Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum
| Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Vinayan |
| Produced by |
Kabeer, Latheef, Vindhyan |
| Screenplay by | J. Pallassery |
| Story by | Vinayan |
| Starring |
Kalabhavan Mani Kaveri Praveena Saikumar |
| Music by | Mohan Sithara |
| Cinematography | Alakappan N |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
Production company |
Thriveni Productions |
| Distributed by | Sargam Speed Release |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum is a 1999 Malayalam language tragedy drama film directed by Vinayan. The film features Kalabhavan Mani, Kaveri, Praveena and Saikumar in the lead roles. It was produced by Kabeer, Latheef and Vindhyan under the banner of Thriveni Productions and has been distributed by Sargam Speed Release. The film won two National Film Awards including a Special Jury Award for Kalabhavan Mani. Mani's performance as a blind singer is highly regarded as the best in his career.
Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum was later remade to Tamil as Kasi and in Telugu as Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi and in Kannada as Namma Preethiya Ramu.
Cast
- Kalabhavan Mani as Ramu
- Kaveri as Lakshmi
- Praveena as Vasanthi
- Bharath Gopi
- Saikumar
- Thilakan
- Vani Viswanath
- Indrans
- Janardhanan
- Meghanathan
- Biju Menon
- Ganesh Kumar
- Priya
- Krishnakumar
- Augustine
- Swathy Narayanan as younger Lakshmi
Songs
The songs in the movie were composed by Mohan Sithara with lyrics from Yusef Ali Kecheri. The audio was distributed by Sargam Speed Audios.[1]
M. G. Sreekumar got the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer the second time for the song "Chanthupottum Chankelassum".
| Song | Singer(s) | Raga(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Alilakkanna Ninte Muralika" | K. J. Yesudas | Sindhu Bhairavi |
| "Prakrutheswari" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| "Thenanu Nin Swaram" | K. S. Chithra | |
| "Chanthupottum Chankelassum" | M. G. Sreekumar | |
| "Kattile Maninte Tholukondundakkiya" | Kalabhavan Mani | |
| "Thengapoolum Kokkilothukki" | K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan | |
| "Thengapoolum Kokkilothukki" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| "Kannuneerinum Chirikkanariyam" | K. J. Yesudas | Yamunakalyani |
| "Thenanu Nin Saram" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| "Alilakkanna Ninte Muralika" | K. S. Chithra | Sindhu Bhairavi |
Awards
- 1999 National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer - M. G. Sreekumar
- 1999 National Film Award – Special Jury Award - Kalabhavan Mani
- 1999 Kerala State Film Awards - Special Jury Award- Kalabhavan Mani
- 1999 Asianet Film Award Best Actor- Kalabhavan Mani
- 1999 Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actor - Female for Praveena
Remakes
- 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 | Praveena (Vasanthi) | Kavya Madhavan (Lakshmi) | Hamsavijetha (Vasanthi) | Padmapriya (Vasanthi) | Chathurika Peiris |