Suswagatham
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, with music composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[1] The film is a remake of the Tamil movie Love Today (1997).[2] The film was a success at the box office.[3] Pawan Kalyan, Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao, and R. B. Choudary later collaborated for Annavaram (2006).[4]
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| Directed by | Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao |
| Written by | Chintapalli Ramana (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao |
| Story by | Balasekaran |
| Based on | Love Today (Tamil) |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
| Starring | Pawan Kalyan Devayani |
| Cinematography | Mahindar |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Ganesh (Pawan Kalyan), a college graduate has been following a college girl, Sandhya for the past four years ,trying to express his love. Though Sandhya had often warned Ganesh not to follow her, he still does. Ganesh's friend Peter (Karan) introduces him to Sandhya's friend (Sadhika), who tries to help him with his love, but fails. Ganesh, on his birthday, tries to express his love to Sandhya, but is caught by her father, (Prakash Raj), who is a police officer, who puts him away for harassing his daughter. Later, Ganesh's father (Raghuvaran) bails him out. Ganesh's father goes to Sandhya's father with a marriage proposal for their children. But Sandhya's father rejects the proposal and tries take his daughter to Hyderabad, to his sister's house, but changes his mind. But Ganesh thinks Sandhya is in Hyderabad and goes to search for her. Meanwhile, Ganesh's father dies in road mishap disturbed after he witnesses a boy committing suicide because his girlfriend left him. His friends desperately try to trace his whereabouts, but they cannot trace him. Peter ends up performing the last rites for Ganesh's father. Ganesh arrives and gets heartbroken that he could not even perform the cremation for his father.
At last, Sandhya realizes her love for Ganesh. She reveals her feelings for him and tells him that she loves him and wants to spend the rest of her life with him. But Ganesh rejects her love and tells her that he lost four years of his life and his father for her love and realizes she is not worth it. The next day, Sandhya is found to be standing at the bus stop, waiting for him to come. Meanwhile, Ganesh goes to attend his first interview suggested by his father.
Cast
- Pawan Kalyan as Ganesh
- Devayani as Sandhya
- Saadhika Randhawa as Kala
- Prakash Raj as Inspector Vasu Deva Rao (Monarch)
- Raghuvaran as Dr. Chandra Shekar
- Karan as Peter
- Sudhakar as Shanmuka Sharma
- Tirupathi Prakash as Ekbal
- Bandla Ganesh as Gaidoda
- Sudha as Krishnaveni
- Varsha as Fathema
- Y. Vijaya as Kala's mother
- Pavala Syamala
- Venu Madhav
- Naveen as Naveen
- Madhavi Sri
- Saadhika
Production
For the scene where his father dies, Pawan Kalyan repeatedly slapped himself to feel emotional. The shot took forty takes.[5]
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:29 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | S. A. Rajkumar | |||
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Music composed by S. A. Rajkumar.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ye Swapnalokala" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Happy Happy" | Shanmukha Sharma | P.Jayachandran, Mano | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Suswagatham Navaragama" | Shanmukha Sharma | Hariharan, Chitra, Jaspinder Narula | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Figure Maata" | Bhuvanachandra | Mano, SA Rajkumar | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Come Come" | Shanmukha Sharma | SA Rajkumar, Anuradha Sriram | 4:54 |
| 6. | "Aalayana Harathilo" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:26 |
| Total length: | 28:29 | |||
References
- "Birthday Special: Power Star Pawan Kalyan! How the actor got his big break and became successful". The Times of India.
- "Valentine's Day 2021: 'RX 100' to 'Omkaram', Telugu films on the dark side of love". The Times of India.
- Vijayalaxmi (15 May 2003). "Johnny sinks, but Pawan Kalyan remains afloat". Rediff.
- Narasimham, M.L. (15 December 2006). "The Perfect Formula". The Hindu.
- "A grand affair". Deccan Chronicle. 20 March 2017.
External links
- Suswagatham at IMDb
