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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Swarabhishekam
| name = Swarabhishekam<br/>స్వరాభిషేకం
| image = Swarabhishekam.JPG
| image = Swarabhishekam.JPG
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| caption =
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| director = [[K. Viswanath]]
| director = [[K. Viswanath]]
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| music = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
| music = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
| cinematography = V. Durga Prasad
| cinematography = V. Durga Prasad
| editing = G. Krishna Rao
| editing = G. G. Krishna Rao
| studio =
| studio = Rajarajeshwari Combines
| distributor =
| distributor =
| released = 5 November 2004
| released = {{Film date|2004|11|05|df=yes}}
| runtime =
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| country = India
| country = India
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}}
}}
'''''Swarabhishekam''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Musical film|musical]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[K. Viswanath]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramana Rao |first=G.V. |date=7 October 2004 |title=Yet another `suswarabhishekam' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/yet-another-suswarabhishekam/article28674156.ece |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=31 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131125417/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/yet-another-suswarabhishekam/article28674156.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Viswanath also played the lead role, along with [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]], [[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]], [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], and [[Laya (actress)|Laya]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srihari |first=Gudipoodi |date=6 November 2004 |title=Viswanath's raga |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/viswanaths-raga/article28675518.ece |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=31 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131125757/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/viswanaths-raga/article28675518.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie review&nbsp;– Swarabhishekam |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-swarabhishekam.html |website=[[Idlebrain.com]] |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=8 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108065531/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-swarabhishekam.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 November 2004 |title=Swarabhishekam |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/swarabhishekam-review-telugu-pclvCsdafjbgh.html |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=31 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131061118/https://www.sify.com/movies/swarabhishekam-review-telugu-pclvCsdafjbgh.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] won the [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]]. The film has garnered the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] for that year.<ref name="52ndawardPDF">{{Cite web |title=52nd National Film Awards |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/52nd_nff_2005.pdf |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |accessdate=28 January 2012 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193535/http://dff.nic.in/2011/52nd_nff_2005.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''''Swarabhishekam''''' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]] :స్వరాభిషేకం) is a 2004 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Musical film|musical]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[K. Viswanath]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramana Rao |first=G.V. |date=7 October 2004 |title=Yet another 'suswarabhishekam' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/yet-another-suswarabhishekam/article28674156.ece |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=31 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131125417/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/yet-another-suswarabhishekam/article28674156.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Viswanath also played the lead role, along with [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]], [[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]], [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], and [[Laya (actress)|Laya]]. [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] won the [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]]. The film has garnered the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] for that year.<ref name="52ndawardPDF">{{Cite web |title=52nd National Film Awards |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/52nd_nff_2005.pdf |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |accessdate=28 January 2012 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193535/http://dff.nic.in/2011/52nd_nff_2005.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Srirangam Brothers&nbsp;– Srinivasachari (K Viswanath) and Ranga (Srikanth)&nbsp;– are versatile Carnatic musicians. Srinivasachari is happily married but has no children. Ranga is a widower with two children. Srirangam Brothers are the biggest music directors in the Telugu film industry (Tollywood) and compose music for only traditional and classical genres. Srirangam Brothers always try to help aspiring singers in their music compositions. Surekha (Laya), a TV anchor, falls in love with Ranga and they get married.
Srirangam Brothers&nbsp;– Srinivasachari (K Viswanath) and Ranga (Srikanth)&nbsp;– are versatile Carnatic musicians. Srinivasachari is happily married but has no children. Ranga is a widower with two children. Srirangam Brothers are the biggest music directors in the Telugu film industry (Tollywood) and compose music for only traditional and classical genres. Srirangam Brothers always try to help aspiring singers in their music compositions. Surekha (Laya), a TV anchor, falls in love with Ranga and they get married.


After marriage, Surekha, who initially respects her brother-in-law, starts to develop ill feelings towards him and becomes envious that even though her husband Ranga is the main factor for the music duo's success and has equal contribution to the Srirangam Brothers' music scores, Srinivasachari is the one who gets all the credit.
After marriage, Surekha, who initially respects her brother-in-law, starts to develop ill feelings towards him and becomes envious that even though her husband Ranga is the main factor for the music duo's success and has equal contribution in Srirangam Brothers music scores, Srinivasachari is the one who gets all the credit.


When Srinivasachari is awarded the Padmasri by the Government of India, Surekha rejects her sister's gifted saree and shows no inclination to come along with her family to attend Srinivasachari's felicitation by the President. Also, Surekha starts to show her hostile and disrespectful behavior towards Srinivasachari.
When Srinivasachari is awarded the Padmasri by the Government of India, Surekha rejects her sister's gifted saree and shows no inclination to come along with her family to attend Srinivasachari's felicitation by the President. Also, Surekha starts to show her hostile and disrespectful behavior towards Srinivasachari.


