Vasantam
Vasantam is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by N.V.Prasad & Sanam Naga Ashok kumar on Sri Sai Deva Productions banner, directed by Vikraman. Starring Venkatesh, Arti Agarwal, Kalyani in lead roles and music is composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[1] The film won for two Nandi Awards. The film opened simultaneously alongside the Tamil version of the film, Priyamaana Thozhi. The movie was remade in Kannada in 2010 as Hoo.
| Vasantam | |
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| Directed by | Vikraman |
| Produced by | N V Prasad S. Naga Ashok Kumar |
| Written by | Chintapalli Ramana |
| Screenplay by | Vikraman |
| Story by | Vikraman |
| Starring | Venkatesh Aarti Agarwal Akash Kalyani |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
| Cinematography | B. Balamurugan |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
Production company | Sri Sai Deva Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Ashok (Venkatesh) and Julie (Kalyani) are childhood friends. Ashok is like a family member of Julie's family. They are very close and believe that friendship is above love, yet they do not have any romantic feelings towards each other. After they grow up, Julie's father Peter (Chandra Mohan) dies, Ashok brings Julie to his house, and she stays along with his family. Nandini (Aarti Agarwal) is from a rich family, and Ashok falls in love with her and they get married. The rest of film revolves around how Ashok and Nandini get Julie married.
Cast
- Venkatesh as Ashok
- Aarti Agarwal as Nandini "Nandu"
- Kalyani as Julie
- Akash as Michael
- Sunil as Ramesh
- Chandra Mohan as Peter (Julie's father)
- Tanikella Bharani as Ashok's father
- Hema as Hema
- Ahuti Prasad
- Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
- L. B. Sriram
- Prasad Babu
- Surya
- Siva Reddy
- Pruthvi Raj
- Ananth Punyamurthula as Panthulu
- Vizag Prasad
- Junior Relangi
- Chitti
- Delhi Rajeswari
- Rajasri
- Deepa
- Devisri
- Banda Jyothi
- Master Teja as Young Ashok
- Master Shashak
- Baby Akshaya Jayaram
- Baby Srihitha
- V.V.S.Laxman in a special appearance as himself
Soundtrack
| Malleswari | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 17 June 2003 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 37:16 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | S. A. Rajkumar | |||
| S. A. Rajkumar chronology | ||||
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Music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar. Music was released on ADITYA Music Company.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ammo Ammayena" | Kulasekhar | Hariharan, Sujatha | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Gaali Chirugaali" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | K. S. Chithra | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Ninnu Chudaka" | Kulasekhar | Hariharan | 5:13 |
| 4. | "Godaralle Ponge" | Kulasekhar | SP Balu | 4:25 |
| 5. | "O Lolly Popki" | Chandrabose | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:37 |
| 6. | "Jampanduve" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | Udit Narayan, Sujatha | 4:58 |
| 7. | "O Jabili" | Kulasekhar | K. S. Chithra | 5:16 |
| 8. | "Ammo Ammayena" (Bit) | Kulasekhar | Hariharan | 0:52 |
| 9. | "Gaali Chirugaali" (Bit) | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | K. S. Chithra | 1:28 |
| Total length: | 37:16 | |||
Special Appearance
V.V.S.Laxman, a former India cricketer played a guest role in this movie. In a scene, Laxman appears as himself, an already existing player for Indian national team giving advice and tips to the Andhra Ranji team player Ashok(Venkatesh) during practice sessions and who aspires to play for the India team.[2]
Box-office performance
- The film had a 50-day run in 139 centres and also completed 100 days in 71 centers. Its biggest super hit of 2003.
Awards
- Nandi Special Jury Award – N.V.Prasad
- Nandi Award for Best Costume Designer – P.Rambabu