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Swathi Muthyam
''Swathi Muthyam'' () is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath and produced by Edida Nageswara Rao. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Raadhika, while Gollapudi Maruti Rao, J. V. Somayajulu, Nirmalamma, Sarath Babu, and Y. Vijaya play supporting roles. The soundtrack and background score were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. ''Swathi Muthyam'' depicts the plight of a young widow who is rescued by an autistic man. ''Swathi Muthyam'' was a box office success. The film was screened at the Moscow Film Festival, the Asian and African film festival in Tashkent, the 11th International Film Festival of India in the inaugural mainstream section. The film received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, three Nandi Awards and the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu. The film was selected by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1986, but was not nominated. The film was later dubbed into Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edida Nageswara Rao
Edida Nageswara Rao (24 April 1934 – 4 October 2015) was an Indian film producer in Telugu cinema. He owned the film production house Poornodaya Movie Creations in Tollywood. He produced ''Sankarabharanam'', '' Swayam Krushi'', '' Siri Siri Muvva'' and ''Swati Mutyam'', which were showcased at the Moscow Film Festival. He won five Nandi Awards. Career Rao produced films with a classical and realistic touch, in the 1970s and 1980s. Almost all of the films he produced went on to win National Film Awards. He was born to Sattiraju Naidu, in a Telugu Naidu family. Some of his most memorable films, in Telugu cinema, are his collaborations with K. Viswanath, Bharathiraja, and Vamsy. These were films that showed the artistic values of Telugu cinema, such as, ''Sankarabharanam'' (1980), ''Seethakoka Chilaka'' (1981), '' Sagara Sangamam'' (1983), ''Sitaara'' (1984), and ''Swathi Muthyam'' (1986). Most of the films he produced won big at the Nandi Awards, Filmfare Awards South, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Indian Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
India has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (formerly Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film) since 1957, a year after the incorporation of the category. The award is given annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. The "Best Foreign Language Film" category was not created until 1956; however, between 1947 and 1955, the Academy presented a non-competitive Honorary Award for the best foreign language films released in the United States. The Film Federation of India (FFI) appoints a committee to choose one film among those released that year to be submitted as India's official entry to the Academy for a nomination for "Best Foreign Language Film" the following year. The chosen films, along with their English subtitles, are sent to the Academy, where they are screened for the jury. The 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa (actress)
Unni Mary (born 12 March 1962) is an Indian actress who works mainly in Malayalam films. She has also worked in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ... films, where she had used the screen name Deepa. Personal life Unnimary was born to Augustine Fernandes and Victoria on 12 March 1962. She had her primary education from St. Teresa's Convent School, Ernakulam. She has a brother, Joseph Martin. She started learning classical dance from the age of three. Her mother used to own a ballet troupe and she performed in many stages in India and abroad. She married Rejoy, a professor at St. Albert's College, St. Albert's College, Ernakulam on 12 March 1982, and they have a son, Nirmal. Their son Nirmal is married to Ranjini and they have a son, Rihan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |