Swami Vivekananda (1994)

Directed by

G. V. Iyer

Genre

biographical film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 46m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This biographical film follows the life of Swami Vivekananda, a 19th century Hindu monk from India. It shows his spiritual journey and his relationship with his guru Ramakrishna.

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What happens

Swami Vivekananda is a 1998 Indian biographical film directed by G. V. Iyer and produced by T. Subbarami Reddy. It took Iyer 11 years to finish the research work required for the film and to write the screenplay. The film starred Sarvadaman D. Banerjee as Swami Vivekananda, the 19th-century Hindu monk, and Mithun Chakraborty as Ramakrishna, his guru. Even though the film was completed, ready to release in 1994 and was considered for 1995 national awards, the film got released on 12 June 1998. The film was premiered on India's public service broadcaster Doordarshan on 15 August 1998, the country's Independence Day. The film received mainly negative reviews from critics. Mithun Chakraborty's acting in this film was widely appreciated, and he won his third National Film Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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