Swarnakamalam

Swarnakamalam
స్వర్ణకయలం
Theatrical Release poster
Directed byK. Viswanath
Written byK. Viswanath
Sainath (dialogue)
Produced byC. H. V. Appa Rao
K. S. Rama Rao (presenter)
StarringVenkatesh
Bhanupriya
CinematographyLok Singh
Edited byG. G. Krishna Rao
Music byIlayaraja
Production
company
Bhanu Art Creations
Release date
  • 15 July 1988 (1988-07-15)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Swarnakamalam (transl. The golden lotus) is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language dance film written and directed by K. Viswanath.[1] The film stars Venkatesh and Bhanupriya in the lead, while Sharon Lowen appears in a special role.[2] The film is about a danseuse daughter of a noted Kuchipudi exponent, wooed by a painter of banners and hoardings, who uses her as a model.[3] The choreography is helmed by Kelucharan Mohapatra, and Sharon Lowen with soundtrack by Ilaiyaraaja.[4][1] The song sequences were extensively shot at the Valley of Flowers National Park, the Nanda Devi National Park, the Shanti Stupa and Bhringesvara Siva Temple at Dhauli; and other locations in Visakhapatnam.[5]

Featured in the Indian panorama section of the 12th IFFI,[6] the Asia Pacific Film Festival and the Ann Arbor Film Festival,[7][8][2] it fetched three Indian Express Awards, three state Nandi Awards, and two South Filmfare Awards, including Nandi Award for Best Feature Film and Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu).[9][10]

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  2. ^ a b Kumar, Ranee (26 May 2016). "Sharon Lowen, an envoy of Indian culture". The Hindu.
  3. ^ Ray, Bibekananda; Joshi, Naveen (2005). Conscience of the race : India's offbeat cinema. Public Resource. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. ISBN 978-81-230-1298-8.
  4. ^ "Sell Domains | Buy Domains | Park Domains". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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  6. ^ "Indian Panorama for 12th IFFI Festival" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Dance without frontiers: K Viswanath – Director who aims to revive classical arts". 2 May 2017.
  8. ^ 30 Jun 2011 - Ranjana Dave (30 June 2011). "The meaning in movement". The Asian Age. Retrieved 4 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Subramanium (5 September 2005). "'So many parallels in our life". The Hindu. p. 01. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
  10. ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2011.