Seeta (1960 film)


Seetha is a 1960 Indian Malayalam language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko, based on the 1943 movie Ram Rajya by Vijay Bhatt, itself based on Uttara Ramayana. The film stars Prem Nazir, Kushalakumari, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair and Hari. The musical score is by V. Dakshinamoorthy. Earning ₹4,000,000 net, Seetha was the highest grossing Malayalam film at the time of its release, before its record was broken by Ninamaninja Kalpadukal in 1963.

Cast

The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy, with lyrics written by Abhayadev. The song "Pattupadi Urakkam Njan", sung by P. Susheela, became a hit. This was Susheela's first Malayalam song.