''Swathi'' is a 1984

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-language drama film written, produced and directed by

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. The film starred Suhasini,

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in lead roles. Upon release the film received positive reviews and became instant hit at the box office. The film won four

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, two

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, and was premiered at

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. The film was remade in Hindi with

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and in Kannada as ''Usha''.

Plot

Swathi (Suhasini) lives with her mother Saraswathi, who brought her up as a single mother and has not revealed anything about her husband. And so, Swathi thinks that her father is a cheater. Saraswathi works as a nurse under doctor Jaggayya, who is also a widower with a daughter named Prasunna. Swathi gets closer to Chakro, who is an unemployed graduate, and upon Chakro's suggestion, Swathi gets her mother married to doctor Jaggayya, but observes a change in her mother's behaviour, who feels embarrassed to introduce Swathi as her daughter. So she leaves that house. Meanwhile, she meets her biological father who is actually a very nice person, but was a victim of ill fate. Finally, Swathi's step-sister gets married, during which her biological father Satyam dies. She goes the different schools and realizes that her family is not worth her. She was a strong girl, and she was trying to get her unmarried mother to get married.

Cast

Songs

The lyrics for the film are written by Veturi Sundara Rama Murthy. The music is by Chakravarthi. The singers are S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Suseela, S.P. Sailaja, Jayachandran and Anitha Reddy. There are 4 songs in the film.

Awards

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* Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress – Suhasini ;

(in

) * Best Feature Film - Gold -

* Best First Film of a Director -

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- Suhasini * Best Dialogue Writer -

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References

External links

* 1984 films 1980s Telugu-language films Indian drama films Films scored by K. Chakravarthy Telugu films remade in other languages Films directed by Kranthi Kumar 1984 drama films {{1980s-Telugu-film-stub