| Seetakoka Chilaka | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Bharathiraja |
| Screenplay by | Bharathiraja |
| Dialogue by | Jandhyala |
| Story by | Manivannan |
| Based on | Alaigal Oivathillai (Tamil) |
| Produced by | Edida Nageswara Rao |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | B. Kannan |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Poornodaya Movie Creations |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Seethakoka Chilaka (transl. Butterfly) is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language romance film directed by Bharathiraja. The film was produced by Edida Nageswara Rao on Poornodaya Movie Creations banner and was simultaneously shot in Tamil as Alaigal Oivathillai.[1] Karthik (credited as Murali) played the lead role in both versions of the film, alongside Mucherla Aruna in this version, marking the career debut for both actors. The film won five Nandi Awards.
The film was retrospectively featured in the Indian Panorama section of the 9th International Film Festival of India, 1983.[2] It was remade by Bharathiraja in Hindi as Lovers in 1983.
- ^ "నువ్వు పట్టుచీర కడితే..." Sakshi (in Telugu). 30 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "9th International Film Festival of India" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.