''Eeshwar'' is a 1989

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film written, and directed by K. Vishwanath. The film stars

Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, besides television and international films and television. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a producer, Kapo ...

, Vijayshanti. The film is a remake of the Telugu cult classic ''

Swati Mutyam ''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, ...

'' which starred

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. The film received the

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Cast

as Ishwarchand Vishnuchand Brahmanand Verma 'Ishwar' * Vijayshanti as Lalita * Shammi as Ishwar's grandmother * Saeed Jaffrey as Masterji (Guest Appearance) * Asha Sachdev as the Village Washerwoman *

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as Tolaram *

Vinod Mehra Vinod Mehra (13 February 1945 – 30 October 1990) was an Indian actor in Indian films. He started out as a child actor in the late 1950s before starting his film career as an adult in 1971. He acted in over 100 films from the 1970s through to h ...

as Ramesh (Lalita's Brother) *

Bharati Achrekar Bharati Achrekar is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She has been a part of several films in Indian cinema and was celebrated as Mrs Wagle from the doordarshan show, ''Wagle ki Duniya''. She is currently starri ...

as Ramesh's Wife & Lalita's Sister-In-Law *

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as Tolaram, Sister In law *

Vikram Gokhale Vikram Gokhale (14 November 1945 – 26 November 2022) was an Indian film, television and stage actor, noted for his roles in Marathi theatre, Hindi films and television. He was the son of the Veteran Marathi theater and film actor, Chandrakan ...

as Chaudhary Lalita's father-in-law (father of her first husband) * Jayshree Gadkar as Rajeshswari Chaudhary Lalita's mother -in-law (Mother of her first husband) *

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as Natwarlal * Shama Deshpande as Rani, Housemaid of eeshwar * Rakesh Pandey as Balkrishna (Balu), as son of Eeshwar * Agha as Tolaram's Father in Law * Shreechand Makhija as Servant of Chaudhary *

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as Chandu * Rasik Dave as son of eeshwar

Soundtrack

Awards

35th Filmfare Awards The 35th Filmfare Awards were held in 1990. ''Maine Pyaar Kiya'' led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by '' Chandni'' with 10 nominations, and '' Ram Lakhan'' with 9 nominations. Sooraj Barjatya's ''Maine Pyaar Kiya'' won 6 awards, ...

: Won *

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–

K. Viswanath Kasinadhuni Viswanath (born 19 February 1930) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is recipient of five National Film Awards, seven state Nandi Awards, ten Filmfare Awards South, ...

Nominated *

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–

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

– Vijayashanti

References

External links

* {{Kasinathuni Viswanath 1989 films Films about autism 1980s Hindi-language films Films directed by K. Viswanath Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Hindi remakes of Telugu films 1989 romantic drama films Indian nonlinear narrative films Indian romantic drama films Fictional characters with disabilities Films about widowhood in India