''Ratha Sapthami'' is a 1986 Indian
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
-language
romantic musical film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
directed by
M. S. Rajashekar
M. S. Rajashekar (died 29 October 2018) was an Indian Kannada film director based in Bangalore. He made his directorial debut with ''Dhruva Thare'' starring Rajkumar which earned the Karnataka State Award for Second Best Film. His second movie ...
and produced by S. A. Govindaraj. It stars
Shiva Rajkumar
Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema. in his second venture after ''
Anand''. Debutant actress
Asha Rani and playwright Parvathavani star. The musical score was composed by
Upendra Kumar
Upendra Kumar (18 July 1941 – 24 January 2002) was an Indian composer who predominantly worked in Kannada and Odia films. He was known for his strong association with Rajkumar and his family and scored some of his career best compositions for ...
, while the lyrics, screenplay and dialogues were written by
Chi. Udaya Shankar
Chitnahalli Udayashankar (18 February 1934 – 2 July 1993; born in Chitnahalli) was an Indian lyricist and dialogue writer in the Kannada film industry for over three decades, who penned more than 3000 songs for films and devotional songs. H ...
.
P. Vasu
Vasudevan Peethambharan, known professionally as P Vasu, is an Indian director, writer and actor who works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam language films. In a career spanning three decades, Vasu has directed over 64 films. was the co-screen play writer of this movie. 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-screen play writer
P. Vasu
Vasudevan Peethambharan, known professionally as P Vasu, is an Indian director, writer and actor who works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam language films. In a career spanning three decades, Vasu has directed over 64 films. remade the movie in Tamil in 1996 as ''
Love Birds''.
The interval twist of the movie - where the hero supposedly dies in an accident - and the second half of the movie - where the heroine is sent out of her hometown to her uncle's place in order to overcome her depression but is shell shocked to find a lookalike in a vehicle nearby and later catches a glimpse of him again in a discotheque dancing merrily - went on to be re-used in the 2000 Hindi movie ''
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai''.
Cast
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Shiva Rajkumar
Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema. as Vishwanath/Lawrence
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Asha Rani as Deepa
*Parvathavani
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Doddanna
Doddanna (born 11 November 1949) is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry who has acted in about 800 films. He started his career as a theatre actor. During this time, he entered the Kannada film industry as a character actor.
Early lif ...
as Srikantaiah, Deepa's father
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Kanchana as Sharada, Vishwa's mother
*Rajeshwari
*Prashanthi Nayak
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Sudha Narasimharaju
Sudha Narasimharaju is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Sudha Narasimharaju as an actress include '' Rathasapthami'' (1986), '' Aruna Raaga'' (1986), and '' Shubha Milana'' (1987).
Career
Sudha Nar ...
as Sumathi, Vishwa's younger sister
*Kumari Rekha
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Mysore Lokesh
Mysore Lokesh (19 May 1947 – 14 October 1994) was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Mysore Lokesh as an actor include ''Bandhana'' (1984), '' Gajapathi Garvabhanga'' (1989), '' S. P. Sangliyana Part 2' ...
*Shivaprakash
*Thimmaiah
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Sadashiva Brahmavar
Sadashiva Brahmavar (1928–2018), known as Brahmavar, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films. He is best known for his supporting roles in such movies including Guri (1986), Samyuktha (1988) and Sri Manjunatha (2001).
Personal lif ...
*Bharathish
*Bheema Rao
*Aravind as Jagadish
*Chi Ravishankar
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Honnavalli Krishna
Honnavalli Krishna is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Honnavalli Krishna as an actor include '' Ratha Sapthami'' (1986), ''Aasegobba Meesegobba'' (1990), ''Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' (1974), ''Janumada Jo ...
*Krishna
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Balaraj
Balaraj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He has appeared in '' Anand'' (1986), '' Ratha Sapthami'' (1986), ''Shiva Mecchida Kannappa'' (1988) and ''Samyuktha'' (1988).
Television
# ''Silli Lalli''
Selected filmography
Balaraj h ...
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Sundar Raj
Sundar Raj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry (Sandalwood). Some of the notable films of Sundar Raj as an actor include ''Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane'', ''Ondanondu Kaladalli'', ''Chandanada Gombe'', '' Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu'' (2001) ...
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Srinath
Narayana Swamy (born 28 December 1944), known by his stage name Srinath, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. He holds the position of vice-president of the Kannada television channel Udaya TV. He is ...
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Roopa Devi
Roopa (Hindi: रूपा) is a female given name in many languages of India, which means "blessed with beauty". Roopa may refer to:
Notable people named Roopa
* D. Roopa, Indian police officer
*Roopa (actress) (born 1960), South Indian actress. ...
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1986 films
1980s Kannada-language films
Indian romantic musical films
Films based on Indian novels
Films directed by M. S. Rajashekar
Films scored by Upendra Kumar
Kannada films remade in other languages
1980s romantic musical films
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