--- title: 'Sitaara (1984)' type: 'film' director: 'Vamsy' released: '1984-01-01' runtime_minutes: 144 genres: - 'Drama' - 'Music' - 'Family' countries: - 'India' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sitaara-1984' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248441/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Sitaara (1984) 1984 · 144 min · Drama, Music, Family · India ## Synopsis Sitāra (transl. Star) is a 1984 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Vamsy. The film stars Bhanupriya in the titular role alongside Suman, Sarath Babu and Subhalekha Sudhakar. It marks the debut of Bhanupriya in Telugu cinema and is based on Vamsy's own novel Mahal lo Kokila. The film explores the friendship between two individuals set against the backdrop of rural life, zamindari system, the Indian film industry, and paparazzi culture. Sitara received critical acclaim upon its release and is considered a cult classic. The film's soundtrack became a chartbuster, and it garnered three National Film Awards. It was also showcased at several prestigious film festivals, including the International Film Festival of India, the Moscow Film Festival, and the Asian Film Festival. ## Credits - **Director:** [Vamsy](https://cinepixo.com/people/vamsy) - **Screenplay:** [Vamsy](https://cinepixo.com/people/vamsy), [Sainath Thotapalli](https://cinepixo.com/people/sainath-thotapalli) - **Original Music Composer:** [Ilaiyaraaja](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilaiyaraaja) - **Producer:** [Edida Nageswara Rao](https://cinepixo.com/people/edida-nageswara-rao) - **Director of Photography:** [M. V. Raghu](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-v-raghu) ## Cast - [Rallapalli](https://cinepixo.com/people/rallapalli) - [Mallikarjuna Rao](https://cinepixo.com/people/mallikarjuna-rao) - [J. V. Somayajulu](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-v-somayajulu) - [Sakshi Ranga Rao](https://cinepixo.com/people/sakshi-ranga-rao) - [Sarath Babu](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarath-babu) - [Bhanupriya](https://cinepixo.com/people/bhanupriya) - [Subhalekha Sudhakar](https://cinepixo.com/people/subhalekha-sudhakar) - [Suman](https://cinepixo.com/people/suman) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sitaara-1984 Film facts: Wikidata (Q11038738); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.