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Sundara Swapnagalu (1986)

Sundara Swapnagalu poster
Original title
ಸುಂದರ ಸ್ವಪ್ನಗಳು
Directed by
K. Balachander
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 06m
Rated
U
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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A young man deals with family and romantic relationships. The story focuses on his personal growth and the choices he makes.

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What happens

Sundara Swapnagalu (transl. Sweet dreams) is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by K. Balachander and written by Maniyan. The film featured Sridhar in the main role, along with Ramesh Aravind, making his on-screen debuts. Actress Tara, K. S. Ashwath and Vishwa Vijeth featured in the supporting roles. Produced by V. Natarajan of Kavithalaya Productions, the film had score and soundtrack were composed by Vijaya Bhaskar. The film was a remake of the director's own Tamil film Sollathaan Ninaikkiren. This became the debut movie of Ramesh though he had shot first for another movie - Mouna Geethe which went on to be released shortly later. Ramesh earned acclaimed for reprising the role of Kamal Hassan in his debut movie itself. Impressed by his performance, Balachander went on to introduce Ramesh in both Tamil and Telugu - bringing a distinct trait of having been introduced in three different languages by the same director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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