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Allu Arjun is one of the most prominent actors in Indian cinema today. His recent movie Pushpa 2: The Rule became a blockbuster hit. Many people may not know that he once played the role of Kamal Haasan’s grandson. In 1986, Allu Arjun acted as a child artist in the Telugu movie Swathi Muthyam. He played Kamal Haasan’s grandson in the film.
Swathi Muthyam is a romantic drama written and directed by K. Viswanath. The story is about an orphaned man who has a low intellectual capacity due to a brain injury. He lives in a village with his grandmother. One day, he meets a widow and her five-year-old son. The widow struggles to provide for her son. The man helps and supports her during her difficult times. This later turns into a romantic relationship.
The movie is considered a cult classic in Telugu cinema. Kamal Haasan played the lead role, while Allu Arjun appeared as the child artist. The cast also included Radhika Sarathkumar, Gollapudi Maruti Rao, JV Somayajulu, Nirmalamma, and Sarath Babu. The film was remade in Kannada as Swathi Muthu and in Hindi as Eeshwar, starring Anil Kapoor.
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