Seetayya
| Seethaiyya | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | YVS Chowdary |
| Story by | Posani Krishna Murali |
| Starring | Nandamuri Harikrishna Soundarya Simran |
| Cinematography | Madhu A. Naidu |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | M.M. Keeravani |
Release date |
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Running time | 179 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Seetayya is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Y. V. S. Chowdary and written by Posani Krishna Murali. It stars Nandamuri Harikrishna as lead actor and Soundarya, Simran as co-stars. Music for the movie was well received and composed by M.M. Keeravani.[1]
Plot
[edit]A powerful cop Seetayya wants to put an end to the ruthless factions in Rayalaseema. He tries to stop two warring factionist families in Dharmavaram from killing each other. Bangaram comes to Seetayya's house by accident and falls in love with him. meanwhile the factionist families come to know of Seetayya's past, Rest of the story is about Seetayya solving the issues and bringing about peace in Rayalaseema.
Cast
[edit]- Nandamuri Harikrishna as Seetayya / Sivayya
- Soundarya as Seeta
- Simran as Bangaram / Pentamma
- Mukesh Rishi as Venkat Naidu
- Rahul Dev as Chandra Naidu
- Ravi Prakash as Srinivas Naidu
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Sarvarayudu
- Posani Krishna Murali as Anjanappa
- Mohan Raj as Choudappa
- Kanta Rao
- Balayya
- Ahuti Prasad
- Rajan P Dev as Sivayya's father
- Devan
- Nalini
- Satya Prakash
- Subhashini
- Vindhya
- Brahmanandam as Koti
- Ali
- M. S. Narayana
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
- Mallikarjuna Rao
- G. V. Sudhakar Naidu
- Rama Prabha
- Sunitha Verma
- Kolla Ashok Kumar
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani and released by Aditya Music.[2]
| Seetayya | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 43:50 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
| M. M. Keeravani chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Evarimata Vinadu" | C. Narayana Reddy | Keeravani | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Edhigo Rayalaseemagadda" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Ravayya Ravayya" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Keeravani | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Okka Magaadu" | Chandrabose | Keeravani, Anuradha Sriram | 5:35 |
| 5. | "Siggesthondi" | Chandrabose | Shreya Ghoshal, Keeravani | 5:30 |
| 6. | "Bussekki Vastavo" | Chandrabose | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:55 |
| 7. | "Adhishankarula" | Chandrabose | S. P. B. Charan, Sunitha | 5:21 |
| 8. | "Ammathodu" | Chandrabose | Udit Narayan, K. S. Chihtra | 5:59 |
| 9. | "Samayaniki" | Chandrabose | Vijay Yesudas, Sunitha | 4:39 |
| Total length: | 43:50 | |||
Reception
[edit]A critic from Idlebrain.com rated the film three out of five and wrote that "The first half of the film is decent. But the second half is little slow. The climax is weak. The strengths of the film are Hari Krishna's performance, Keeravani music, YVS's picturization of songs and high production values. The weakness is the story, script and slow narration".[3] A critic from Sify wrote that "The film is tailor made for Harikrishna who tries to imitate his father with all those violent dramatic gestures. Simran provides oomph and mid-riff exposure to the hilt. Director Chowdary has squeezed a lot of mass element, which slows the tempo of the film".[4] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Scriptwriter Posani Krishnamurali treads the same old path of rendering the film as a verbal drama with theatrical appeal. The screenplay structure looks as if some preconceived scenes of high-voltage drama are pieced together with an otherwise thin storyline".[1]
Awards
[edit]- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam won Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Idhigo Rayalaseemagadda"[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Srihari, Gudipoodi. "Action flick". The Hindu – via Idlebrain.com.
- ^ "Seethaiah - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn". Saavn. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Jeevi (22 August 2003). "Telugu cinema review - Seetayya - Hari Krishna, Soundarya, Simran - YVS Chowdary - MM Keeravani". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ Moviebuzz. "Seetaiah". Sify. Archived from the original on 22 March 2005.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)