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Seetarama Kalyanam Story
The film begins with [[Ravana]] visiting [[Kailasa]], the abode of [[Shiva]], at an inopportune time, so [[Nandi (Hinduism)|Nandi]] hinders. Consequently, a rift erupted when Nandi cursed him that [[Vanara]] would distract his clan. Nevertheless, Ravana performs an immense penance that shakes the foundations of Kailasa. Aroused Shiva delights him as invincible, whereby he trounces the universe. Once on his journey, he febrile to the beauty of [[Rambha (apsara)|Rambha]] and molests her. Being cognizant of it, her fiancé [[Nalakuvara]] curses him to atomize when he aspires to possess any woman without her wish. However, his ferocities peek at the summit when all the creators bow before [[Vishnu]], which gives assurance of salvation to eliminate him. Meanwhile, [[Lakshmi]] takes birth on earth as Mathulungi to King Padmaksha owing to his devotion. Time passes, and [[Narada]] directs him towards her [[Svayamvara]] so that he can also be pleased by Vishnu. Following this, he notifies Ravana, who onslaughts and is about to capture Mathulungi, killing Padmaksha. She disappears, revivals into [[Vedavati]] to [[Kushadhvaja]], and carries out orison. After a while, Ravana detects and lusts for her, and she immediately sacrifices herself with a curse to be reborn as a cause for his destruction. So, Ravana brings her ashes, which appalls [[Mandodari]], who discards the box and buries it on either side of the sea. [[Dasaratha]], the king of [[Ayodhya (Ramayana)|Ayodhya]], is perturbed as childless, so he conducts [[Putrakameshti]] with his 3 wives, [[Kausalya]], [[Sumitra]] and [[Kaikeyi]]. Here, Vishnu with [[Shesha]], [[Shanku]] and [[Sudarshana Chakra|Chakra]] incarnated as his 4 sons: [[Rama]], [[Lakshmana]], [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]], and [[Shatrughna]]. Parallelly, while tilling the ground, [[Janaka]], the king of [[Mithila]], finds the box enclosing the baby whom he rears as [[Sita]].
Years roll by, and [[Vishvamitra]] arrives and seeks to send Ramalakshmana for the protection of his Yaga. Soon, he endorses the powerful weapons to them by which they destroy [[Tataki]], [[Maricha]] and [[Subahu]] and complete the ritual. Following, Janaka announces Swayamvar to Sita, and Vishvamitra heads to Mithila with the siblings. Amid, they spot a ruined hermitage of [[Gautama]] when Vishvamitra spins rearward. Once, [[Brahma]] created a gorgeous girl, [[Ahalya]], and kept her marriage as an open contest of the first being to go around the 3 worlds. Though [[Indra]] comes first, Narada states that Gautama is the winner because he circumambulates the wish-bearing cow [[Kamadhenu]], which is equal to the task that grudges Indra. One night, he switches into a hen and awakes Gautama before sunrise when he seduces Ahalya in her husband’s guise. Spotting it, infuriated Gautama curses him to disfigure with 1000 eyes and transposes Ahalya as stone. Now, Rama relieves her with his feet’s touch. Rama triumphs over the task of ace the world-renowned bow of Siva over Ravana, who is fetched up without an invitation. Knowing it, enraged [[Parasurama]] lands and confronts Rama. Later, he realizes Rama is his reincarnation and backs up. Finally, the movie ends happily with Sita and Rama’s phenomenal wedding.

Director: N. T. Rama Rao
Cast (highlights): N. T. Rama Rao (as Ravana), Haranath, Geetanjali, B. Saroja Devi, Kanta Rao, Sobhan Babu
Genre: Hindu mythological
Notability: NTR’s directorial debut; National Art Theater production
Critical Reception: Critical appreciation for NTR’s portrayal of Ravana and the production scale.
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