Geetha (1981 film)

Geetha
DVD cover
Directed byShankar Nag
Screenplay by
  • Arundathi Nag
  • Shankar Nag
Story by
Produced byN. Bhakthavatsalan, A. N. Murthy
Starring
CinematographyB. C. Gowrishankar
Edited byP. Bhakthavathsalam
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Pushpa Production
Distributed by
  • Padmashri Pictures
  • Kushtagi Films
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Geetha is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by and starring Shankar Nag in lead, alongside Akshatha Rao in title role.[1] The supporting cast features K. S. Ashwath, Ramesh Bhat and Gayathri. Ilaiyaraaja composed the soundtrack and the background score for the film that and was declared a blockbuster musical hit. He went on to re-use four songs from the movie in five different films later. The track "Santhoshakke" from the film became widely popular in Karnataka and is still performed for in concerts and other events.[2]

The characterization of the lead actress from Mani Ratnam 's 1989 Telugu movie Geethanjali was reported to have been partially borrowed from this movie – the chirpy attitude with which the eponymous lead speaks and behaves – and also bore a great resemblance in terms of closure of the movie – where she breathes her last due to cancer in the climax.[3]

  1. ^ Kumar, Sheila (23 September 2016). "Living the dream: Bengaluru-based Padmavathi Rao is turning in a series of sensitive performances". thenewsminute.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Vasundhara rocks Kudla fans". The Hindu. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Finding the Roots of Mani Ratnam's Geethanjali". 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.