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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Swagatam<br />
| image = Swagatam poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Movie Poster<br />
| writer = [[Kondapalli Dasarath Kumar|Dasarath]]<br>{{small|(story / dialogues)}}<br />
| screenplay = [[Gopimohan]]<br />
| starring = [[Jagapati Babu]]<br>[[Anushka Shetty]]<br>[[Bhumika Chawla]]<br />
| director = [[Kondapalli Dasarath Kumar|Dasarath]]<br />
| producer = Adityaram<br />
| studio = Adityaram Movies<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[R. P. Patnaik]]<br />
| cinematography = Ramesh<br />
| editing = M.R. Varma<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|01|25}}<br />
| runtime = 154 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = {{INR}}5 crores<br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Swagatam''''' ({{translation|''Welcome''}}) is a 2008 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romance film]], produced by Adityaram on Adityaram Movies banner and directed by [[Kondapalli Dasarath Kumar|Dasarath]]. It starred [[Jagapati Babu]], [[Anushka Shetty]], <br />
[[Bhumika Chawla]] in the lead roles and music was composed by [[R. P. Patnaik]].<br />
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Shot in [[New York City]], [[Rajahmundry]] and [[Hampi]], it features a [[love triangle|romantic triangle]].<ref>IndiaGlitz. (3 January 2008) [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/35672.html "Swagatam to release on January 24"] Retrieved 16-02-08.</ref> Directed by Dasarath, the film casts [[Jagapati Babu]] as the male romantic lead playing opposite [[Anushka Shetty]] and [[Bhumika Chawla]]. Several weeks after its release, ''[[The Times of India]]'' declared the movie a box office "let down".<ref>The Times of India. (7 February 2008) [https://web.archive.org/web/20121019185315/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-02-07/news-interviews/27775346_1_yoga-trainer-bo-wonders Glam girl in troubled waters] indiatimes.com Retrieved 16-02-08.</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Shailu (Anushka Shetty) is an unmarried, ill-tempered businesswoman living in the United States. She tries to care for her mother and young nephew, and manage her bills. KK (Jagapati Babu), with his young daughter, opens a shop across the street from her. This helps her find a new perspective on her life. Shailu falls in love with KK, but when she declares her feelings for him she learns that he already has a wife, Vidya (Bhumika Chawla). In a flashback, the film relates the romance of KK and Vidya. In the past, KK was an abrasive businessman when he sought a mate at Jalaja Rao Marriage Bureau. Instead, he winds up courting and marrying Vidya, an employee. KK's dilemma is simplified by the fact that one of the women in his life is dying from [[chronic leukemia]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
* [[Jagapati Babu]] as K.K. / Krishna<br />
* [[Anushka Shetty]] as Shailu<br />
* [[Bhumika Chawla]] as Vidya Krishna<br />
* [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] as Srikanth<br />
* [[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]] as Srinu Ganepudi<br />
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Jilal Khan<br />
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Sunil Honda<br />
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Peon<br />
* [[Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)|Mallikarjuna Rao]] as RV Sukara<br />
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as Detroit Nageswara Rao<br />
* [[L. B. Sriram]]<br />
* [[Ravi Babu]] as Padmakar "Padhu" Mudumba<br />
* [[Banerjee (actor)|Banerjee]] as Ram Pasumarthy<br />
* [[Jaya Prakash Reddy]]<br />
* [[Sarath Babu]]<br />
* [[Shankar Melkote|Melkote]] as Dr. Chitti<br />
* [[Raja Ravindra]] as Dr. Ravi<br />
* Prabhakar as RV Sukara<br />
* [[Satyam Rajesh]] as Servant<br />
* [[Lakshmipathi]] as Sesha Reddy<br />
* Kadambari Kiran<br />
* [[Gundu Sudarshan]]<br />
* [[Gautam Raju]]<br />
* [[Chitti Babu Punyamurthula|Chitti Babu]]<br />
* [[Sudha (Telugu actress)|Sudha]] as Lakshmi Durga<br />
* [[Rama Prabha]] as Saru<br />
* [[Radha Kumari]]<br />
* [[Anchor Jhansi|Jhansi]] as Supraja<br />
* [[Asha Saini]] as Deepthi<br />
* Medha Bahri<br />
* Likitha Kamini<br />
* Madhurisen<br />
* [[Baby Annie]] as K.K.'s daughter<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Swagatam<br />
