''Seethakoka Chilaka'' () is a 1981 Indian

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-language romance film directed by Bharathiraja. The film was produced by Edida Nageswara Raa on Poornodaya Movie Creations banner and was simultaneously shot alongside its Tamil version titled '' Alaigal Oivathillai''. Murali (credited as Karthik in Tamil) played the lead role in both versions of the film, making his career debut in both the language versions simultaneously.

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plays the female lead, while

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played the same character in the Tamil version. Aruna and Radha made their acting debuts in each of the versions of the film. The film was retrospectively featured in the ''Indian Panorama'' section of the

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, 1983. The film won five Nandi Awards.

Plot

Raghu and the men of his village roam the village teasing girls. One day Karuna enters the village. Raghu and his friends make mischief with her but when they come to know that Karuna is David's sister, they become afraid of her. Raghu's mother is a classical music teacher. Karuna wants to learn classical singing, hence she goes to Raghu's house. Slowly Raghu and Karuna fall in love with each other. When Raghu's mother learns of their love, she warns Raghu about the difference between him and Karuna. Karuna belongs to a Christian community, whereas Raghu is a Hindu. Moreover, Karuna's brother David is a heartless person who may even kill Raghu for loving Karuna. But Raghu and Karuna explore their love even when all the villagers are against them. They leave the village to fly to their lovely world, like butterflies, hence the title Seethakoka Chilaka.

Cast

* Murali as Raghu * Aruna as Karuna *

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as David * Silk Smitha * Jaggayya * Dubbing Janaki * Rallapalli * Ali (child artist)

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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, with lyrics by Veturi.

Accolades

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– 1981 * Best Feature Film in Telugu ; Nandi Awards – 1981 * Best Feature Film – Gold – Edida Nageswara Rao * Best Director – Bharathiraja * Best Supporting Actor – Sarath Babu * Best Music Director –

* Best Child Actor – Ali

References

External links

* {{National Film Award Best Feature Film Telugu 1980s teen romance films 1980s Telugu-language films 1981 films 1981 romantic drama films Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners Films directed by Bharathiraja Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Indian interfaith romance films Indian romantic drama films Indian teen romance films Nandi Award winners