| Rathasapthami | |
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| Directed by | M. S. Rajashekar |
| Written by | Chi. Udaya Shankar P. Vasu |
| Based on | Ratha Sapthami (novel) by Vidyullatha Sasanoor |
| Produced by | S. A. Govindaraj |
| Starring | Shiva Rajkumar Asharani |
| Cinematography | V. K. Kannan |
| Edited by | P. Bhakthavathsalam |
| Music by | Upendra Kumar |
| Distributed by | Bhagavathi Combines |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Ratha Sapthami is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language romantic musical film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by S. A. Govindaraj. It stars Shiva Rajkumar in his second venture after Anand. Debutant actress Asha Rani and playwright Parvathavani star. The musical score was composed by Upendra Kumar, while the lyrics, screenplay and dialogues were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. P. Vasu was the co-screen play writer of this movie.[1][2][3] The story is based on a Kannada novel of the same name by Vidyullatha Sasanoor. Ratha Sapthami opened on 12 December 1986 and was declared a musical blockbuster.
Co-screen play writer P. Vasu remade the movie in Tamil in 1996 as Love Birds.[4]
The interval twist of the film — where the hero supposedly dies — and the second half of the film — where the heroine is sent out of her hometown to overcome her depression but is shocked to catch a glimpse of a lookalike in a vehicle nearby and later finds him dancing merrily in a discotheque — went on to be reused in the 2000 Hindi film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.[4][5][6][7]
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