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{{Infobox film
| name = Swathi Muthyam
| image = Swathi Muthyam.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[K. Viswanath]]
| producer = [[Edida Nageswara Rao]]
| writer = K. Viswanath
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
| label1= Dialogue by
| data1 = [[Sainath Thotapalli]] Akella
}}
| starring = [[Kamal Haasan]] [[Raadhika]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[M. V. Raghu]]
| editing = G. G. Krishna Rao
| studio = Poornodaya Movie Creations
| distributor = Sri Venkata Krishna Films Ramana Movies
| released = {{film date|1986|3|13|df=yes|}}
| runtime = 161 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}

'''''Swathi Muthyam''''' ({{trans|White pearl}}) is a 1986 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[K. Viswanath]] and produced by [[Edida Nageswara Rao]].<ref name="Phalke nomination">{{Cite news |date=17 March 2012 |title=Phalke nomination |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/phalke-nomination/article3006309.ece |access-date=2020-12-27}}</ref> The film stars [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Raadhika]], while [[Gollapudi Maruti Rao]], [[J. V. Somayajulu]], [[Nirmalamma]], [[Sarath Babu]], and [[Y. Vijaya]] play supporting roles. The soundtrack and background score were composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2016 |title=30 Years: Swathi Muthyam...Priceless Pearl |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/news/30-Years-Swathi-MuthyamPriceless-Pearl |access-date=2020-12-27 |website=Telugucinema.com}}</ref> ''Swathi Muthyam'' depicts the plight of a young widow who is rescued by an [[autism|autistic]] man.

''Swathi Muthyam'' was a box office success.<ref name="Frame by frame" /> The film was screened at the [[Moscow Film Festival]], the Asian and African film festival in Tashkent, the [[11th International Film Festival of India]] in the inaugural mainstream section.<ref name="Phalke nomination" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 December 2012 |title=Festival of world cinema begins Bollywood style |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/festival-of-world-cinema-begins-bollywood-style/article4225111.ece |access-date=2020-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kamal Haasan |url=http://www.bharatwaves.com/portal/modules/piCal/index.php?action=View&event_id=0000005609 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904023705/http://www.bharatwaves.com/portal/modules/piCal/index.php?action=View&event_id=0000005609 |archive-date=2012-09-04 |access-date=2011-08-14 |website=Bharatwaves.com}}</ref> The film received the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]], the [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]], and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu|Filmfare South Award for Best Direction]]. The film was selected by [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|India as its entry]] for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] for the [[Academy Awards]] in 1986, but was [[List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film|not nominated]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=K Viswanath's film at the Oscars |date=2012-03-29 |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-29/did-you-know-/31254415_1_official-entry-telugu-film-oscars |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223085441/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-29/did-you-know-/31254415_1_official-entry-telugu-film-oscars |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-23 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2012-09-05}}</ref><ref name="Frame by frame">{{Cite news |date=8 August 2009 |title=Frame by frame |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Frame-by-frame/article15919290.ece |access-date=2020-12-27}}</ref>

The film was later dubbed into [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''Sippikkul Muthu'', released on October 2, 1986. Swathi Muthyam ran for 450 days at Pallavi Theatre in Bangalore. Upon its success, the film was later remade in Hindi as ''[[Eeshwar (1989 film)|Eeshwar]]'' and in Kannada as ''[[Swathi Muthu]]''.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=29 July 2012 |title=Poster boy |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/poster-boy/article3699698.ece |access-date=2020-12-27}}</ref> The 2003 Hindi film ''[[Koi... Mil Gaya]]'' was inspired by ''Swathi Muthyam''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-20 |title=They copied it from us : Kamal Haasan [Interview] |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/they-copied-it-from-us--kamal-haasan-interview--telugu-news-128311.html |access-date=2020-12-27 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnamoorthy |first=Suresh |date=24 May 2015 |title=Kamal Haasan to act in a Telugu movie after 20 years |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/kamal-haasan-to-act-in-a-telugu-movie-after-20-years/article7241387.ece |access-date=2020-12-27}}</ref>

==Plot==
Shivaiah ([[Kamal Haasan]]), an innocent and [[autism|autistic]] orphan, lives along with his grandmother ([[Nirmalamma]]) in a village. In that village, Lalitha ([[Raadhika]]), a young widow with a five-year-old son, lives along with her brother Chalapati's ([[Sarath Babu]]) family. She and her son often get abused by her sister-in-law ([[Y. Vijaya]]), but Lalitha, having nowhere to go, bears it all.

