Ratha Sapthami
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| Directed by | M. S. Rajashekar |
| Produced by | S A Govindaraj |
| Written by | Vidyullatha Sasanoor (Based on 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 |
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150 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Ratha Sapthami (ರಥಸಪ್ತಮಿ) is a 1986 Indian-Kannada romance musical film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by S. A. Govindaraj. The film starred Shivarajkumar in his second venture after Anand and debutant actress Asha Rani and playwright Parvathavani in the lead roles. The film had a musical score composed by Upendra Kumar while the lyrics, screenplay and dialogues were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. P. Vasu was co-writer of this movie. The movie is based on Kannada novel of same name by Vidyullatha Sasanoor.
The film opened on 12 December 1986 and was declared a musical blockbuster.Co-screen play writer of this movie P. Vasu directed a thematically similar movie called Love Birds in 1996 in Tamil. The storyline of Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai also was similar to that of Ratha Sapthami.
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 - was used in the Hindi movie Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.
The musical score by Upendra Kumar was received exceptionally well with all the songs topping the charts.
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