Swathi Kiranam (1992)

Interesting facts

Swathi Kiranam is a 1992 Telugu-language musical drama film directed by K. Viswanath. Produced by V. Madhusudhana Rao, the film starred Mammootty in his Telugu debut, Master Manjunath, and Radhika, along with Achyuth, Jayanthi, Sakshi Ranga Rao, Dubbing Janaki and Dharmavarapu Subramanyam in supporting roles. The film is about an egotistical music teacher envious of the immense talent of his prodigious young disciple, and depicts their tumultuous relationship.

Production

This film was Mammootty's Telugu debut, and director K. Viswanath had approached S. P. Balasubrahmanyam to dub for the actor in the film. But Mammootty asked Viswanath if he could dub for himself in Telugu, with his own voice, even though he did not know the language at the time. According to SPB, he said: "I can work hard.

During the composing sessions of this film, the music director K. V. Mahadevan was hospitalized. Hence his close associate and disciple Pughazhendi composed all the songs in the film. However, due to his devotion towards the music director, he still credited K. V. Mahadevan instead of himself . The song “Aanati Neeyara” is written in Thyagaraja Pancharatna Krithi style by Sirivennela Sitaramasastry.

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