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{{Infobox film
| name           = Sankeertana
| image          = Sankeertana.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| producer       = Dr. M. Gangaiah
| director       = [[Geetha Krishna]]
| writer         = [[Tanikella Bharani]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story          = Geetha Krishna
| screenplay     = Geetha Krishna
| starring       = [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]]<br />[[Ramya Krishna]]
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[P. S. Nivas]]
| editing        = [[Anil Malnad]]
| studio         = Konark Movie Creations
| runtime        = 136 minutes
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|1987|3|20}}
| country        = India
| language       = Telugu
}}
'''''Sankeertana''''' is a 1987 [[Telugu-language|Telugu]]-language film, produced by M. Gangaiah under the Konark Movie Creations banner and directed by [[Geetha Krishna]]. It stars [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] and [[Ramya Krishna]], with music composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. It was released on 20 March 1987.<ref name="Sankeerthana Indiancine.ma">{{Cite web |title=Sankeerthana |url=https://indiancine.ma/ACFS/info |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=indiancine.ma}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''En Paadal Unakkaga''. The film was partially adapted in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Deiva Vaakku]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2021 |title=Tamil Movies Remake from Telugu&nbsp;– Part 1 |url=https://tamiltop10.com/2021/tamil-movies-remake-from-telugu-part-1/ |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=Tamil Top 10 |archive-date=16 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916053850/https://tamiltop10.com/2021/tamil-movies-remake-from-telugu-part-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Plot ==
{{More plot|date=September 2022}}
Keerthana is an orphan who is being brought up by a villager whose wife doesn't like her at all. Keerthana is learning dance from the famous teacher of the village. In this process, she falls in love with Kaasi, who belongs to a very low caste. The villagers believe that Keerthana is the goddess who came to save them and their village and hence Keerthana had lost her personal life. But now she has dared to love Kaasi and now she wanted to marry him. But will the village people allow their goddess to become a wife and what are the cruel consequences Keerthana and Kaasi had to face?
== Cast ==
* [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] as Kaasi
* [[Ramya Krishna]] as Keerthana
* [[Girish Karnad]] as Parameswara Sastry
* [[J. V. Somayajulu]] as Vasudeva Sarma
* [[Sarath Babu]] as Sravan Babu
* [[Sai Kumar (Tollywood actor)|Sai Kumar]]
* [[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]]
* [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]] as Rama Sarma
* [[Narra Venkateswara Rao]]
* [[Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)|Mallikarjuna Rao]]
* KK Sarma as Chidambaram Pillai
* Dham as Kodipetlu
* [[Y. Vijaya]] as Mahalakshmi
* [[Surya Kiran (director)|Master Suresh]] as young Kaasi
== Soundtrack ==
Music composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] was released on ECHO Audio Company.<ref name="Sankeerthana Indiancine.ma" />
{{Track listing
| headline = Telugu (original)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 38:45
| title1 = Manasuna Molichina Sarigamale
| lyrics1 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]] & Chorus
| length1 = 5:02
| title2 = Devi Durga Devi
| lyrics2 = [[C. Narayana Reddy]]
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam|Vani Jayaram]]
| length2 = 5:23
| title3 = Vandha Roopayala Notu
| lyrics3 = C. Narayana Reddy
| extra3 = [[S. P. Sailaja]] & Chorus
| length3 = 4:34
| title4 = Divi Daarula (Poem)
| lyrics4 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length4 = 1:33
| title5 = Manase Paadenule
| lyrics5 = C. Narayana Reddy
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Chorus
| length5 = 3:32
| title6 = Thillana (Dhim Tharana)
| lyrics6 = C. Narayana Reddy
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
| length6 = 3:08
| title7 = Vevelaa Varnaala
| lyrics7 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Chorus
| length7 = 2:56
| title8 = Kaliki Menilo
| lyrics8 = C. Narayana Reddy
| extra8 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length8 = 4:19
| title9 = Gaanam Aagipodhule
| lyrics9 = C. Narayana Reddy
| extra9 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Chorus
| length9 = 4:30
| title10 = Yenaavadi Ye Theeramo
| lyrics10 = [[Acharya Aatreya]]
| extra10 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| length10 = 4:27
| title11 = Omkaara Vaakyam
| lyrics11 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| extra11 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length11 = 0:51
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Tamil (dubbed)<ref>{{Cite web |title=En Paadal Unakkaga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/en-paadal-unakaga/ccUwince79Y_ |website=[[JioSaavn]] |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-date=9 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209070424/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/en-paadal-unakaga/ccUwince79Y_ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 31:30
| title1 = Vaanmele
| extra1 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra|K. S. Chitra]]
| length1 = 3:32
| title2 = Devi Durga Devi
| extra2 = Mano, K. S. Chithra
| length2 = 4:21
| title3 = Om Om
| extra3 = [[Vani Jairam]] & [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length3 = 1:25
| title4 = Evan Kangalil Kalandha
| extra4 = Mano
| length4 = 1:46
| title5 = Vaa Vaa Kanmai
| extra5 = Mano, K. S. Chithra
| length5 = 5:10
| title6 = Nooruruba
| extra6 = K. S. Chitra
| length6 = 4:35
| title7 = Manasepaadiyade
| extra7 = Mano
| length7 = 5:44
| title8 = Keerthana
| extra8 = Mano
| length8 = 4:57
}}
== Accolades ==
*[[Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director]]&nbsp;– [[Geetha Krishna]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) |trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |access-date=21 August 2020 |publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]] |language=Telugu |archive-date=23 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0320411}}
[[Category:1980s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1987 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:1987 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]