Mattoru Seetha
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{{Infobox film
| name = Mattoru Seetha
| image = Mattoru Seetha.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = P. Bhaskaran
| studio = A. G. Films
| screenplay = Sreekumaran Thampi
| story = K. Vishwanath
| writer =
| starring = {{plainlist|
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| music = V. Dakshinamoorthy
| cinematography = S. J. Thomas
| editing = K. Shankunni
| distributor = Sili Agencies
| released = {{Film date|1975|10|17|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
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Mattoru Seetha ({{translation|The Second Seetha}}) is a 1975 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. Bhaskaran, starring Kamal Haasan, Roja Ramani (credited as Shobana), Sheela, Adoor Bhasi, Bahadoor, Sukumari, Jose Prakash, Prema Menon, M. G. Soman and Vincent. It is a remake of the 1974 Telugu film O Seeta Katha.
Plot
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Seetha, a teenage girl, lives with her mother and elder sister, who runs the house with her harikatha performances. Seetha falls in love with Chandran, but Gopi has an eye on her and hires goons to bash Chandran, who dies on the spot. Seeta marries Menon, father of Gopi, and makes Gopi realize his mistakes.
Cast
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- Kamal Haasan as Gopi{{Cite book |last=Rajadhyaksha |first=Ashish |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja/page/116/mode/2up?q=Mattoru+Seeta |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |page=116 |orig-date=1994}}
- Shobana as Seetha
- Vincent as Chandran
- M. G. Soman
- Sheela
- Adoor Bhasi
- Bahadoor
- Jose Prakash
- Prema Menon
- Sreelatha Namboothiri
- Master Raghu (Karan)
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma
- Sukumari
- Paul Vengola
}}
Production
Mattoru Seetha film was directed by P. Bhaskaran.{{Cite web |date=24 February 2010 |title=പി.ഭാസ്കരന് സംവിധാനം ചെയ്ത ചിത്രങ്ങള് |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/specials/movies-music/p-bhaskaran/--1.207261 |access-date=3 June 2021 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=ml}} It is a remake of the 1973 Telugu film O Seetha Katha, directed by K. Vishwanath.{{Cite web |date=11 May 2020 |title=மறக்க முடியுமா? மூன்று முடிச்சு |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/marakka-mudiyuma/88008/old-movies/Marakka-Mudiyuma-:-Moondrumuduchu.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604012552/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/marakka-mudiyuma/88008/old-movies/Marakka-Mudiyuma-:-Moondrumuduchu.htm |archive-date=4 June 2020 |access-date=2 June 2021 |website=Dinamalar |language=ta}}
Kamal Haasan played the anti-hero role in the Malayalam version, which was later played by Rajinikanth in the Tamil version.
The final length of the film's prints were {{Convert|4345.29|m|ft}} long.{{Cite web |date=17 July 1976 |title=Gazette of India, 1976, No. 425 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1976.425/page/n13/mode/2up?q=Mattoru+Seetha |access-date=2 June 2021 |publisher=The Gazette of India |pages=1586}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran.{{Cite web |title=മറ്റൊരു സീത (1975) |url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?811 |access-date=2 June 2021 |publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}{{Cite journal |last=Usha Printers, Kochi |date=1975-09-01 |title=മലയാളം പാട്ടു പുസ്തകം-മറ്റൊരു സീത |journal=പാട്ടു പുസ്തകം}} Playback singer Ayiroor Sadasivan has sung two songs in this film.{{Cite web |date=9 April 2015 |title='Prananadha Enik Nalkiya' Singer Ayiroor Sadasivan Dies in Road Mishap |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/prananadha-enik-nalkiya-singer-ayiroor-sadasivan-dies-road-mishap-628623 |access-date=3 June 2021 |website=International Business Times}}
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! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics | ||
| "Eechayum Poochayum" | Jayashree | P. Bhaskaran |
| "Kaamini Mouliyaam" | P. Leela, Ayiroor Sadasivan, T. R. Omana | P. Bhaskaran |
| "Kattakkattakkayarittu" | Ambili, Chorus | P. Bhaskaran |
| "Muttathoru Panthal" | K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela | P. Bhaskaran |
| "Thattaamburathunni" | Jayashree | P. Bhaskaran |
| "Udayathaaraka" | P. Leela, Ayiroor Sadasivan, T. R. Omana | P. Bhaskaran |
References
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