Vasantam
Vasantam (transl. Spring) is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by N.V. Prasad and Sanam Naga Ashok kumar on Sri Sai Deva Productions banner, directed by Vikraman. Starring Venkatesh, Arti Agarwal, Kalyani and music is composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[1] The film won for two Nandi Awards.
| Vasantam | |
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| Directed by | Vikraman |
| Written by | Chintapalli Ramana |
| Screenplay by | Vikraman |
| Story by | Vikraman |
| Produced by | N V Prasad S. Naga Ashok Kumar |
| Starring | Venkatesh Aarti Agarwal Akash Kalyani |
| Cinematography | B. Balamurugan |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
Production company | Sri Sai Deva Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
The film opened simultaneously alongside the Tamil version of the film, Priyamaana Thozhi starring R. Madhavan, Jyothika, Sridevi Vijayakumar and Vineeth. The movie was remade in Odia in 2009 as Mitare Mita and in Kannada in 2010 as Hoo.
Plot
Ashok Venkatesh and Julie have been friends since childhood. They live in Hyderabad and share no love interest. Ashok marries Nandini Aarti Agarwal, and although Julie's closeness to Ashok initially irritates Nandini, she subsequently accepts it. Julie falls in love with Michael D'Souza, a cricketer who's hoping for a place in the Indian cricket team and Ashok happens to be his main rival.
When Ashok is selected instead of Michael, Michael's father Ahuti rasad strikes a deal with Ashok that the marriage between his son and Julie will only take place if Ashok steps down and lets Michael substitute him and tells Ashok to cut his friendship with Julie so that he doesn't interfere in Michael's and Julie's life, to which Ashok agrees. Ashok acts as an unwilling person to his friend Julie. Julie decides to move out of Ashok's house and plans to stay at Michael's. Ashok plans to sell his property and give the money to Julie and to go to Mumbai with Nandini where his friend has offered him a job. Ashok and his wife vacate their house without informing Julie. Julie and Michael learn why Ashok is leaving Hyderabad and they rush to the railway station to stop him but fail to find him. To spot Ashok easily, Julie sings a song "Gaali Chirugali" to which Ashok responds, and they reunite. Ashok ends up playing for the Indian team and over the time their children become friends too. The movie ends on a happy note.
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 as Michael's father
- 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 Sajja Teja as Young Ashok
- Master Shashak
- Baby Akshaya Jayaram
- Baby Srihitha
- V.V.S.Laxman in a special appearance as himself
Soundtrack
| Vasantam | ||||
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| 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 | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:25 |
| 5. | "O Lolly Popki" | Chandrabose | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:37 |
| 6. | "Jampanduve" | Veturi | 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
Even though the film was released just two days after the blockbuster Simhadri, it became a super hit.
- The film had a 50-day run in 139 centres and also completed 100 days in 71 centers.
Awards
- Nandi Special Jury Award – N.V.Prasad
- Nandi Award for Best Costume Designer – P.Rambabu
References
- "VASANTAM (2003)-Telugu Movie Reviews, Trailers, Wallpapers, Photos, Cast & Crew, Story & Synopsis- Nth Wall". www.nthwall.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.
- "Telugu cinema review - Vasantham - Venkatesh, Arti Agarwal, Kalyani - Vikraman - SA Raj Kumar - Sanam Naga Ashok Kumar, NV Prasad". Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2014.