This situation provokes Srinivasachari who starts behaving unpredictably and lashes out at a film producer about his brother's music compositions (during his music sitting) and also at the media. When Ranga in his office becomes aware of this situation through the film producer, he returns home only to get dispirited to see Ranga's sister-in-law getting slapped by her husband, which leads to a heated argument between the two brothers, and the family gets separated.
This situation provokes Srinivasachari who starts behaving unpredictably and lashes out at a film producer about his brother's music compositions (during his music sitting) and also at the media. When Ranga in his office becomes aware of this situation through the film producer, he returns home only to get dispirited to see Ranga's sister-in-law getting slapped by her husband, which leads to a heated argument between the two brothers and the family gets separated.


Surekha slowly understands Srinivasachari's and Ranga's music caliber and realizes that the two brothers can only excel in their music when they stay united. This transformation in Surekha eventually leads to the unity of the family just like Srirangam Brothers' different blends excel when they compose their music together.
Surekha slowly understands Srinivasachari's and Ranga's music calibre and realizes that the two brothers can only excel in their music when they stay united. This transformation in Surekha eventually leads to the unity of the family just like Srirangam Brothers' different blends excel when they compose their music together.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==


The soundtrack composed by [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] was released through [[Aditya Music]].<ref name = "Swarabhishekam Spotify">{{cite web | url = https://open.spotify.com/album/0QBvxMP9uk8yPmicECPDvA | title = Swarabhishekam | website = [[Spotify]] | access-date = 10 July 2023 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190818032550/https://open.spotify.com/album/0QBvxMP9uk8yPmicECPDvA | archive-date = 18 August 2019}}</ref>
The audio soundtrack for ''Swarabhishekam'' was composed by [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]].


{{track listing
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
| headline = Track list<ref name = "Swarabhishekam Spotify" />
|-
| total_length = 38:17
!No
| extra_column = Singer(s)
! Song !! Singers || Lyricist

|-
| title1 = Shriman Manohara
|1
| lyrics1 = -
| "Shriman Manohara" || [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Sriram Parthasarathy]] || rowspan="4" | [[Veturi Sundara Ramamurhty|Veturi Sundaramurty]]
⚫
| extra1 = [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Sriram Parthasarathy]]
|-
| length1 = 0:33
|2

| "Kasthuri Thilakam" ||[[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| title2 = Kasthuri Tilakam
|-
| lyrics2 = [[Veturi]]
|3
| "Okka Kshanam" || [[S. P. Sailaja]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| extra2 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
| length2 = 6:06
|-

|4
| title3 = Okka Kshanam
⚫
| "Adhi Needhani" ||[[K. S. Chithra]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| lyrics3 = Veturi
|-
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. P. Sailaja]]
|5
| length3 = 5:38
⚫
| "Nee Chenthe" || [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] || [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]

|-
| title4 = Idi Naadani Adi Needani
|6
| lyrics4 = Veturi
| "Kudi Kannu Adhirene" || [[Sunitha Upadrashta|Sunitha]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || [[K. Viswanath]]
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
|-
| length4 = 4:32
|7

⚫
|'"Raamaa Vinodhi" || [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Madhu Balakrishnan]], [[Sriram Parthasarathy]] || [[Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma]]
| title5 = Nee Chenthe Oka
|-
| lyrics5 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]
|8
⚫
| extra5 = K. S. Chithra, [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| "Anujudai Lakshmanudu" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || [[Veturi Sundara Ramamurhty|Veturi Sundaramurty]]
| length5 = 5:01
|-

|9
| title6 = Kudi Kannu Adhirene
| "Mangalam" || [[K. S. Chithra]] || Traditional
| lyrics6 = [[K. Vishwanath]]
|-
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Sunitha (Telugu singer)|Sunitha]]
⚫
|}
| length6 = 5:03

| title7 = Ramavinodhi Vallabha
| lyrics7 = [[Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma|Samavedham Shanmukha Sharma]]
⚫
| extra7 = K. S. Chithra, [[Madhu Balakrishnan]], Mano, Sriram Parthasarathy
| length7 = 5:28

| title8 = Anujudai Lakshmanudu
| lyrics8 = Veturi
| extra8 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length8 = 5:29

| title9 = Mangalam
| lyrics9 = -
| extra9 = K. S. Chithra, Sriram Parthasarathy
| length9 = 0:23
⚫
}}

== Reception ==
A critic from ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that "Despite the seriousness of family feud, humour part runs through the film. The sequence built around the delivery of a child in a railway compartment is movingly handled. All artistes give fine performances".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srihari |first=Gudipoodi |date=6 November 2004 |title=Viswanath's raga |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/viswanaths-raga/article28675518.ece |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=31 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131125757/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/viswanaths-raga/article28675518.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' wrote that "On the whole ''Swarabhishekam'' is a good classical fare and is definitely a breath of fresh air for Telugu cinema".<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 November 2004 |title=Swarabhishekam |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/swarabhishekam-review-telugu-pclvCsdafjbgh.html |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=31 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131061118/https://www.sify.com/movies/swarabhishekam-review-telugu-pclvCsdafjbgh.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie review&nbsp;– Swarabhishekam |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-swarabhishekam.html |website=[[Idlebrain.com]] |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=8 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108065531/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-swarabhishekam.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Box office==
The penultimate directional of [[K Vishwanath]], it was his last hit as a director.


