| Sri Shaila Mahathme | |
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| Directed by | Aroor Pattabhi |
| Screenplay by | Aroor Pattabhi |
| Produced by | Neerlahalli Thalikerappa |
| Starring | Rajkumar Dikki Madhavarao Balakrishna Hanumanthachar |
| Cinematography | K. Janakiram |
| Edited by | M. G. Balu Rao |
| Music by | T. A. Kalyanam |
Production company | Sri Shaila Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Sri Shaila Mahathme is a 1961 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Aroor Pattabhi and produced by Neerlahalli Thalikerappa. The film stars Rajkumar, Dikki Madhavarao, Balakrishna and Hanumanthachar. The film has musical score by T. A. Kalyanam.[1][2] The movie was dubbed and released in Telugu as Srisaila Mahatyam.[3] It marked Jayalalithaa's Indian film debut, having previously worked in an English film Epistle (1961). Her moonlight performance for one of the song sequence became a sensation of today's times. As it was Jayalalithaa's mother who accompanied the daughter for every rehearsal.[4] While Sarot Ashwath wrote the dialogues, T. N. Balakrishna was specially credited for comedy dialogues. Mahalinga Bhagavathar played a small role in the movie.[5]
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