remade the movie in Tamil in 1996 as '' Love Birds''. The interval twist of the movie - where the hero supposedly dies in an accident - and the second half of the movie - where the heroine is sent out of her hometown to her uncle's place in order to overcome her depression but is shell shocked to find a lookalike in a vehicle nearby and later catches a glimpse of him again in a discotheque dancing merrily - went on to be re-used in the 2000 Hindi movie '' Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai''.

Cast

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

as Vishwanath/Lawrence *

as Deepa *Parvathavani *

Doddanna Doddanna (born 11 November 1949) is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry who has acted in about 800 films. He started his career as a theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performer ...

as Srikantaiah, Deepa's father * Kanchana as Sharada, Vishwa's mother *Rajeshwari *Prashanthi Nayak *

Sudha Narasimharaju Sudha Narasimharaju is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Sudha Narasimharaju as an actress include ''Rathasapthami'' (1986), ''Aruna Raaga'' (1986), and ''Shubha Milana'' (1987). Career Sudha Narasi ...

as Sumathi, Vishwa's younger sister *Kumari Rekha *

Mysore Lokesh Mysore Lokesh (19 May 1947 – 14 October 1994) was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Mysore Lokesh as an actor include '' Bandhana'' (1984), '' Gajapathi Garvabhanga'' (1989), '' S. P. Sangliyana Part 2 ...

*Shivaprakash *Thimmaiah *

Sadashiva Brahmavar Sadashiva Brahmavar (1928–2018), known as Brahmavar, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films. He is best known for his supporting roles in such movies including Guri (1986), Samyuktha (1988) and Sri Manjunatha (2001). Personal lif ...

*Bharathish *Bheema Rao *Aravind as Jagadish *Chi Ravishankar *

Honnavalli Krishna Honnavalli Krishna is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Honnavalli Krishna as an actor include '' Ratha Sapthami'' (1986), '' Aasegobba Meesegobba'' (1990), '' Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' (1974), '' Janumad ...

*Krishna *

Balaraj Balaraj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He has appeared in ''Anand'' (1986), ''Ratha Sapthami'' (1986), ''Shiva Mecchida Kannappa'' (1988) and '' Samyuktha'' (1988). Television # '' Silli Lalli'' Selected filmography Balaraj ...

Sundar Raj Sundar Raj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry (Sandalwood). Some of the notable films of Sundar Raj as an actor include ''Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane'', ''Ondanondu Kaladalli'', ''Chandanada Gombe'', ''Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu'' (2001) ...

Srinath Narayana Swamy (born 28 December 1944), known by his stage name Srinath, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. He holds the position of vice-president of the Kannada television channel Udaya TV. He is ...

Roopa Devi Roopa (Hindi: रूपा) is a female given name in many languages of India, which means "blessed with beauty". Roopa may refer to: Notable people named Roopa * D. Roopa, Indian police officer * Roopa (actress) (born 1960), South Indian actres ...

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* 1986 films 1980s Kannada-language films Indian romantic musical films Films based on Indian novels Films directed by M. S. Rajashekar Films scored by Upendra Kumar Kannada films remade in other languages 1980s romantic musical films {{romantic-musical-film-stub