| Swetha Naagu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sanjeevi |
| Produced by | CV Reddy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Diwakar |
| Edited by | Lanka Bhaskar |
| Music by | Koti |
Production company | CV Arts |
Release date | 18 February 2004[1] |
Running time | 145 minutes (Telugu) 123 minutes (Kannada) |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Telugu Kannada |
Swetha Naagu is a 2004 Indian devotional horror starring Soundarya, Abbas, and Sarath Babu. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Kannada as ( Shwetha Naagara) with a slightly different supporting cast for both the language versions. The movie was partially reshot and dubbed in Tamil as Madhumathi.
Cast
- Soundarya as Madhumathi
- Abbas as Praveen, Madhumathi's love interest
- Sarath Babu as Shankar Reddy, Madhumathi's professor
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Sarpararanya Dhora (Telugu) / Sarpa Kaadu Dhorey (Kannada)
- Abhinayashree as Naagini, a tribal girl
- Anand as Naagini's husband
- Babloo Prithviraj as a shapeshifting snake dancer (Cameo appearance)
Telugu and Tamil versions
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Ashok Kumar, Madhumathi's father
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Madhumathi's guardian
- Kallu Chidambaram as a tribal man
- Sangeeta as Madhumathi's mother
- Brahmanandam as a chief guest
- Karunas as "Black" Baba, a bus conductor (Tamil version)
- Pattabhi Ram as a tribal man
- Raghunatha Reddy as Praveen's father
Kannada version
- Dwarakish as Ashok Kumar, Madhumathi's father
- Kunigal Nagabhushan as Madhumathi's guardian
- Sanketh Kashi as a chief guest
- Bank Janardhan as Praveen's father
- Karibasavaiah as a bus conductor
- Shridevi as Madhumathi's mother
- Meena as Praveen's mother
Production
The film was originally planned to be made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil.[2] Many resources state that this was Soundarya's 100th milestone film and also her last proper film while still alive; she died two months later in that horrible helicopter crash and the latter had further two posthumous releases in the later part of the year.[3] A white snake from Meghalaya was used in the film.[2] Abbas who garnered acclaim with his debut in the Tamil film, Kadhal Desam was signed to play one of the leads in the film.[4] The film began production in mid-2003.[4]
Release
Idlebrain gave the film a rating of 2.75 out of 5 and wrote that " Swetha Nagu is an average devotional film. And the USP (Unique Selling Point) is Soundarya".[3] A critic from Sify noted that "The first half of the film is interesting, but the film peters out in the second half. However the plus point of the film is Soundarya".[5]
References
- ↑ Ashish, Rajadhyaksha. "Swetha Nagu (2004)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- 1 2 "Wonderful white snake". The Hindu. 22 July 2003. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023.
- 1 2 "Telugu cinema Review — Swetha Naagu — Soundarya, Abbas — Sanjeevi — CV Reddy". www.idlebrain.com.
- 1 2 "Abbas receives mafia threat | undefined News — Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Review". Sify. 24 February 2004. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017.
External links
- Swetha Naagu at IMDb