Swathi Muthyam
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Swathi Muthyam (1985) is a Telugu
film directed by K. Viswanath
,dubbed and released in tamil as Sippikul Muthu. starring Tamil actor Kamal Haasan
and Raadhika. The movie won accolades at the International Asian Film Festival in both "Best Film" and "Best Actor" categories. The movie is about an autistic
person who defies existing social customs and traditions for a good cause. The movie was the first and only Telugu
movie till date which was submitted to the Oscars in 1986.
The film is musical hit with soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja
including a Harikatha
disposition. film had silver jubilee run in all major centers of Andhra Pradesh
, Tamil Nadu
and Karnataka
.
plays the role of an autistic person and all he is good at is obeying what his trusted grandmother says. In an attempt to do good to the life of a widow (with a 5-year old son), he marries her during an auspicious village festival much to the shock of villagers who in turn try to harm Kamal as this act of his stands against the traditional societal norms. The widow who is now married (played by Raadhika) tries to save her husband (Kamal) and moves to city for a better living. With an able support from few of their fellow villagers settled in the city and from Raadhika's erstwhile music guru, the family settles down and life for them from then on looks good and promising.
The director takes the course of this story in a very touching and matured way. He takes every care not to over indulge in any of the human emotions and feelings and at the same time puts in everything that is needed for the story's success. Each and every sequence is a very fine mix of human emotion with a touch of humor.
The movie is remembered for some stellar performances from male and female protagonists i.e., Kamal Haasan
& Raadhika and also for the great work done by the director K.Vishwanath. Other actors in their respective roles lend their hand quite efficiently in making this movie a success.
The music director Ilaiyaraaja
provided music.
The film was later remade in Hindi as Eeshwar
with Anil Kapoor
essaying the role portrayed by Kamal Hassan in the original.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
film directed by K. Viswanath
Kasinadhuni Viswanath
Kasinadhuni Vishwanath is an Indian film director and actor from Telugu Cinema. He is a multiple winner of National Film Award and Nandi Award...
,dubbed and released in tamil as Sippikul Muthu. starring Tamil actor Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
and Raadhika. The movie won accolades at the International Asian Film Festival in both "Best Film" and "Best Actor" categories. The movie is about an autistic
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
person who defies existing social customs and traditions for a good cause. The movie was the first and only Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
movie till date which was submitted to the Oscars in 1986.
The film is musical hit with soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...
including a Harikatha
Harikatha
Harikatha , otherwise called Katha Kalakshepa is a form of Hindu religious discourse, also known as Katha storytelling format, in which the story teller explores a religious theme, usually the life of a saint or a story from an Indian epic.Harikatha is a composite art form composed of story...
disposition. film had silver jubilee run in all major centers of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
and Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
.
Synopsis
Kamal HaasanKamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
plays the role of an autistic person and all he is good at is obeying what his trusted grandmother says. In an attempt to do good to the life of a widow (with a 5-year old son), he marries her during an auspicious village festival much to the shock of villagers who in turn try to harm Kamal as this act of his stands against the traditional societal norms. The widow who is now married (played by Raadhika) tries to save her husband (Kamal) and moves to city for a better living. With an able support from few of their fellow villagers settled in the city and from Raadhika's erstwhile music guru, the family settles down and life for them from then on looks good and promising.
The director takes the course of this story in a very touching and matured way. He takes every care not to over indulge in any of the human emotions and feelings and at the same time puts in everything that is needed for the story's success. Each and every sequence is a very fine mix of human emotion with a touch of humor.
The movie is remembered for some stellar performances from male and female protagonists i.e., Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
& Raadhika and also for the great work done by the director K.Vishwanath. Other actors in their respective roles lend their hand quite efficiently in making this movie a success.
The music director Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...
provided music.
The film was later remade in Hindi as Eeshwar
Eeshwar (1989 film)
Eeshwar is an Indian film directed by K. Vishwanath and Rajesh Malik and released in 1989. The movie stars Anil Kapoor, Vijayshanti, Saeed Jaffrey and Sadashiv Amrapurkar...
with Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....
essaying the role portrayed by Kamal Hassan in the original.
