సప్తపది (1981)

Curiosità

Saptapadi is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. The film is not only about the seven steps that one takes during a Hindu wedding that symbolise the act of shedding bachelorhood and entering a more stable married state but also talks about an individual's journey breaking away from the shackles of conservatism to finding a path of understanding, encompassing and enlightenment.

Production

While filming Sankarabharanam, Viswanath wanted to make a film on the institution of marriage and Saptapadi was born out of such an idea. The film's producer Bhimavaram Bucchi Reddy met Viswanath during the music sittings of Sankarabharanam and approached him to make a film for him.

The real-life brothers J. V. Somayajulu and J. V. Ramanamurthy were featured as father and son in this film. Reddy and Viswanath were scouting for actresses around six months and chose Alekhya for the role but since Viswanath did not find her suitable, he eventually chose debutant Sabita and this is the only film she acted in.

As Viswanath wanted a temple on the river banks with stairs going straight from the river to the temple, the set design team found a temple in Amaravathi which was being renovated for an event. In order to shoot there, the wall of the adjoining house and some of the temple walls were taken down in order to show the river.

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