Suswagatham

Suswagatham
Poster
Directed byBhimaneni Srinivasa Rao
Written byChintapalli Ramana (dialogues)
Screenplay byBhimaneni Srinivasa Rao
Story byBalasekaran
Based onLove Today (Tamil)
Produced byR. B. Choudary
StarringPawan Kalyan
Devayani
CinematographyMahindar
Edited byGautham Raju
Music byS. A. Rajkumar
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 January 1998 (1998-01-01)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Suswagatham (transl. Hearty welcome) is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language romance film produced by R. B. Choudary under the Super Good Films banner, directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao. It stars Pawan Kalyan and Devayani (in her Telugu debut), with music composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[1] The film is a remake of the Tamil film Love Today (1997).[2] The film was a blockbuster at the box office.[3]

Kalyan was first credited with the title Power Star in this film.[4][5] Suswagatham sowed the seeds for Kalyan's rise to stardom. In the film, Kalyan played a young man who loses everything due to his blind love for a girl. His performance in the film was critically acclaimed.[6] Pawan Kalyan, Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao, and R. B. Choudary later collaborated for Annavaram (2006).[7]

  1. ^ "Birthday Special: Power Star Pawan Kalyan! How the actor got his big break and became successful". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Valentine's Day 2021: 'RX 100' to 'Omkaram', Telugu films on the dark side of love". The Times of India.
  3. ^ Vijayalaxmi (15 May 2003). "Johnny sinks, but Pawan Kalyan remains afloat". Rediff. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ "ప‌వ‌న్ క‌ళ్యాణ్‌ను ఫ‌స్ట్ టైం ప‌వ‌ర్ స్టార్ అని ఎవ‌రు పిలిచారో తెలుసా ! [Do you know who called Pawan Kalyan Power Star first !]". Namasthe Telangana (in Telugu).
  5. ^ Suswagatham Full Length Telugu movie || Pawan Kalyan, Devayani. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2024 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ R, Hemanth Kumar C. (23 March 2017). "Powerstar Pawan Kalyan: From films to politics, what explains his hold over fans?". The News Minute. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ^ Narasimham, M.L. (15 December 2006). "The Perfect Formula". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023.