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234:(1945). Swarga Seema was shot mainly in Newtone studio in Madras, but, there were so many difficulties with the studio and younger B. N. Reddy who was also director for the movie was very upset and expressed this to Narayana Swamy, hence, Narayana Swamy suggested that they build a new studio.
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