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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[[Category:Films about the arts]]
[[Category:Films about the arts]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Viswanath]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Viswanath]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vidyasagar]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer)]]
[[Category:Indian musical drama films]]
[[Category:Indian musical drama films]]
[[Category:2004 musical films]]

Latest revision as of 21:47, 2 December 2024

Swarabhishekam
స్వరాభిషేకం
Directed byK. Viswanath
Written byK. Viswanath
Ramesh Gopi (dialogues)
Produced byH. Gopala Krishna Murthy
StarringSrikanth
Sivaji
Laya
Urvashi
K. Viswanath
Amukta Malyada
CinematographyV. Durga Prasad
Edited byG. G. Krishna Rao
Music byVidyasagar
Production
company
Rajarajeshwari Combines
Release date
  • 5 November 2004 (2004-11-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Swarabhishekam (Telugu :స్వరాభిషేకం) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language musical drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath.[1] Viswanath also played the lead role, along with Srikanth, Sivaji, Urvashi, and Laya. Vidyasagar won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction. The film has garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.[2]

Plot

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Srirangam Brothers – Srinivasachari (K Viswanath) and Ranga (Srikanth) – are versatile Carnatic musicians. Srinivasachari is happily married but has no children. Ranga is a widower with two children. Srirangam Brothers are the biggest music directors in the Telugu film industry (Tollywood) and compose music for only traditional and classical genres. Srirangam Brothers always try to help aspiring singers in their music compositions. Surekha (Laya), a TV anchor, falls in love with Ranga and they get married.

After marriage, Surekha, who initially respects her brother-in-law, starts to develop ill feelings towards him and becomes envious that even though her husband Ranga is the main factor for the music duo's success and has equal contribution in Srirangam Brothers music scores, Srinivasachari is the one who gets all the credit.

When Srinivasachari is awarded the Padmasri by the Government of India, Surekha rejects her sister's gifted saree and shows no inclination to come along with her family to attend Srinivasachari's felicitation by the President. Also, Surekha starts to show her hostile and disrespectful behavior towards Srinivasachari.

This situation provokes Srinivasachari who starts behaving unpredictably and lashes out at a film producer about his brother's music compositions (during his music sitting) and also at the media. When Ranga in his office becomes aware of this situation through the film producer, he returns home only to get dispirited to see Ranga's sister-in-law getting slapped by her husband, which leads to a heated argument between the two brothers and the family gets separated.

Surekha slowly understands Srinivasachari's and Ranga's music calibre and realizes that the two brothers can only excel in their music when they stay united. This transformation in Surekha eventually leads to the unity of the family just like Srirangam Brothers' different blends excel when they compose their music together.

Cast

[edit]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack composed by Vidyasagar was released through Aditya Music.[3]

Track list[3]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Shriman Manohara"-K. S. Chithra, Sriram Parthasarathy0:33
2."Kasthuri Tilakam"VeturiShankar Mahadevan, Sujatha6:06
3."Okka Kshanam"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja5:38
4."Idi Naadani Adi Needani"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra4:32
5."Nee Chenthe Oka"Sirivennela Seetharama SastryK. S. Chithra, Mano5:01
6."Kudi Kannu Adhirene"K. VishwanathS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sunitha5:03
7."Ramavinodhi Vallabha"Samavedham Shanmukha SharmaK. S. Chithra, Madhu Balakrishnan, Mano, Sriram Parthasarathy5:28
8."Anujudai Lakshmanudu"VeturiK. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:29
9."Mangalam"-K. S. Chithra, Sriram Parthasarathy0:23
Total length:38:17

Reception

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A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Despite the seriousness of family feud, humour part runs through the film. The sequence built around the delivery of a child in a railway compartment is movingly handled. All artistes give fine performances".[4] A critic from Sify wrote that "On the whole Swarabhishekam is a good classical fare and is definitely a breath of fresh air for Telugu cinema".[5][6]

Box office

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The penultimate directional of K Vishwanath, it was his last hit as a director.

Awards

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National Film Awards
Nandi Awards

References

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  1. ^ Ramana Rao, G.V. (7 October 2004). "Yet another 'suswarabhishekam'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ "52nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Swarabhishekam". Spotify. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. ^ Srihari, Gudipoodi (6 November 2004). "Viswanath's raga". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Swarabhishekam". Sify. 9 November 2004. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Movie review – Swarabhishekam". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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