Swamy | |
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Directed by | M. S. Ramesh |
Written by | M. S. Ramesh Rajashekar |
Produced by | Bharathi Basavaraju |
Starring | Darshan Gayatri Jayaraman Avinash Rangayana Raghu |
Cinematography | Dasari Seenu |
Edited by | S. Manohar |
Music by | Gurukiran |
Production company | Darshan Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Swamy is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film directed and co-written by M. S. Ramesh and produced by Bharathi Basavaraju. The main cast includes Darshan, Gayatri Jayaraman, and Avinash besides Jai Jagadish and Rangayana Raghu in other pivotal roles.
The film was released on 30 September 2005 across Karnataka cinema halls and received a mixed response from critics and audiences. The critics mentioned that the storyline draws parallels from Tamil films, such as Saamy and Anjaneya .
The music of the film was composed by Gurukiran.
Swamy | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | 2005 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | Ashwini Audio |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gaali Bandaaga" | Kaviraj | Rajesh Krishnan, Chaitra H. G. | |
2. | "Rambhe Ninge" | Bangi Ranga | Gururaj Hosakote, Usha Uthup | |
3. | "Minchina Kannina" | Kaviraj | Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal | |
4. | "Dikkettu Ninthaga" | V. Nagendra Prasad | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
5. | "Jhum Antha" | Bhangi Ranga | Udit Narayan, Malathi |
Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Darshan starred 'Swamy' is a replica of the actor's previous hit "Ayya' in which he played the daring police officer's role with aplomb". [1] WebIndia123 wrote "Swamy" is a big letdown for Darshan fans. It is better for the actor to concentrate on good scripts in the future". [2] Viggy wrote "If you want to see Darshan coming out of his existing image, you can help by watching Swamy!". [3] Indiaglitz wrote "There is no logic throughout but only Darshan magic. This film appears to be set for front benchers and Darshan fans". [4]
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