Cast
- Kamal Hassan ... Sivayya
- Raadhika ... Lalitha
- Deepa
- Edida SriRam
- Gollapudi Maruthi RaoGollapudi Maruthi RaoGollapudi Maruthi Rao is a mathematical physicist turned editor, writer , dramatist, cine actor, TV anchor, and journalist who is well known for his many contributions to Telugu literature and culture...
- Dubbing Janaki
- J. V. SomayajuluJ. V. SomayajuluJ. V. Somayajulu was an Indian theatre and film actor. His most notable role was as Sankar Sastry in the Telugu movie Shankarabharanam he has won Filmfare Best Actor Award ....
- Mallikarjuna Rao
- NirmalammaNirmalammaNirmalamma was one of the most versatile and natural character artists in the Telugu film industry of India. She has acted in more than 800 films. She was well known for her grandmother roles in several films.-Film career:...
- Sarath BabuSarath BabuSarath Babu is an Indian film actor, who has acted in almost all the major south Indian languages - Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. He has been in the industry for nearly 37 years and has acted in more than 200 movies, most of them in a supporting role. He has acted in 80 films each in...
- VaralakshmiVaralakshmiVaralakshmi or Varalaxmi might refer to:* Varalakshmi is another name for Goddess Lakshmi, especially on the day of Varalaksmi Vratam.Some people with this name include:*S. Varalakshmi, veteran South Indian film actress and singer....
- Suthi Veerabhadra RaoSuthi Veerabhadra RaoSutti Veerabhadra Rao or Mamidipalli Veerabhadra Rao was a very popular South Indian Film Actor who essayed the roles of Comedian and Character artists, as well as a renowned Radio /Theater Artist....
- VidyasagarVidyasagar (music director)Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...
- Y. Vijaya
Crew
- Director: K. Vishwanath
- Story and Screenplay: K. Vishwanath
- Dialogues: Sainath
- Producers: Edida Nageshwara RaoEdida Nageshwara RaoEdida Nageswara Rao is an Indian film producer in Telugu Cinema. He owns the 30 yr old film production house Poornodaya Movie Creations in Tollywood.-Career:...
and Edida Raja - Production Company: Poornodaya Movie Creations
- Original Music: Ilayaraja
- Cinematography: M. V. Raghu
- Playback Singers: S. P. BalasubrahmanyamS. P. BalasubrahmanyamSripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas...
, S. JanakiS. JanakiS. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
, S. P. SailajaS. P. SailajaSripathi Panditaradhyula Sailaja , is a versatile Indian singer. She lent her voice to Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films. She has sung about 5000 songs to date.-Early life:She was born in Konetammapeta in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh...
and P. SusheelaP. SusheelaPulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka... - Lyricists: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy, Athreya, Seetharama ShastrySirivennela SitaramasastriSirivennela Sitaramasastri is an Indian lyricist known for his works in Telugu Cinema.He is a multiple winner of Nandi Award for Best Lyricist and Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu...
Awards
- The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in TeluguNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in TeluguThe National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu Cinema winners: The awards received by the films released in the previous year are listed below...
. - The film won Nandi Award for Best Feature Film.
Soundtrack
- Chinnari Ponnari Kittayya! (Lyricist: Athreya; Singers: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. JanakiS. JanakiS. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
) - Dharmam Saranam Gacchaami (Lyricist: Athreya; Singers: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki)
- Laali Laali (Lyricist: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: P. SusheelaP. SusheelaPulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
) - Manasu Palike (Lyricist: Sirivennela Seetarama Shastry; Singers: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki)
- Pattuseera Testanani (Lyricist: Athreya; Singers: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki)
- Raama, Kanavemiraa! (harikathaHarikathaHarikatha , otherwise called Katha Kalakshepa is a form of Hindu religious discourse, also known as Katha storytelling format, in which the story teller explores a religious theme, usually the life of a saint or a story from an Indian epic.Harikatha is a composite art form composed of story...
) (Lyricist: Athreya; Singers: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki) - Suvvi Suvvi! (Lyricist: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki)
External links
- http://www.bharatwaves.com/portal/modules/piCal/index.php?action=View&event_id=0000005609
- Listen to Swathi Muthyam songs at Raaga.com