Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi
| Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | E. Srinivas[1] |
| Produced by | N. M. Suresh |
| Screenplay by | Tanikella Bharani |
| Story by | Vinayan |
| Starring |
R. P. Patnaik Padmapriya Janakiraman Navaneet Kaur Prakash Raj |
| Music by | R. P. Patnaik |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi is a 2004 Telugu tragedy drama film directed by E. Srinivas. The film stars R. P. Patnaik playing the eponymous character of a blind village singer, along with Padmapriya Janakiraman and Navaneet Kaur in other prominent roles. The film is a remake of 1999 Malayalam film Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum. The film score and soundtrack was composed by R. P. Patnaik.
Cast
- R. P. Patnaik as Seenu
- Padmapriya Janakiraman as Vasanthi
- Navaneet Kaur as lakshmi
- Prakash Raj as Appala Naidu
- Nutan Prasad as Seenu's father
- Giri Babu as Seenu's uncle
- Sunil as Seenu's brother-in-law
- Raghu Babu
- Brahmanandam as Classical singer
- Radhika Chaudhari
- Ali as Guest appearance in song "America Annadu"
Soundtrack
| Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by R. P. Patnaik | |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Language | Telugu |
| Producer | R. P. Patnaik |
The soundtrack album was composed by R. P. Patnaik. Lyrics were penned by Kulasekhar. All the songs have been sung by R. P. Patnaik.
| Track list[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Paadana" | R. P. Patnaik, Nehal | |
| 2. | "Vana Vana" | R. P. Patnaik | |
| 3. | "Godari Navvindi" | R. P. Patnaik, Singer Usha | |
| 4. | "America Annadu" | Malathy Lakshman, Ali , Sunil | |
| 5. | "Kodanda Ramudu" | R. P. Patnaik | |
| 6. | "Kuku Koo" | R. P. Patnaik | |
Remakes
The Malayalam film Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum was remade in Tamil as Kasi starring Vikram in the lead, in Kannada as Namma Preethiya Ramu and was further remade in Telugu and Sinhala.[3] The Sinhalese Tamil version Sooriyaa is directed by Dr. Niranjan starring himself in the title role.[4][5]
- Character map
| Character | Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum (Malayalam) (1999) |
Kasi (Tamil) (2001) |
Namma Preethiya Ramu (Kannada) (2003) |
Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi (Telugu) (2004) |
Sooriyaa (Sinhala) (2012) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hero | Kalabhavan Mani (Ramu) | Vikram (Kasi) | Darshan (Ramu) | R. P. Patnaik (Seenu) | Dr. Niranjan (Suriya) |
| Heroine | Kaveri (Lakshmi) | Kaveri (Kaveri) | Navya Natarajan (Lakshmi) | Navaneet Kaur (Lakshmi) | Kanchana Mendis |
| Sister | Praveen (Vasanthi) | Kavya Madhavan (Lakshmi) | Hamsavijetha (Vasanthi) | Padmapriya (Vasanthi) | Chathurika Peiris |
References
- ↑ "Telugu cinema Review - Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi - RP Patnaik, Priya, Navneet - E Srinivas". www.idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi Audio Songs". tollysites.com.
- ↑ M.L.N. (26 Jan 2004). "Consolidation spree". The Hindu.
- ↑ IANS. "Vikram's 'Kasi' now being made in Sinhalese". Deccan Herald.
- ↑ "Vikram's 'Kasi' remade in Tamil". Indiaglitz. 23 September 2009.