Shivaiah often encounters Lalitha and gets appalled by her condition. One day, during [[Sri Rama Navami]] festival, Shivaiah marries Lalitha, shocking all the villagers. His grandmother ([[Nirmalamma]]) approves of his marriage as she also has much sympathy and regard for Lalitha, but his uncle and Orthodox villagers oppose that marriage as they consider remarriage of a widow as a sin. In that brawl, Shivaiah's grandmother dies, leaving innocent Shivaiah in the hands of Lalitha. Lalitha moves in with her husband with the blessings of her brother.

Some of the villagers help them to build a new life. Gradually, Lalitha makes Shivaiah understand the household duties and responsibilities of a man. Shivaiah finds work and starts to support his wife and stepson. Later they have a son and live happily for a long time. Years pass, and Lalitha becomes ill and dies in her husband's arms. In the climax, Shivaiah walks out of his house surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He carries a [[tulsi]] plant, which was his memory of Lalitha's love.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Sivayya
* [[Raadhika]] as Lalitha
* [[Gollapudi Maruthi Rao]] as Landlord
* [[J. V. Somayajulu]] as Lalita's guru
* [[Nirmalamma]] as Sivayya's grandmother
* [[Master Karthik]] as Bala Subrahmanyam, Lalita's first son, whom later adopted or accepted by Sivayya after their marriage
* [[Sarath Babu]] as Chalapati, Lalita's brother
* [[Y. Vijaya]] as Lalita's sister-in-law
* [[Allu Arjun]] (child artist) as Sivayya's grandson
* [[Major Sundarrajan]]
* [[Deepa (actress)|Deepa]]
* [[Dubbing Janaki]]
* [[Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)|Mallikarjuna Rao]]
* [[Suthi Veerabhadra Rao]]
* Edida Sriram
{{colend}}

==Production==
Arun Kumar and Venkatesh were the production designers for the film.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="telugu360.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.telugu360.com/swati-mutyam-30-years-still-classic/|title=Swati Mutyam: 30 Years & Still a Classic — Telugu360|date=15 March 2016}}</ref>
The film was shot for nearly 70 days near the shores of [[Rajahmundry]], Torredu, Tadikonda, [[Pattiseema]], [[Chennai]], and [[Mysore]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="telugu360.com"/> [[Allu Arjun]] did a small role as one of the grandsons of Kamal Haasan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/fans-remember-bunny-swathi-muthyam-stint-telugu-news-184279.html|title=Fans remember Bunny's 'Swathi Muthyam' stint - Telugu Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com|work=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=2018-09-06}}</ref>

The scene where Haasan pretended to dance like someone who does not know to dance took so many days to get it "rightly wrong," as Haasan is a seasoned dancer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/Playing-the-cold-hearted/article14397065.ece|title=Playing the cold-hearted|last=Shivakumar|first=S.|date=2016-06-23|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-09-06|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Swathi Muthyam
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| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
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{{Track listing
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| all_music = [[Ilayaraja]]
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| headline = Track List
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Chinnari Ponnari Kittayya!
| note1 =
| length1 =
| lyrics1 = [[Aatreya (playwright)|Aatreya]]
| music1 =
| writer1 =
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| title2 = Dharmam Sharanam Gacchaami
| note2 =
| length2 =
| lyrics2 = Aatreya
| music2 =
| writer2 =
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. P. Sailaja]]
| title3 = Laali Laali
| note3 =
| length3 =
| lyrics3 = [[C. Narayanareddy]]
| music3 =
| writer3 =
| extra3 = [[P. Susheela]]
| title4 = Manasu Palike
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| length4 =
| lyrics4 = [[C. Narayanareddy]]
| music4 =
| writer4 =
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| title5 = Pattuseera Testanani
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| length5 =
| lyrics5 = Aatreya
| music5 =
| writer5 =
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
| title6 = Raama, Kanavemiraa!
| note6 = [[harikatha]]
| length6 =
| lyrics6 = C. Narayanareddy
| music6 =
| writer6 =
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Sailaja
| title7 = Suvvi Suvvi!
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| lyrics7 = C. Narayanareddy
| music7 =
| writer7 =
| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| title8 = Laali Laali (sad)
| note8 =
| length8 =
| lyrics8 = [[Sirivennela Sitaramasastri]]
| music8 =
| writer8 =
| extra8 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[P. Susheela]]
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{{Track listing
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| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| total_length = 34:06
| collapsed =
| headline = [[Tamil Language|Tamil]] Track List
| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Kannodu Kannana
| note1 =
| length1 = 04:49
| lyrics1 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| music1 =
| writer1 =
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]

