Seeta (1960 film)

Seeta is a 1960 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko, based on the Ramayana epic. The film stars Prem Nazir, Kusalakumari, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Hari. The musical score is by V. Dakshinamoorthy. Seetha was a box office hit.

Cast

 * Prem Nazir as Rama
 * Kusalakumari as Sita
 * Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Valmiki
 * Hari as Lava
 * T. R. Omana as Malini
 * Dr. N. Rajan Nair as Lakshmana
 * J. Sasikumar as Vasishtha
 * Kanchana as Kausalya
 * S. P. Pillai as Mooshakan

Soundtrack
The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy, with R. K. Shekhar acting as his assistant to make musical arrangements. Seeta was the first film on which Dakshinamoorthy and Shekhar collaborated, and Shekhar would continue working as Dakshinamoorthy's assistant for the next fourteen years. Lyrics were written by Abhayadev. The song "Pattupadi Urakkam Njan", sung by P. Susheela, became a hit. This was Susheela's first Malayalam song.