Swathi Muthyam
| Swati Mutyam | |
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| File:Swathi muthyam.jpg | |
| Directed by | K. Viswanath |
| Written by | Sainath (dialogues) Akella (dialogues) Atreya (lyrics) C. Narayanareddy (lyrics) Sirivennela (lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | K. Viswanath |
| Story by | K. Viswanath |
| Produced by | Edida Nageshwara Rao |
| Starring | Kamal Haasan Raadhika Sarathkumar |
| Cinematography | M. V. Raghu |
| Edited by | G. G. Krishna Rao |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Poornodaya Movie Creations |
| Distributed by | Sri Venkata Krishna Films Ramana Movies |
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Running time | 2 hrs 40 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Swati Mutyam (English: The White Pearl) is a 1986 Telugu drama film written, directed by K. Viswanath, and produced by Edida Nageshwara Rao.[1] The film stars Kamal Haasan and Raadhika in the lead roles, with soundtrack and background score by Ilaiyaraaja.[2] Swati mutyam depicts the plight of a young widow who is rescued by an autistic man. The cult classic was selected by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1986, but was not nominated.[3][4]
The super-hit film was screened at the Moscow Film Festival, Tashkent Film Festival, International Film Festival of India, and the Asia Pacific Film Festival were it won awards for "Best Film" and "Best Actor" categories.[5][6][7][8] The film received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, and the Filmfare South Award for Best Direction. The film was later dubbed into Tamil as Sippikkul Muthu. Upon its success, the film was later remade in Hindi as Eeshwar and in Kannada as Swathi Muthu.[9] The 1994 Hollywood film Forrest Gump, and the 2003 bollywood film Koi... Mil Gaya were inspired from Swati Mutyam.[10][11]
Plot
Shivaiah (Kamal Haasan), an autistic orphan, lives along with his grandmother (Nirmalamma) in a village. In that village Lalitha (Raadhika), a young widow with a 5-year-old son, lives along with her brother's (Sarath Babu) family. She and her son often get abused by her sister-in-law but Lalitha, having nowhere to go bears it all.
Shivaiah often encounters Lalitha and gets appalled by her condition. One day, during Sri Rama Navami festival, Shivaiah marries Lalitha, shocking all the villagers. His grandmother approves of his marriage as she also has much sympathy and regard for Lalitha. But his uncle and orthodox villagers oppose that marriage as they consider remarriage of a widow was a sin. In that brawl, Shivaiah's grandmother dies leaving innocent Shivaiah in the hands of Lalitha. Lalitha, moves in with her husband with the blessings of her brother.
Some of the villagers help them to build a new life. Gradually Lalitha makes Shivaiah understand the household duties and responsibilities of a man. Shivaiah finds work and starts to support his wife and step son. Later they have son and live happily for long time. Years pass and Lalitha becomes ill and dies in her husband's arms. In the climax, Shivaiah walks out of his house surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He carries a tulsi plant which was his memory of Lalitha's love.
Cast
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Production
Arun Kumar, and Venkatesh were the production designers for the film.[9][5] The film was shot for nearly 70 days near the shores of Rajamundry, Torredu, Tadikonda, Pattiseema, Chennai and Mysore.[9][5]
Soundtrack
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All music is composed by Ilayaraja
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chinnari Ponnari Kittayya!" | Aatreya | S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 2. | "Dharmam Sharanam Gacchaami" | Aatreya | S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja | |
| 3. | "Laali Laali" | C. Narayanareddy | P. Susheela | |
| 4. | "Manasu Palike" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 5. | "Pattuseera Testanani" | Aatreya | S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja | |
| 6. | "Raama, Kanavemiraa!" (harikatha) | C. Narayanareddy | S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Sailaja | |
| 7. | "Suvvi Suvvi!" | C. Narayanareddy | S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki |
Awards and Honors
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Kasinathuni Viswanath | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu | Won |
| Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Swarna (Golden) Nandi | Won | ||
| Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu | Won | ||
| Kamal Haasan | Nandi Award for Best Actor | Won |
Remakes
| Year | Film | Language | Cast |
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| 1989 | Eeshwar | Hindi | Anil Kapoor, Vijayshanti |
| 2003 | Swathi Muthu | Kannada | Sudeep, Meena |
References
- ^ "Phalke nomination". 17 March 2012 – via The Hindu.
- ^ admin (13 March 2016). "30 Years: Swathi Muthyam...Priceless Pearl".
- ^ TNN 29 Mar 2012, 05.20PM IST (29 March 2012). "K Viswanath's film at the Oscars - Times Of India" (Press release). Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Frame by frame". 8 August 2009 – via The Hindu.
- ^ a b c "Swati Mutyam: 30 Years & Still a Classic - Telugu360". 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Phalke nomination". 17 March 2012 – via The Hindu.
- ^ Bureau, Bangalore (21 December 2012). "Festival of world cinema begins Bollywood style" – via The Hindu.
- ^ "Kamal Haasan". Bharatwaves.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ a b c Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (29 July 2012). "Poster boy" – via The Hindu.
- ^ "IndiaGlitz - They copied it from us : Kamal Haasan [Interview] - Telugu Movie News".
- ^ Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (24 May 2015). "Kamal Haasan to act in a Telugu movie after 20 years" – via The Hindu.