Chigurida Kanasu (Kannada: ) is a 2003 Indian Kannada film directed by T. S. Nagabharana, starring Shiva Rajkumar, Rekha Unnikrishnan and Avinash in pivotal roles. It is based on a novel of the same name by Shivaram Karanth, a Jnanpith Award winner. 2004 Hindi movie "Swades" was reported to be inspired by this movie.

Can we draw the following conclusion?
Swades followed the movie Chigurida Kanasu very closely
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