Swayamvaram (1999 film)

Swayamvaram
DVD cover
Directed by	K. Vijaya Bhaskar
Written by	Screenplay: K. Vijaya Bhaskar Story & Dialogues: Trivikram Srinivas
Produced by	Venkata Shyam Prasad
Starring	Venu Laya
Cinematography	K. Prasad
Edited by	Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by	Vandemataram Srinivas
Production company	SP Entertainments[1]
Release date	22 April 1999 (1999-04-22)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Swayamvaram is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy drama film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by Venkata Shyam Prasad under SP Entertainments. The film stars debutants Venu and Laya in lead roles. Swayamvaram also marks the screenwriting debut of Trivikram Srinivas who would later go on to become a noted filmmaker in Telugu cinema.

Swayamvaram won four Nandi Awards.^[2] The film was remade in Tamil as Love Marriage (2001)^[3] and in Hindi as Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa (2002).^[4]

Plot

Initially, Venu and Anu despise each other. Bose asked Venu to give a singing chance to his friend Anu and then introduced her to Venu, but both were already familiar with each other due to earlier rifts. Their feelings change after frequent encounters, and love blossoms between Venu and Anu, even though Bose is also in love with Anu. When Anu's parents approach Venu with a marriage proposal, he rejects it, seeing marriage as a burden. However, Venu eventually realizes his deep love for Anu, comes to trust in marriage, and decides to marry her.

Cast

• Venu as Venu
• Laya as Anu
• Giribabu as Sivaprasad, Anu's father
• Brahmaji as Bose
• Ali as Thief
• Kota Srinivasa Rao
• Kavitha
• Sudha
• M. S. Narayana
• Ironleg Sastri
• Raghunatha Reddy
• Rajitha as Swati, Vasu's wife
• Ananth as Vasu
• Ahuti Prasad as Police Official
• Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Dr. Dhairyam
• Fightmaster Raju as himself

Music

The music of the film was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas and lyrics for the songs were penned by Bhuvanachandra.^[5]

No	Song title	Singers(s)	Writer(s)	Duration
1	"Keeravaani"	Udit Narayan, Swarnalatha	Bhuvana Chandra	04:58
2	"Vinave Cheli"	Sonu Nigam, B. Arundhathi		04:20
3	"Picasso Chitrama"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam		04:58
4	"Marala Telupuna"	K. S. Chithra		04:33
5	"Pellichesukora"	Mano		04:38
6	"Yara Ra Roi"	Suresh Peters		04:32

Awards

Award	Category	Nominee	Outcome
Nandi Awards[6]	Best Music Director	Vandemataram Srinivas	Won
	Best Female Playback Singer	K. S. Chithra	Won
	Special Jury Awards	Venu Laya	Won

References

1. "S.P. Entertainments Movie Launch". Indiaglitz. 26 February 2007. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
2. "Nandi Awards 1999–2000". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
3. Mannath, Malini. "Love Marriage". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 26 December 2002. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
4. "Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa". Sify. 17 April 2003. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
5. "Swayamvaram (2004)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
6. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

External links

• Swayamvaram at IMDb