Swamy (2004 film)

Swamy
DVD cover
Directed byVR Pratap
Written byPosani Krishna Murali (dialogues)
Screenplay byVR Pratap
Story byPosani Krishna Murali
Produced byRK Bhagavan
Teja (C Kalyan)
Starring
CinematographyMadhu A Naidu
Music byM. M. Keeravani
Production
company
Krishna Teja Productions
Release date
  • 16 July 2004 (2004-07-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Swamy is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by VR Pratap and starring Harikrishna, Meena, Uma and Rajiv Kanakala.[1]

Cast

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Production

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This film marks the return of Meena to a high-key Telugu film after a hiatus.[2]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack composed by M. M. Keeravani in his third collaboration with Harikrishna.[3] The songs were well received.[4][5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Chilaka O Chilaka"E. S. MurthyMano, Usha, Rama Mani5:12
2."Naa Peru Rambha"Bhuvana ChandraShreya Ghoshal4:49
3."Andham Chandam"Pothula Ravi KiranM. M. Keeravani, Sunitha Upadrashta4:50
4."Aanati Nee Kallu"Veturi Sundararama MurthyM. M. Keeravani3:15
5."Driver Leka (Tamilnadu Border)"ChandraboseMano, Sunitha Upadrashta5:47
Total length:23:53

Reception

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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

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  1. ^ "Prashant 'Shock'ed by Meena". Indiaglitz. 30 April 2004. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. ^ "She is coming back". Indiaglitz. 23 April 2004. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Swamy - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Top Five Film Albums". Indiaglitz. 1 July 2004. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Telugu Cinema audio function - Swamy - Nandamuri Hari Krishna - Meena". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  6. ^ "Swamy". Sify. 19 July 2004. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Mithun Verma. "Swami review: Swami (Telugu) Movie Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  9. ^ "Swamy (T) Review". Indiaglitz. 20 July 2004. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.