Swarnakamalam (Telugu: స్వర్ణకమలం) (transl.The Golden Lotus) is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language dance film written and directed by K. Viswanath.[1] The film stars Venkatesh and Bhanupriya in the lead, while Sharon Lowen appears in a special role.[2] The film is about a danseuse daughter of a noted Kuchipudi exponent, wooed by a painter of banners and hoardings, who uses her as a model.[3] The choreography is helmed by Kelucharan Mohapatra, and Sharon Lowen with soundtrack by Ilaiyaraaja.[4][1] The song sequences were extensively shot at the Valley of Flowers National Park, the Nanda Devi National Park, the Shanti Stupa and Bhringesvara Siva Temple at Dhauli; and other locations in Visakhapatnam.[5]
Featured in the Indian panorama section of the 12th IFFI,[6] the Asia Pacific Film Festival and the Ann Arbor Film Festival,[7][8][2] it fetched three Indian Express Awards, three state Nandi Awards, and two South Filmfare Awards, including Nandi Award for Best Feature Film and Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu).[9][10]
^ abRanjana Dave (30 June 2011). "The meaning in movement". The Asian Age. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
^ abKumar, Ranee (26 May 2016). "Sharon Lowen, an envoy of Indian culture". The Hindu.
^Ray, Bibekananda; Joshi, Naveen (2005). Conscience of the race : India's offbeat cinema. Public Resource. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. ISBN 978-81-230-1298-8.
^"Sell Domains | Buy Domains | Park Domains". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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^"Indian Panorama for 12th IFFI Festival" (PDF).
^"Dance without frontiers: K Viswanath – Director who aims to revive classical arts". 2 May 2017.
^30 Jun 2011 - Ranjana Dave (30 June 2011). "The meaning in movement". The Asian Age. Retrieved 4 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Subramanium (5 September 2005). "'So many parallels in our life". The Hindu. p. 01. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
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