''Seethamma Pelli'' () is a 1984 Indian
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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-language
drama film
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directed by
Bapu. A remake of the 1978
Tamil
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film ''
Mullum Malarum
''Mullum Malarum'' (; ) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Mahendran. Produced by Venu Chettiar and V. Mohan, the film stars Rajinikanth, Sarath Babu, Jayalaxmi and Shoba. It marks Mahendran's directorial de ...
'', it stars
Mohan Babu
Manchu Bhakthavatsalam, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted in more than 500 films in lead, su ...
,
Murali Mohan
Maganti Murali Mohan (born 24 June 1940) is an Indian actor, producer, politician, and business executive from Telugu cinema. In 1973, Murali Mohan debuted in ''Jagame Maya'', produced by Atluri Poornachandra Rao. He gained recognition with the ...
,
Mucherla Aruna
Mucherla Aruna is an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films, mainly during the 1980s.
Early life and career
Mucherla Aruna was born in Kothagudem of Telangana into a family that belongs to Arjunudupalem, n ...
and
Revathi
Asha Kelunni Nair (born 8 July 1966), better known by her stage name Revathi, is an Indian actress and director, known for her works predominantly in Tamil & Malayalam cinema - in addition to Telugu, Hindi & Kannada films.
She has won severa ...
in her Telugu film debut. The film was released on 30 June 1984.
Plot
Cast
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Mohan Babu
Manchu Bhakthavatsalam, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted in more than 500 films in lead, su ...
*
Murali Mohan
Maganti Murali Mohan (born 24 June 1940) is an Indian actor, producer, politician, and business executive from Telugu cinema. In 1973, Murali Mohan debuted in ''Jagame Maya'', produced by Atluri Poornachandra Rao. He gained recognition with the ...
*
Mucherla Aruna
Mucherla Aruna is an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films, mainly during the 1980s.
Early life and career
Mucherla Aruna was born in Kothagudem of Telangana into a family that belongs to Arjunudupalem, n ...
*
Revathi
Asha Kelunni Nair (born 8 July 1966), better known by her stage name Revathi, is an Indian actress and director, known for her works predominantly in Tamil & Malayalam cinema - in addition to Telugu, Hindi & Kannada films.
She has won severa ...
as Seethamma
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, and lyrics were written by
Veturi
Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four d ...
.
Release
''Seethamma Pelli'' was released on 30 June 1984.
The film was commercially successful, although not as much as the original.
For her performance, Revathi won the
Cinema Express Award for Best Telugu Actress.
References
External links
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{{Bapu (film director)
1980s Telugu-language films
1984 drama films
Films directed by Bapu
Films scored by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Indian drama films
Telugu remakes of Tamil films