Swayam Krushi
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Swayamkrushi is a telugu movie released on 3 September 1987 . It was made on Poornodaya Movie Creations by Edida Nageshwara Rao and directed by Kasinadhuni Viswanath and had Chiranjeevi act in Kasinadhuni Viswanath's direction for the second time after Subhalekha. It also had Vijayashanti, Sumalatha and others. The film was a vehicle for Chiranjeevi to show his acting prowess and to return to classical movies genre as a change from his then prevailing action hero image. The movie was critically well acclaimed and a moderate success at box-office and always mentioned as a movie which showcased Chiranjeevi's acting ability. It also won him a Nandi Award for Best Actor.
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[edit] Synopsis
Sambaiah(Chiranjeevi) is a cobbler who raises his dead sister's son Chinna (Arjun/Sirish) while also financing the education of the orphaned Sharada (Sumalatha) with an intention to marry her. When Sharada marries Bhaskar (Sarvadaman Banerjee), Ganga (Vijayashanti) has a tubectomy in order to marry Sambaiah whom she loves so that she would give her undiverted attention to the upbringing of Chinna. Ganga and Sambaiah after initial struggles become wealthy with dedication and hardwork.
Chinna's biological father Govind (Charan Raj) who is a criminal returns from prison and teams up with Sharada's no-good husband Bhaskar to make a series of demands on Sambaiah and to claim Chinna's guardianship. Eventually Chinna rebels against his father and both he and Sambaiah return to latter's modest original profession of cobbler.
[edit] Cast
- Chiranjeevi .... Sambaiah
- Vijayashanti .... Ganga
- Sumalatha .... Sarada
- Arjun .... Chinna (as Master Arjun)
- Charan Raj .... Govind
- Sarvadaman Banerjee .... Bhaskar
- J.V. Somayajulu
- Brahmanandam
- M.V.S. Harnatha Rao
- P.L. Narayana
[edit] Crew
- Director: Kasinadhuni Viswanath
- Writers: Kasinadhuni Viswanath (story & screenplay), Jandhyala (dialogue)
- Producer: Edida Nageshwara Rao
- Executive Producer: Edida Sriram
- Music: Ramesh Naidu
- Cinematography: Lok Singh
- Lyrics: Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry & C. Narayana Reddy
- Playback singers: S.P. Balasubramaniam, S.P. Sailaja & S. Janaki
[edit] Production & Other Companies
- Production Company: Poornodaya Movie Creations
[edit] Box Office
- The film was a commercial success and completed 100 days in most of A centers and 50 days in B & C centers.
[edit] Awards
- Chiranjeevi won Nandi Award for Best Actor for that year.
