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| Directed by | Hanu Raghavapudi |
| Screenplay by | Hanu Raghavapudi Rutham Sathar Jay Krishna Raj Kumar Kandamudi |
| Story by | Hanu Raghavapudi |
| Produced by | C. Aswani Dutt |
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| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Vishal Chandrasekhar |
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Running time | 163 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹25 crores[2][3] |
| Box office | est. ₹91.4 crores[4] |
Sita Ramam (transl. Sita and Ram) is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language period romantic drama film directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. Produced by C. Aswani Dutt, under Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema, it starred Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur in the title roles, alongside Rashmika Mandanna.[5]
Set in 1964, it tells the story of Lieutenant Ram, an orphaned army officer serving at the Kashmir border, gets anonymous love letters from Sita Mahalakshmi, after which Ram is on a mission to find Sita and propose his love. The principal photography commenced in April 2021 and ended in April 2022 with filming taking place in Hyderabad, Kashmir and Russia. The film's music was composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar with cinematography by P. S. Vinod and Shreyaas Krishna.
Sita Ramam released theatrically on 5 August 2022 to generally positive critical reviews praising Hanu's direction, story, screenplay, writing, soundtrack, musical score, emotional weight and performances (particularly those of Thakur and Salmaan). The film emerged as a major commercial success, grossing ₹91.4 crores at the box office, becoming the ninth highest-grossing Telugu film of 2022.[6]
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- ^ "Box Office Report: Here's how much Sita Ramam, Cobra, Karthikeya 2, Liger raked in on Friday". Asianet News. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
Made at a cost of Rs 30 crores, this film collapsed on its opening day itself.
- ^ "Box office collection: Bimbisara और Sita Ramam का शानदार आगाज, जानिए किस फिल्म ने की कितनी कमाई" [Bimbisara and Sita Ramam box office collection: Here's how much the film has earned]. DNA India (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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[Made in a budget of 30 crores, the film [...]] - ^ "Sita Ramam Final Total WW Collections". 18 October 2022.
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- ^ "Sita Ramam Final Total WW Collections". 18 October 2022.