Swathi Thirunal (film)
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Swathi Thirunal is a 1987 Malayalam biographical film
co-written and directed by Lenin Rajendran
. It stars Anant Nag
in the title role, and Srividya
, Nedumudi Venu
and Murali in other important roles. The film is based on the life of Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
, the Maharaja
of the state of Travancore
.
. The film is a obviously a musical and it made use of several legendary kritis by Swathi Thirunal
, Tyagaraja
and Iraiyamman Tampi. The soundtrack features vocals of several renowned singers including M. Balamuralikrishna, who received a State award and also a National award for his work.
National Award for Best Play Back Singer : - M. Balamuralikrishna
Biographical film
A biographical film, or biopic , is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. They differ from films “based on a true story” or “historical films” in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person’s life story or at least the most historically important years of their...
co-written and directed by Lenin Rajendran
Lenin Rajendran
Lenin Rajendran is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked in Malayalam cinema.- Career :Beginning his film-making career as an assistant to director P. A. Backer, Rajendran made his directorial debut with Venal...
. It stars Anant Nag
Anant Nag
Anant Nagarkatte popularly known as Anant Nag is an actor and politician from Karnataka, India. He is considered to be one of the all time greatest actors in the Kannada film industry with a vast number of commercially successful movies. As a result, he is popularly known as an actor with...
in the title role, and Srividya
Srividya
Srividya was a leading Indian film actress of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s in the Tamil film Industry, in addition to being a good singer. In the latter part of her career, she concentrated on Malayalam films. Her brilliant portrayals as a mother in many films were highly acclaimed....
, Nedumudi Venu
Nedumudi Venu
Nedumudi Venu is a popular Malayalam film actor from Kerala, India. He has also written screenplays and has directed one film.- Early life :...
and Murali in other important roles. The film is based on the life of Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma was the Maharaja of the state of Travancore , in India. He reigned under the regency of his mother Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi from 1813 till 1815 and henceforth under the regency of his aunt Maharani Gowri Parvati Bayi from 1815 till 1829...
, the Maharaja
Maharaja
Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...
of the state of Travancore
Travancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
.
Plot
The story begins with Gowri Lakshmi Bayi entrusting the four month old Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma to the care of the English East India Company whose representative was Col. Munro. Then it cuts to when Swathi Thirunal is sixteen and takes over the reins of Travancore from his aunt Gowri Parvati Bayi. Swathi Thirunal's biography is then shown against the backdrop of the music that he himself has composed. The movie ends with his death in 1846.Cast
- Anant NagAnant NagAnant Nagarkatte popularly known as Anant Nag is an actor and politician from Karnataka, India. He is considered to be one of the all time greatest actors in the Kannada film industry with a vast number of commercially successful movies. As a result, he is popularly known as an actor with...
as Swathi Thirunal Rama VarmaSwathi Thirunal Rama VarmaSri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma was the Maharaja of the state of Travancore , in India. He reigned under the regency of his mother Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi from 1813 till 1815 and henceforth under the regency of his aunt Maharani Gowri Parvati Bayi from 1815 till 1829...
(voice dubbed by Venu NagavallyVenu NagavallyVenu Nagavally was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director who was active in Malayalam cinema. Son of late writer, commentator, and broadcaster Nagavally R. S...
) - SrividyaSrividyaSrividya was a leading Indian film actress of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s in the Tamil film Industry, in addition to being a good singer. In the latter part of her career, she concentrated on Malayalam films. Her brilliant portrayals as a mother in many films were highly acclaimed....
as Gowri Parvati Bayi - Nedumudi VenuNedumudi VenuNedumudi Venu is a popular Malayalam film actor from Kerala, India. He has also written screenplays and has directed one film.- Early life :...
as Iraiyamman Tampi - Murali as Shadkala Govinda MararShadkala Govinda Marar, or was a Carnatic Musician from Kerala, India. He was a contemporary of Saint Tyāgarāja and Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma. He was also adept in playing musical instruments like Chenda, Edakka and Thimila...
- AmbikaAmbika (actress)Ambika is an Indian film actress. She was worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. Ambika's sister Radha was also an actress. Both of them acted in a number of south Indian films in 80s and they have a movie studio called "ARS Studios"....
as Narayani Pillai Kochamma - RanjiniRanjini (actress)Ranjini was a popular South Indian actress in the mid 1980s. She debuted in Tamil cinema and acted in all South Indian languages, doing some memorable characters in Malayalam and Tamil cinema. She acted opposite top actors like Mohanlal, Mammootty, Suresh Gopi etc.-Personal life:Ranjini was born...
as Sugandhavalli - Babu Namboothiri
Soundtrack
The film's original music was composed by M. B. SreenivasanM. B. Sreenivasan
M. B. Sreenivasan , or MBS, as he was popularly called, was a famous South Indian music director who worked mainly in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.-Biography:...
. The film is a obviously a musical and it made use of several legendary kritis by Swathi Thirunal
Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma was the Maharaja of the state of Travancore , in India. He reigned under the regency of his mother Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi from 1813 till 1815 and henceforth under the regency of his aunt Maharani Gowri Parvati Bayi from 1815 till 1829...