| type = film<br />
| artist = [[R. P. Patnaik]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 2008<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = Soundtrack<br />
| length = 26:06<br />
| label = [[Aditya Music]]<br />
| producer = [[R. P. Patnaik]]<br />
| prev_title = [[Lakshmi Kalyanam (2007 film)|Lakshmi Kalyanam]]<br />
| prev_year = 2007<br />
| next_title = Naa Manasukemaindi<br />
| next_year = 2008<br />
}}<br />
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Music composed by [[R. P. Patnaik]]. All songs are hit tracks. Music released on ADITYA Music Company.<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| collapsed =<br />
| headline =<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 26:06<br />
| all_writing =<br />
| all_lyrics =<br />
| all_music =<br />
| title1 = Babooji Natho<br />
| lyrics1 = Kaluva Krishna Sai<br />
| extra1 = R.P.Patnaik, [[Geetha Madhuri]]<br />
| length1 = 4:10<br />
| title2 = Manasa Mounama<br />
| lyrics2 = [[Veturi]]<br />
| extra2 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
| length2 = 3:58<br />
| title3 = Kotta Kottaga<br />
| lyrics3 = Kula Shekar<br />
| extra3 = [[Madhushree]]<br />
| length3 = 4:15<br />
| title4 = Unnannalu<br />
| lyrics4 = Bhaskarabhatla<br />
| extra4 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]<br />
| length4 = 4:17<br />
| title5 = Okarikokaru<br />
| lyrics5 = Kula Shekar<br />
| extra5 = [[S. P. B. Charan]], Madhusri<br />
| length5 = 5:29<br />
| title6 = Oohala Pate<br />
| lyrics6 = Veturi<br />
| extra6 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]<br />
| length6 = 3:57<br />
| title7 =<br />
| length7 =<br />
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==Similarities with ''Kal Ho Na Ho''==<br />
The film has got quite some similarities with the Hindi film, ''[[Kal Ho Na Ho]]''.<ref name="Kal Ho Na Ho">Kal Ho Na Ho Swagatam wikipedia.com Retrieved 11-21-10.</ref> starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Preity Zinta]] and [[Saif Ali Khan]]. A hard working, depressed girl settled in New York, supporting her mother and a child independently. A business that's not doing well.<br />
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==Reception==<br />
Critically, the film met lukewarm reception. In its generally positive review, IndiaGlitz described the film as a "sincere effort" that "may or may not appeal to everyone as it becomes a bit trite as it progresses".<ref name="Glitz">IndiaGlitz. (25 January 2008) [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/review/9345.html ''Swagatham'' - Quintessential Jagapati Babu film] indiaglitz.com Retrieved 16-02-08.</ref> While noting that "we cannot say it is something that we haven’t watched before", the reviewers also commented that the film "starts off in a novel way as far as a Telugu film is concerned".<ref name="Glitz"/> Addressing the high expectations of the big budget film, they conclude, "To be fair to Dasarath, he does not disappoint. In the sense that it is what one would typically go to watch in a Jagapati Babu movie".<ref name="Glitz"/> AndhraCafe praised the performances specifically of Bumika, "at her very best", and found the chemistry between Babu and Bumika "a treat to watch".<ref name="cafe">AndhraCafe. (26 January 2008) [http://www.andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=31056 Swagatam: Movie review] andhracafe.com Retrieved 16-02-08.</ref> While they also felt the director exhibited moments of brilliance in the second half of the film, they panned the climax and particularly the opening, stating that "[t]he first half of a film couldn’t be more boring than this".<ref name="cafe"/> They concluded that "[o]n a whole the film is below average fare with the weak first half, dragged climax and poor music".<ref name="cafe"/> In its review, Rediff notes that ''Swagatam'' takes the "safe, oft-trodden path" but praises the acting, describing specifically the first half of the film as "laced with entertainment".<ref name="Rediff">Rajamani, Radhika. (25 January 2008) [http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2008/jan/25ssswag.htm Swagatham is routine] rediff.com Retrieved 16-02-08.</ref> They predict that the film "will go down well with those liking mushy stuff".<ref name="Rediff"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1156337}}<br />
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