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film directed by K. Viswanath and produced by noted singer,

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. It stars Kamal Haasan, Aamani and

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, with Viswanath also playing a pivotal role.

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handled the camera while M. M. Keeravani composed the music for the film. The film won five

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and three Filmfare Awards. The film was later dubbed into Tamil-language as ''Paasavalai''.

Cast

* Kamal Haasan as Dasu * Aamani as Ganga * K. Viswanath as Raayudu *

as Sandhya *

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* Marutirao Gollapudi as Chennakesava Rao * Nirmalamma * Rallapalli as Bheema Raju *

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*Mallikharjunarao *Sanjay Asrani *Srilakshmi *Vaishnavi

Production

Kamal Haasan, co-producer for the film, persuaded and succeeded in getting K. Viswanath to make his debut as an actor for the film. Kamal Haasan revealed that the character required a renowned person to play the man who he bowed to, and if it was any other person, scenes would have had to be used to establish his importance. This film was produced by acclaimed singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.

Awards

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- Aamani * Best Supporting Actress - Vaishnavi * Best Character Actor - K. Viswanath * Best Female Playback Singer - S. P. Sailaja * Best Editor - G.G.Krishna Rao Filmfare Awards South * Best Film - Telugu -

* Best Director - Telugu - K. Viswanath * Best Music Director - Telugu - M. M. Keeravani

Release

The Movie released on April 28, 1995. The film won five

. The film was later dubbed into Tamil-language as ''Paasavalai'', released on July 28, 1995. Tamil dubbed version was distributed by Kamal Haasan's own production company

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Soundtrack

The music for this movie was composed by M. M. Keeravani. This album involved the voices of

, K. S. Chithra, S. P. Sailaja and Pallavi. All tracks were huge hits, especially the song "Seetamma Andalu" (by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chithra & Sailaja), it was expressively sung by Sailaja, which fetched her first

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. Lyrics were written by Veturi and Sitarama Sastry. Even Keeravani won a Filmfare Award for best music direction. Keeravani used Chithra's voice for the character Sandhya in the picture, and Sailaja's voice for Amani (which needed a folky touch) and Pallavi's voice was used to provide a Hollywood tinge of background music. The song "Narudu Bratuku Nartana" sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam involved the hit track of Ilaiyaraaja's musical ''

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'' and that track involved 2 tracks of this picture itself (Chiranjeevi Soubhagyavathi-Seethamma Andalu). ;Telugu tracklist ;Tamil tracklist *Seethaiyamma - SPB, Chithra, SP Sailaja *Poomaalai - SPB, SP Sailaja *Sree Rangathu - SPB *Indha Kadudhasikku - SPB, Chithra, SP Sailaja *Kadu Malaigal - SPB, SP Sailaja *Ulaga Vaazhkai - SPB, SP Sailaja *Sree Hariyin Paadham - SPB, SP Sailaja, Chithra

References

External links

* {{Filmfare Best Telugu Film 1995 films Films scored by M. M. Keeravani Films directed by K. Viswanath Indian romantic drama films Films shot in Andhra Pradesh Films about fishing 1990s Telugu-language films 1995 romantic drama films