, Tyagaraja
Tyagaraja
Kakarla Tyagabrahmam , colloquially known as Tyāgarājar and Tyagayya was one of the greatest composers of Carnatic music or classical South Indian music. He, along with his contemporaries Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Shastry, forms the Trinity of Carnatic music...
and Iraiyamman Tampi. The soundtrack features vocals of several renowned singers including M. Balamuralikrishna, who received a State award and also a National award for his work.
| Song Title | Singer(s) | Raga | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moksha Mukalada | M. Balamuralikrishna | Saramathi |
| 2 | Aralsara Pariharam | K. J. Yesudas K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,... , B. Arundhathi |
Surutti |
| 3 | Bhaja Bhaja Manasa | M. Balamuralikrishna | Sindhu Bhairavi Sindhu Bhairavi Sindhu Bhairavi is a 1985 Indian Tamil language drama film directed and produced by K. Balachander starring Sivakumar, Suhasini, Sulakshana, Delhi Ganesh and Janagaraj. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The songs in the film were sung by K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chithra... |
| 4 | Chaliye Kunjanamo | K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films... , M. B. Sreenivasan M. B. Sreenivasan M. B. Sreenivasan , or MBS, as he was popularly called, was a famous South Indian music director who worked mainly in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.-Biography:... |
Vrindavani sarang |
| 5 | Devanuke Pathi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas... , M. B. Sreenivasan M. B. Sreenivasan M. B. Sreenivasan , or MBS, as he was popularly called, was a famous South Indian music director who worked mainly in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.-Biography:... |
Darbari Kanada Darbari Kanada Darbari Kanada, or simply Darbari, is a Hindustani raga in the Kanada family, which is thought to have originated in Carnatic music and brought into North Indian music by Miyan Tansen, the legendary 16th century composer in emperor Akbar's court... |
| 6 | Entharo | M. Balamuralikrishna | Shree Sri Ragam Sri Ragam is an ancient raga in the Carnatic tradition. It seems unrelated to the Hindustani Shree. Notably, it takes the lower madhyamam being a janya raga of Kharaharapriya. Sri Ragam is much beloved and is considered to be highly auspicious... |
| 7 | Kosalendra | Neyyattinkara Vasudevan Neyyattinkara Vasudevan Neyyattinkara Vasudevan was an acclaimed Carnatic music vocalist from Kerala in south India. The Padmasree-winning Carnatic vocalist and disciple of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and Ramnad Krishnan, he combined tradition and innovation in his widely acclaimed career.- Biography :Vasudevan born in a... , M. B. Sreenivasan M. B. Sreenivasan M. B. Sreenivasan , or MBS, as he was popularly called, was a famous South Indian music director who worked mainly in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.-Biography:... |
Madhyamavati |
| 8 | Kripaya Palaya | K. J. Yesudas K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,... |
Charukesi Charukesi Charukesi is a rāga in Carnatic music . It is the 26th Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music.Charukesi is known to incite feelings of pathos and devotion in the listener.... |
| 9 | Mamava Sada Janani | Neyyattinkara Vasudevan Neyyattinkara Vasudevan Neyyattinkara Vasudevan was an acclaimed Carnatic music vocalist from Kerala in south India. The Padmasree-winning Carnatic vocalist and disciple of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and Ramnad Krishnan, he combined tradition and innovation in his widely acclaimed career.- Biography :Vasudevan born in a... |
Kanada |
| 10 | Jamuna Kinaare | M. Balamuralikrishna | Mishra Pilu Pilu Pilu is a raga of Indian classical music. It is mostly used in light-classical forms, like the Khayal, of north Indian classical style.-Aroha & Avaroha :Arohana'P 'N S g m P N S''N S G m P N S'S G m P D S'S R m P N S'Avarohana... |
| 11 | Mamava Sada Varade | S. Janaki S. Janaki S. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35... |
Nāttai Kurinji |
| 12 | Omanathinkal Kidavo | S. Janaki S. Janaki S. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35... |
Kurinji |
| 13 | Omanathinkal Kidavo | B. Arundhathi | Kurinji |
| 14 | Pannakendra Sayana | Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, K. J. Yesudas K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,... |
Raagamaalika (Sankarabharanam, Bhairavi, Bhupalam Bhupalam Bhupalam is a rāgam in Carnatic music . It is an pentatonic scale . It is a janya rāgam , as it does not have all the seven swaras . It is also written as Bhoopalam.It is considered an auspicious scale and a morning rāgam... ) |
| 15 | Parama Purusha | Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, K. J. Yesudas K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,... |
Vasantha |
| 16 | Parvathi Nayaka | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films... |
Bowli |
| 17 | Praananaathan | B. Arundhathi | Kambhoji |
| 18 | Sa Ni Dha Sa (Swarangal) | Chorus | |
| 19 | Sarasamukha Sarasija | K. J. Yesudas K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,... |
Madhyamavati |
| 20 | Suma Sayaka | B. Arundhathi | Karnataka Kapi |
| 21 | Aanjaneya | K. J. Yesudas K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,... |
Saveri Saveri Saveri is a Carnatic music ragam. This raga is a janya of the 15th Melakarta raga Mayamalavagowla. This raga brings out karuna rasa, i.e. it brings out the mood of pity.-Structure and Lakshana:... |
Awards
Kerala State Film Awards:- Special Jury AwardKerala State Film Award (Special Jury Award)Winners of Kerala State Film Award :-References:**...
- Lenin RajendranLenin RajendranLenin Rajendran is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked in Malayalam cinema.- Career :Beginning his film-making career as an assistant to director P. A. Backer, Rajendran made his directorial debut with Venal... - Best Play Back SingerKerala State Film Award for Best SingerThe Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer winners:-Best Classical Music Singer:-References:**Specific...
- M. Balamuralikrishna - Best Art DirectorKerala State Film Award for Best Art DirectorThe Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director winners:-References:**...
National Award for Best Play Back Singer : - M. Balamuralikrishna