''Swetha Naagu'' is a 2004 Indian

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directed by Sanjeevi starring

Soundarya Sowmya Sathyanarayana (18 July 1972 – 17 April 2004), better known by her stage name Soundarya, was an Indian actress known for her works primarily in Telugu cinema. She was regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Telugu ...

with

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and

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in supporting roles. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Kannada with the latter version titled '' Shwetha Naagara''. Both versions had a slightly different supporting cast. The Telugu version was partially reshot and dubbed in Tamil as ''Madhumathi''. It is the last film for Soundarya before her death on 17 April 2004.

Cast

Production

The film was originally planned to be made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil. Many resources state that this was Soundarya's 100th milestone film and also her last proper film while still alive; she died two months later in that horrible helicopter crash and the latter had further two posthumous releases in the later part of the year. A white snake from

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was used in the film. Abbas who garnered acclaim with his debut in the Tamil film, ''

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'' was signed to play one of the leads in the film. The film began production in mid-2003. The film was shot in Bangalore, Savanadurga alongside Yaana and Sirsi in Uttara Karnataka.

Reception

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'' gave the film a rating of two-and-three-quarters out of five and wrote that "''Swetha Nagu'' is an average devotional film. And the USP (Unique Selling Point) is Soundarya". A critic from ''

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'' noted that "The first half of the film is interesting, but the film peters out in the second half. However the plus point of the film is Soundarya".

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