Sattekalapu Satteyya

Sattekalapu Satteya
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Balachander
Written byK. Balachander
Produced byV. K. Prasad
StarringChalam
Sobhan Babu
Rajasree
CinematographyN. Balakrishna
Edited byN. R. Kittu
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Prasad Arts
Release date
  • 19 June 1969 (1969-June-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Sattekalapu Satteyya (transl. Truthful Satteyya)[1] is a 1969 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by K. Balachander, starring Chalam, Sobhan Babu and Rajasree. It was released on 19 June 1969. The film was later remade in Tamil as Patham Pasali (1970) by Balachander himself, in Hindi as Mastana (1970) and in Kannada as Manku Thimma (1980).[2][3]

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya, Aarudra, Sri Sri, Rajasri and Kosaraju.[4]

Release and reception

Sattekalapu Satteyua was released on 19 June 1969.[5] Following Balachander's death in 2014, Deccan Chronicle named Sattekalapu Satteyya as one of his "memorable" films.[6]

References

  1. ^ Narwekar, Sanjit (1994). Directory of Indian film-makers and films. Flicks Books. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-948911-40-8. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. ^ "பாலசந்தர் உருவாக்கிய இருகோடுகள்- மகத்தான வெற்றி". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. ^ Dasagrandhi, Madhuri (23 June 2019). "Sattekalapu Satteya turns 50". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Sathekaalapu Sathayya (1969)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Sathekaalapu Sathayya". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (25 December 2014). "K Balachander's work shaped Telugu cinema". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.