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Sita Kalyanam is a film directed by V. Shantaram with S. Jayalakshmi

Sita Kalyanam (1934)

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Seetha Kalyanam (Tamil: சீதா கல்யாணம்) (Seetha's Wedding) is a 1934 Tamil film produced by Prabhat Film Company. It was the first film for musicians Papanasam Sivan and Veenai S. Balachander. The film was remade in Telugu in the same year.

Synopsis

Sita Kalyanam is the story of Sita's (S. Jayalakshmi) swayamvara. Sita's father King Janaka (V. Sundaram Iyer) arranges a swayamvara for his daughter. He announces a contest and declares that whoever can wield Shiva Dhanush (Shiva's bow) will be given Seetha's hand in marriage. After several kings and princes fail to do so, Rama (S. Rajam), the prince of Ayodhya, wields the bow and marries Sita.

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S. Jayalakshmi
Pasupuleti Kannamba
Yadavalli Suryanarayana
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