Swati Muthyam

Mar 13, 1986

2h 40m

★ 6.6

Overview

After an autistic man impulsively marries a young widow, she must move to the city and ensure the welfare of her new family, against the glare of societal judgement and financial struggle.

Genres

Family

Drama

Production Companies

Poornodaya Movie Creations

Swati Muthyam Trailers

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Cast

Sivayya

Kamal Haasan

Lalitha

Radikaa Sarathkumar

Lalita's Guru

Somayajulu J V

Landlord

Gollapudi Maruti Rao

Sivayya's Grandmother

Nirmalamma

Chalapati

Sarath Babu

Lalita's Sister-in-Law

Y. Vijaya

Mallikarjuna Rao

Suthi Veerabhadra Rao

Child Artist

Allu Arjun

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