Sankeertana
| Sankeertana | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Geetha Krishna |
| Produced by | Dr. M. Gangaiah |
| Written by | Tanikella Bharani (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Geetha Krishna |
| Story by | Geetha Krishna |
| Starring |
Akkineni Nagarjuna Ramya Krishna |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | P. S. Nivas |
| Edited by | G.R. Anil Malnad |
Production company |
Konark Movie Creations |
Release dates |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Sankeertana is a 1987 Telugu-language classical film produced by M. Gangaiah on Konark Movie Creations banner, directed by Geetha Krishna. Starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and Ramya Krishna lead roles and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
Plot
Keerthana (Ramya Krishna) 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 (Akkineni Nagarjuna) who belongs to a very lower 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
- Akkineni 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
Soundtrack
| Sankeertana | ||||
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| Film score by Ilaiyaraaja | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 38:54 | |||
| Label | Echo Music | |||
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja | |||
| Ilaiyaraaja chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. All the songs are hit tracks. Music released on ECHO Audio Company.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kaliki Menulo" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Manase Padenule" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Manasuna Palikina" | Sirivennela | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Ve Vela Varnala" | Sirivennela | SP Balu | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Devi Durga Devi" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu, Vani Jayaram | 5:35 |
| 6. | "Vanda Roopayalu Notu" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. P. Sailaja | 4:33 |
| 7. | "Divi Darula (Kavitha)" | Sirivennela | SP Balu | 1:44 |
| 8. | "Thillana (Dim Tarana)" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu, S. P. Sailaja | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Ganam Aagi Podule" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Ye Naava Ye Theeramo" | Acharya Athreya | K. J. Yesudas | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Om Kara Vakyam" | Sirivennela | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 0:51 |
| Total length: | 38:54 | |||