| 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 (transl. Vasanthi, Lakshmi, and me) is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Vinayan based on a screenplay by J. Pallassery. The film features Kalabhavan Mani, Kaveri, Praveena and Sai Kumar in the lead roles.[2] The film centers around Ramu, a blind poet and singer who supports his family. However, their happiness dissipates soon after he gets cheated by a rich businessman turned politician.[3] The film is reported to be inspired from Dosti (1964).[4]
The film was a commercial success and ran for more than 150 days in theatres.[5] The film won two National Film Awards, the Best Male Playback Singer for M. G. Sreekumar and the Special Jury Award for Kalabhavan Mani and Mani also received the Special Jury Award at the Kerala State Film Awards for his performance in the film. The film also won two Asianet Film Awards: Best Actor for Kalabhavan Mani and Best Supporting Actress for Praveena.[6] The film was remade to Tamil as Kasi, in Telugu as Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi and in Kannada as Namma Preethiya Ramu.[7]
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