Swathi Muthyam
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| Directed by | K. Viswanath |
| Produced by | Edida Nageshwara Rao |
| Written by |
Sainath Thotapalli (dialogues) Akella (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Viswanath |
| Story by | K. Viswanath |
| Starring |
Kamal Haasan Raadhika Sarathkumar |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | M. V. Raghu |
| Edited by | G. G. Krishna Rao |
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Production
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Poornodaya Movie Creations
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| Distributed by | Sri Venkata Krishna Films Ramana Movies |
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Release date
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Running time
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2 hrs 40 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
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| Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Released | 1986 |
| Language | Telugu |
| Producer | Edida Nageshwara Rao |
Swati Mutyam (English: The White Pearl) is a 1986 Telugu drama film written, directed by K. Viswanath, and produced by Edida Nageshwara Rao. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Raadhika in the lead roles, with soundtrack and background score by Ilaiyaraaja. 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.
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. 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. The 1994 Hollywood film Forrest Gump, and the 2003 bollywood film Koi... Mil Gaya were inspired from Swati Mutyam.
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