Swasthik
| Swasthik | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Upendra |
| Written by | Mico Dileep (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Upendra |
| Story by | Upendra |
| Produced by | Parvathamma Rajkumar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | B. C. Gowrishankar |
| Edited by | T. Shashikumar |
| Music by | V. Manohar |
Production company | Poornima Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Vajreshwari Combines |
Release date | 3 October 1998 |
Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Swasthik is a 1998 Indian Kannada language terrorism thriller cult film directed by Upendra, starring Raghavendra Rajkumar, Vijayalakshmi and Srinath in lead roles. At the 1998-99 Karnataka State Film Awards, the film won two awards; Best Art Direction (M. Ismail) and Best Sound Recording (S. Mahendran).
It was reported that the core storyline and plot twists of Vishwaroopam is thematically similar to this movie.[1] It was also reported that the climax of the movie Run Anthony vaguely reminds of Swasthik.[2]
Plot
A couple of Pakistani descent brings up the son of a killed Indian soldier so as to use him as a mole to extract top information. They seek the help of CBI head. The movie portrays the journey of a man fooled by his own people.
Cast
- Raghavendra Rajkumar
- Vijayalakshmi
- Srinath
- Sridurga
- Radhakrishna
- Honnavalli Krishna
- Vanishree
- Srinath as CBI Officer
- Ashwath Narayan
- NGEF Ramamurthy
- Neegro Johnny
- Sriraj Kothari
- John D'souza
- Paapamma
- Om Manju
- Vaijanath Biradar
- Harish
- Mutthu Raj
- Hulivana Gangadharayya
- Rajaram
- Danny
- Johnny
Soundtrack
| Swasthik | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1998 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 27:54 |
V. Manohar composed the background score for the film and the soundtracks, with lyrics for the soundtracks penned by Manohar, Upendra and Venkatesh Prasad. The album consists of five soundtracks.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Colour Colour" | V. Manohar | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:41 |
| 2. | "MinchuhuLa, Minchadhiru" | Rajesh Krishnan, Suma Shastry | 4:17 | |
| 3. | "Edu Yelelu" | Upendra | Shankar, Rajesh Krishnan Upendra | 7:03 |
| 4. | "Jee Jee Kyajee" | Upendra | Rajesh | 6:09 |
| 5. | "Yeddelo Huduga" | Venkatesh Prasad | Dr. Rajkumar | 5:44 |
| Total length: | 27:54 | |||
Awards
- 1998-99 Karnataka State Film Awards
- Best Art Direction – M. Ismail
- Best Sound Recording – S. Mahendran
References
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