Ratha Sapthami
| Rathasapthami | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | M. S. Rajashekar |
| Produced by | S A Govindaraj |
| Written by |
Vidyullatha Sasanoor (based on a novel) P. Vasu Chi. Udaya Shankar |
| Starring |
Shivarajkumar Asharani |
| Music by | Upendra Kumar |
| Cinematography | V K Kannan |
| Edited by | P Bhakthavathsalam |
| Distributed by | Bhagavathi Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Ratha Sapthami (ರಥಸಪ್ತಮಿ) is a 1986 Indian-Kannada romantic musical film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by S. A. Govindaraj. It starred Shivarajkumar in his second venture after Anand and debutant actress Asha Rani and playwrighter Parvathavani in the lead roles.[1] The musical score was composed by Upendra Kumar while the lyrics, screenplay and dialogues were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. P. Vasu was co-writer of this movie.[2][3] 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-screenwriter P. Vasu directed a thematically similar movie called Love Birds in 1996 in Tamil. The storyline of Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai was also similar to that of Ratha Sapthami.
The interval twist — where the hero supposedly dies in an accident — and the second half of the movie — where the heroine is sent to her uncle's place to overcome her depression and is shocked to find a lookalike in a vehicle and later sees him in a discotheque dancing merrily — was used in the Hindi movie Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.
Cast
- Shivarajkumar
- Asha Rani as Deepa
- Parvathavani
- Doddanna
- Kanchana
- Rajeshwari
- Prashanthi Nayak
- Sudha Narasimharaju
- Kumari Rekha
- Mysore Lokesh
- Shivaprakash
- Thimmaiah
- Brahmavar
- Bharathish
- Bheema Rao
- Aravind
- Chi Ravishankar
- Honnavalli Krishna
- Krishna
- Balaraj
- Sundar Raj
- Srinath
- Roopadevi
Soundtrack
The musical score by Upendra Kumar was received exceptionally well with all the songs topping the charts.[4]
| No. | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ananda Seri Haadalu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Chi. Udaya Shankar |
| 2 | "Nee Yaaru Naan Yaaru" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Chi. Udaya Shankar |
| 3 | "Jotheyagi Hithavagi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Chi. Udaya Shankar |
| 4 | "Olave Hoovagi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Chi. Udaya Shankar |
| 5 | "Shilegalu Sangeethava" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Chi. Udaya Shankar |