| 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 Sai Kumar |
| Music by | Mohan Sithara |
| Cinematography | Alagappan N. |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
Production company | Thriveni Productions |
| Distributed by | Sargam Speed Release |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹45 lakhs[1] |
| Box office | ₹3.5 crores[1] |
Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum (transl. Vasanthi, Lakshmi, and me) is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Vinayan. The film features Kalabhavan Mani, Kaveri, Praveena and Sai Kumar in the lead roles. The film won two National Film Awards: Best Male Playback Singer for M. G. Sreekumar and Special Jury Award for Mani.
Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum was remade to Tamil as Kasi, 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
- Sai Kumar
- Vani Viswanath
- Indrans
- Janardhanan
- Meghanathan
- Priya
- Krishnakumar as Sulaiman
- Augustine
- Vignesh
- Swathy Narayanan as younger Vasanthi
- Manjusha Mohandas as younger Lakshmi
Release
The film was released on 27 May 1999.
Box office
The film was both commercial and critical success.[2]
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.[3]
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) |
|---|---|---|
| "Aalilakkanna Ninte Muralika" | K. J. Yesudas | 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 |
Awards
- National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer - M. G. Sreekumar
- National Film Award – Special Jury Award - Kalabhavan Mani
- Kerala State Film Award – Special Jury Award - Kalabhavan Mani
- Asianet Film Award for Best Actor - Kalabhavan Mani
- Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actress - Praveena
Remakes
Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum was remade in Tamil as Kasi (2001),[4] Kannada as Namma Preethiya Ramu (2003),[5] Telugu as Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi (2004),[6] and Sinhala as Sooriyaa (2012).[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kuriakose, M. A. (20 May 2019). "വാസന്തിയും ലക്ഷ്മിയും വാരിയത് മൂന്നരക്കോടി; ആകെ ചെലവ് 45 ലക്ഷം". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ↑ "Raghuvinte Swantham Rasiya will release this Friday". Rediff.com. 19 May 2011.
- ↑ http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMONline.dll/portal/ep/musicAlbumDetails.do?albumOid=258833&BV_ID=@@@
- ↑ https://www.sify.com/movies/kasi-review--pclunwicdghaf.html
- ↑ "Darshan: Top five movies of the superstar you should not miss". The Times of India. 16 February 2019.
- ↑ https://www.sify.com/movies/seenu-vasanthi-lakshmi-review--pclv16affegce.html
- ↑ "Kasi in Sinhala". The New Indian Express.