Swayamvaram

Swayamvaram (1999)

స్వయంవరం

Though Venu and Anu hate each other initially, they eventually fall in love when they keep meeting each other due to a common friend, Bose, who incidentally is also in love with Anu.

Date of release
1999-04-22
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
2h 30m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
K. Vijaya Bhaskar

Casting

Interesting facts

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.

Production

Trivikram Srinivas developed the story of Swayamvaram during his early career in Hyderabad. He shared the story with producer Venkata Shyam Prasad and actor Venu, explaining its theme with the dialogue: "Prema ane swargam nundi edu adugula dooramlo vunde narakame pelli" (transl. "From the heaven called love, seven steps away lies the hell called marriage"). Impressed by the concept, Shyam Prasad decided to produce the film.

At the time, the producers were searching for a director for the project. G. Ram Prasad, a filmmaker and friend of K. Vijaya Bhaskar, introduced Vijaya Bhaskar to the team. Ram Prasad would later collaborate with Venu and Trivikram on Chirunavvutho (2001). After their initial meeting, Vijaya Bhaskar agreed to direct the film.

The production was completed efficiently in less than 50 days, with Laya cast as the female lead. Despite facing challenges during production and release, Shyam Prasad took significant risks to see the project through.

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