Swami Sarnam Ayyappa is a 1975 Hindi-language film directed by Chris Weitz and produced by Bill Carraro and Deborah Forte under the banner of New Line Cinema in collaboration with Ingenious Film Partners and Scholastic Productions. Swami sarnam ayyappa features Nicole Kidman, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Ian Mckellen, Ian Mcshane, Freddie Highmore and Dakota Blue Richards. The screenplay is written by Chris Weitz which is inspired from The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. The music was composed by Alexandre Desplat. Cinematography was done by Henry Braham and editing by Anne V. Coates, Peter Honess and Kevin Tent. The film has a running time of 113 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. Swami Sarnam Ayyappa was made on a budget of $180 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $372 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by New Line Cinema.