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Swarnakamalam is a film of genre Romance directed by K. Viswanath with Daggubati Venkatesh
Swarnakamalam (1988)
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Add to a movie listSwarnakamalam (English: The Golden Lotus) is a 1988 Telugu dance film, written and directed by K. Viswanath with Venkatesh and Bhanupriya in the lead roles and music composed by Ilayaraja.The high quality of the choreography in the song sequences demanded locations that were spread across the country. They include Puri, the Himalayas, the Valley of Flowers National Park, the stupa at Dhauli, Visakhapatnam, and others.
The film was premiered at the Indian panorama section of the 1988 International Film Festival of India, Asia Pacific and Michigan International film festival(s). The film received three state Nandi Awards and two South Filmfare Awards, including Nandi Award for Best Feature Film and Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu).
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Meenakshi (Bhanupriya) and Savitri (Devilalita) are daughters of a Kuchipudi doyen, Seshendra Shastry. While a highly accomplished artiste in his field, Seshendra Shastry is not well-off and has not been able to afford his daughters a conventional education. Both of them have achieved a respectable degree of proficiency — Savitri in Carnatic classical music and Meenakshi in classical dance.Actors
Daggubati Venkatesh
(Chandu / Chandra Shekar)
Bhanupriya
(Meenakshi)
Saakshi Ranga Rao
(Omkaram)
Shanmukha Srinivas
Brahmanandam
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