Viswam and Seeta elope to a different city to start a new life together, while they struggle to conform with the new societal guidelines and thrive on the brink of poverty.
Cast: Adoor Bhavani, Madhavan Nair, Sharada Devi
Crew: Adoor Gopalakrishnan (Director), Mankada Ravi Varma (Director of Photography), MB Sreenivasan (Music Director)
Genres: Drama
Release Dates: 24 Nov 1972 (India)
Malayalam Name: സ്വയംവരം
Did you know? This was one of the first Malayalam films to use synchronised sound and to be filmed in outdoor locality, for which Gopalakrishnan used his Nagra audio recorder. Read More
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as Janaki
as Viswam
as Sita
as Dismissed Employee
as Kalyani, a prostitute
Supporting Actor
as Vasu, a small time smuggler
as A college principal
as An editor
Direction
Director
Distribution
Distributor
Writers
Screenplay Writer
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Music
Music Director
Sound
Sound Mixer
Art
Production Designer
Editorial
Editor
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Malayalam
Colour Info:
Black & White
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
Swayamvaram pioneered the new wave cinema movement in Malayalam cinema
The film featured no songs and but has only an original score by MB Sreenivasan
This film marked the beginning of a collaboration between Gopalakrishnan and cinematographer Mankada Ravi Varma
The film was shot in two schedules, and was delayed due to scheduling conflicts of the lead actress, Sharada.
This was one of the first Malayalam films to use synchronised sound and to be filmed in outdoor locality, for which Gopalakrishnan used his Nagra audio recorder.
The film featured no songs and but has only an original score by MB Sreenivasan
This film marked the beginning of a collaboration between Gopalakrishnan and cinematographer Mankada Ravi Varma
The film was shot in two schedules, and was delayed due to scheduling conflicts of the lead actress, Sharada.
This was one of the first Malayalam films to use synchronised sound and to be filmed in outdoor locality, for which Gopalakrishnan used his Nagra audio recorder.
