Swamy (2004 film)
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| Swamy | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | VR Pratap |
| Written by | Posani Krishna Murali (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | VR Pratap |
| Story by | Posani Krishna Murali |
| Produced by | RK Bhagavan Teja (C Kalyan) |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Madhu A Naidu |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Production company | Krishna Teja Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Swamy is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by VR Pratap and starring Harikrishna, Meena, Uma and Rajiv Kanakala.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Harikrishna as Swamy
- Meena as Swamy's wife
- Aamani as medical college principal
- Uma in a dual role as Seeta and Geeta
- Rajiv Kanakala as Anand
- Jaya Prakash Reddy
- Tanikella Bharani
- Mohan Raj
- Nutan Prasad as judge
- Jeeva
- Banerjee
- Raghu Babu
- Chalapati Rao as taxi driver
- Srinivasa Reddy
- Duvvasi Mohan
- Venu Madhav
- Brahmanandam
- Asha Saini (item number)
Production
[edit]This film marks the return of Meena to a high-key Telugu film after a hiatus.[2]
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack composed by M. M. Keeravani in his third collaboration with Harikrishna.[3] The songs were well received.[4][5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chilaka O Chilaka" | E. S. Murthy | Mano, Usha, Rama Mani | 5:12 |
| 2. | "Naa Peru Rambha" | Bhuvana Chandra | Shreya Ghoshal | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Andham Chandam" | Pothula Ravi Kiran | M. M. Keeravani, Sunitha Upadrashta | 4:50 |
| 4. | "Aanati Nee Kallu" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | M. M. Keeravani | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Driver Leka (Tamilnadu Border)" | Chandrabose | Mano, Sunitha Upadrashta | 5:47 |
| Total length: | 23:53 | |||
Reception
[edit]A critic from Sify opined that "On the whole the film has nothing new to offer".[6] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave the film a rating of two out of five and wrote that "The plus points of the film are Hari Krishna and visual effects. The minus points are story, dialogues, screenplay and direction".[7] Mithun Verma of Full Hyderabad said that "This has to be the best performance of Hari Krishna till date" and that "Where the movie lacks in originality, it makes up with some cool action sequences and some impressive con games the hero plays to deceive the court".[8] A critic from Indiaglitz called the film a "letdown" and stated that "It has not even a single frame or idea which can be called original and new. It begins predictably, moves predictably and ends predictably".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Prashant 'Shock'ed by Meena". Indiaglitz. 30 April 2004. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "She is coming back". Indiaglitz. 23 April 2004. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Swamy - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Top Five Film Albums". Indiaglitz. 1 July 2004. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Telugu Cinema audio function - Swamy - Nandamuri Hari Krishna - Meena". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Swamy". Sify. 19 July 2004. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.
- ^ Jeevi (16 July 2004). "Telugu cinema Review - Swamy - Hari Krishna Nandamuri, Meena". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Mithun Verma. "Swami review: Swami (Telugu) Movie Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Swamy (T) Review". Indiaglitz. 20 July 2004. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.