Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum
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 | |
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| Directed by | Vinayan |
| Screenplay by | J. Pallassery |
| Story by | Vinayan |
| Produced by | Kabeer Latheef Vindhyan |
| Starring | Kalabhavan Mani Kaveri Praveena Sai Kumar |
| Cinematography | Alagappan N. |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
| Music by | Mohan Sithara |
Production company | Thriveni Productions |
| Distributed by | Sargam Speed Release |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹45 lakhs[1] |
| Box office | ₹3.5 crores[1] |
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 as Thomas
- Vani Viswanath
- Indrans
- Janardhanan as Krishnan
- Meghanathan
- Priya
- Krishnakumar as Sulaiman
- Augustine
- Meena Ganesh
- Priyanka Anoop
- Omana Ouseph
- 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
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
- 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.
- "Manorama Music". www.manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008.
- "Kasi".
- "Darshan: Top five movies of the superstar you should not miss". The Times of India. 16 February 2019.
- "Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi".
- "Kasi in Sinhala". The New Indian Express.