| title2 = Dharmam Sharanam Gacchaami
| note2 =
| length2 = 02:52
| lyrics2 = Vairamuthu
| music2 =
| writer2 =
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. P. Sailaja]]

| title3 = Varam Thantha Saamikku
| note3 =
| length3 = 04:38
| lyrics3 = Vairamuthu
| music3 =
| writer3 =
| extra3 = [[P. Susheela]]

| title4 = Manasu Mayangum
| note4 =
| length4 = 05:23
| lyrics4 = Vairamuthu
| music4 =
| writer4 =
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki

| title5 = Pattu Chelai
| note5 =
| length5 = 01:22
| lyrics5 = Vairamuthu
| music5 =
| writer5 =
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja

| title6 = Raman Kathai
| note6 =
| length6 = 06:22
| lyrics6 = Vairamuthu
| music6 =
| writer6 =
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Sailaja

| title7 = Thulli Thulli!
| note7 =
| length7 = 05:38
| lyrics7 = Vairamuthu
| music7 =
| writer7 =
| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki

| title8 = Varam Thantha Saamikku (sad)
| note8 =
| length8 = 03:02
| lyrics8 = Vairamuthu
| music8 =
| writer8 =
| extra8 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
}}

==Reception==
[[Baradwaj Rangan]] said in 2017, "K Viswanath, this year's recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, made three films with Kamal Haasan. ''Sagara Sangamam'' is the best, ''Subha Sankalpam'' the weakest – and between these two films, chronologically and quality-wise, lies ''Swathi Muthyam'' (White Pearl)."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/article/southern-lights-two-shots-two-songs|title=Southern Lights: Two Shots, Two Songs - Film Companion|date=2017-05-04|work=Film Companion|access-date=2018-09-06|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Awards==

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="99%"
|-
! scope="col" | Award / Film festival
! scope="col" | Date of ceremony
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|- style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
|-
! [[National Film Awards]]
| [[34th National Film Awards|September 1987]]
| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
| '''Producer:''' [[Edida Nageswara Rao]] '''Director:''' [[K. Viswanath]]
| {{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="34thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm34ndNFAAward.aspx|title=34th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=7 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205060141/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm34ndNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 February 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row rowspan="3"| [[Nandi Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| 1987
| [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]] - Swarna (Gold)
| '''Producer:''' [[Edida Nageswara Rao]]
| {{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |
|-
| [[Nandi Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Kamal Haasan]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[Nandi Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[K. Viswanath]]
| {{Won}}
|-
! [[Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[34th Filmfare Awards South|9 August 1987]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu|Best Director]]
| [[K. Viswanath]]
| {{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20170528093416/https://archive.org/details/34thAnnualFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners|title = 34th Annual Filmfare Awards South Winners : Kumar : Free Download & S…}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1986+Swathi+Muthyam+K.+Vishwanath |title = Collections|year = 1991}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row rowspan="3"| Cine Goer's Film Awards
| rowspan="3"| 19 September 1988
| Best Film
| '''Producer:''' [[Edida Nageswara Rao]]
| {{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | <ref>{{Cite news |date=20 September 1988 |title=Telugu 'cine goer's awards' presented |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880920&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
|-
| Best Actor
| [[Kamal Haasan]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| Best Director
| [[K. Viswanath]]
| {{Won}}
|}

==Remakes==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Eeshwar (1989 film)|Eeshwar]]'' || Hindi || <ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=S. shiva|date=2019-05-16|title=Making, and remaking|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/making-and-remaking/article27149444.ece|access-date=2020-12-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Swathi Muthu]]'' || Kannada || <ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-06|title=The curious case of Sudeep|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-cityscape/the-curious-case-of-sudeep-766648.html|access-date=2020-12-27|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0090109}}

{{Kasinathuni Viswanath}}
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Telugu}}
{{Indian submission for Academy Awards}}

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[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1980s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films about autism]]
[[Category:1986 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian nonlinear narrative films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Viswanath]]
[[Category:Fictional characters with disability]]
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[[Category:Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners]]

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