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Swathi Kiranam

Swati Kiranam
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Directed by K. Viswanath
Produced by V. Madhusudhan Rao
Written by M.V.S. Haranatha Rao (dialogue)
Jandhyala (dialogue)
Vennelakanti (lyrics)
Sirivennela Seetarama Sastry (lyrics)
C. Narayana Reddy (lyrics)
Madugula Nagaphani Sharma (lyrics)
Screenplay by K. Viswanath
Story by K. Viswanath
Starring Mammootty
Raadhika Sarathkumar
Master Manjunath
Jayanthi
Sakshi Ranga Rao
Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
Ananth
Music by K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography Kasthoori
Production
company
Meher Chaithanya Niketan Trust, Meher Nagar
Distributed by Swathi Productions
Release date
  • 1 January 1992 (1992-01-01)
Running time
130 minutes
Language Telugu

Swati Kiranam is a 1992 Telugu musical drama film directed by K. Viswanath. Produced by V. Madhusudhan Rao the film starred Mammootty, Master Manjunath, and Radhika Sarathkumar. The film is about an egoistic music teacher envious of the extraordinary talent of his prodigious young disciple. The film was show cased among the Indian panorama section, at the 1992 International Film Festival of India. The film has garnered Filmfare Award for Best Music Direction, and the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer.

The film starts with a shabby old man living as a recluse near a famous temple. When he ventures out into the village, he is beaten by the shepherds who believe that he is a thief. When they hand him over to the police, the officer in charge identifies him as a once-famous musician, Anantha Rama Sharma (Mammooty), hailed as Sangeeta Samrat (Emperor of music), who has been missing for four years. The inspector RadhaKrishna (Achyuth) informs his aunt (Raadhika Sarathkumar), who teaches music in his native village, of this and the past of Anantha Sharma is narrated through flashback.

Anantha Rama Sharma is a widely respected Carnatic singer with a big ego. This is established when he rejects the Padma Shri bestowed upon him by the Government of India, as he believes that the other awardees are not worthy to be mentioned alongside him.


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