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{{Infobox film
| name = Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum
| image = Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Vinayan]]
| producer = Kabeer Latheef Vindhyan
| screenplay = J. Pallassery
| story = Vinayan
| narrator =
| starring = [[Kalabhavan Mani]] [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]] [[Praveena]] [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]]
| music = [[Mohan Sithara]]
| cinematography = [[Alagappan N.]]
| editing = G. Murali
| studio = Thriveni Productions
| distributor = Sargam Speed Release
| released = {{Film date|1999|5|27|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = {{INR}}45 lakhs<ref name="Gross">{{Cite web |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/05/20/vasanthiyum-lakshmiyum-pinne-njaanum-unknown-story.html |title=വാസന്തിയും ലക്ഷ്മിയും വാരിയത് മൂന്നരക്കോടി; ആകെ ചെലവ് 45 ലക്ഷം |last=Kuriakose |first=M. A. |date=2019-05-20 |access-date=2019-05-20}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}3.5 crores<ref name="Gross" />
}}
'''''Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum''''' ({{trans|Vasanthi, Lakshmi, and me}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language drama film directed by [[Vinayan]]. The film features [[Kalabhavan Mani]], [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]], [[Praveena]] and [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] in the lead roles. The film won two [[National Film Awards]]: [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] for [[M. G. Sreekumar]] and [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]] for Mani.

''Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum'' was remade to [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Kasi (film)|Kasi]]'', in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi]]'' and in Kannada as ''[[Namma Preethiya Ramu]]''.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Ramu
* [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]] as Lakshmi
* [[Praveena]] as Vasanthi
* [[Bharath Gopi]]
* [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]]
* [[Vani Viswanath]]
* [[Indrans]]
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]
* [[Meghanathan]]
* [[Priya (actress)|Priya]]
* [[Krishna Kumar (actor)|Krishnakumar]] as Sulaiman
* [[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]]
* Vignesh
* [[Swathy Narayanan]] as younger Vasanthi
* Manjusha Mohandas as younger Lakshmi
{{colend}}

==Release==
The film was released on 27 May 1999.

===Box office===
The film was both commercial and critical success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-director-vinayan-is-back/20110519.htm|title=Raghuvinte Swantham Rasiya will release this Friday|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=19 May 2011}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMONline.dll/portal/ep/musicAlbumDetails.do?albumOid=258833&BV_ID=@@@</ref>

[[M. G. Sreekumar]] got the [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]] the second time for the song "Chanthupottum Chankelassum".

{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Raga(s)
|-
| "Aalilakkanna Ninte Muralika" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[Sindhu Bhairavi (raga)|Sindhu Bhairavi]]
|-
| "Prakrutheeshwari" || K. J. Yesudas||
|-
| "Thenanu Nin Swaram" || [[K. S. Chithra]]||
|-
| "Chanthupottum Chankelassum" || [[M. G. Sreekumar]]||
|-
| "Kattile Maninte Tholukondundakki" || [[Kalabhavan Mani]]||
|-
| "Thengapoolum Kokkilothukki" || K. J. Yesudas, [[Sujatha Mohan]]||
|-
| "Thengapoolum Kokkilothukki" || K. J. Yesudas||
|-
| "Kannuneerinum Chirikkanariyam" || K. J. Yesudas || [[Yamunakalyani]]
|-
| "Thenanu Nin Swaram" || K. J. Yesudas||
|-
| "Aalilakkanna Ninte Muralika" || K. S. Chithra || [[Sindhu Bhairavi (raga)|Sindhu Bhairavi]]
|}

== Awards ==
* [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]] - [[M. G. Sreekumar]]
* [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|National Film Award – Special Jury Award]] - [[Kalabhavan Mani]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award – Special Jury Award]] - Kalabhavan Mani
* [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Actor|Asianet Film Award for Best Actor]] - Kalabhavan Mani
* [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Supporting Actress|Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] - Praveena

== Remakes ==
''Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum'' was remade in Tamil as ''[[Kasi (film)|Kasi]]'' (2001),<ref>https://www.sify.com/movies/kasi-review--pclunwicdghaf.html</ref> Kannada as ''[[Namma Preethiya Ramu]]'' (2003),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/darshan-top-five-movies-of-the-superstar-you-should-not-miss/photostory/68022658.cms|title=Darshan: Top five movies of the superstar you should not miss|date=16 February 2019|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Telugu as ''[[Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi]]'' (2004),<ref>https://www.sify.com/movies/seenu-vasanthi-lakshmi-review--pclv16affegce.html</ref> and Sinhala as ''Sooriyaa'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/aug/13/kasi-in-sinhala-77514.html|title=Kasi in Sinhala|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{imdb title|id=0255671|title=Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1999 films]]
[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films about blind people in India]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films about disability in India]]
[[Category:Films directed by Vinayan]]

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