Seetayya

Seethaiyya
Promotional poster
Directed byYVS Chowdary
Story byPosani Krishna Murali
StarringNandamuri Harikrishna
Soundarya
Simran
CinematographyMadhu A. Naidu
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byM.M. Keeravani
Release date
  • 22 August 2003 (2003-08-22)
Running time
179 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

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

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

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani and released by Aditya Music.[2]

Seetayya
Soundtrack album by
Released2003
Recorded2003
GenreSoundtrack
Length43:50
LabelAditya Music
ProducerM. M. Keeravani
M. M. Keeravani chronology
Simhadri
(2003)
Seetayya
(2003)
Okariki Okaru
(2003)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Evarimata Vinadu"C. Narayana ReddyKeeravani2:58
2."Edhigo Rayalaseemagadda"C. Narayana ReddyS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:59
3."Ravayya Ravayya"C. Narayana ReddyS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Keeravani3:54
4."Okka Magaadu"ChandraboseKeeravani, Anuradha Sriram5:35
5."Siggesthondi"ChandraboseShreya Ghoshal, Keeravani5:30
6."Bussekki Vastavo"ChandraboseS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra4:55
7."Adhishankarula"ChandraboseS. P. B. Charan, Sunitha5:21
8."Ammathodu"ChandraboseUdit Narayan, K. S. Chihtra5:59
9."Samayaniki"ChandraboseVijay Yesudas, Sunitha4:39
Total length:43:50

Reception

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

References

  1. ^ a b Srihari, Gudipoodi. "Action flick". The Hindu – via Idlebrain.com.
  2. ^ "Seethaiah - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn". Saavn. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Moviebuzz. "Seetaiah". Sify. Archived from the original on 22 March 2005.
  5. ^ "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)