Sirivennela
Sirivennela సిరివెన్నల | |
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Directed by | K. Viswanath |
Written by | K. Viswanath Sainath Thotapalli (dialogues) |
Produced by | Ch. Ramakrishna Reddy N. Bhaskara Reddy Ujjuri Chinaveerraju |
Starring | Suhasini Sarvadaman Banerjee Moon Moon Sen |
Cinematography | M. V. Raghu |
Edited by | G. G. Krishna Rao |
Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Geetha Krishna Movie Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 181 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Sirivennela (Telugu :సిరివెన్నల) (transl. Moonlight) is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language romance film written and directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Suhasini, Sarvadaman Banerjee and Moon Moon Sen. The film has music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.
The film won five
Plot
Hari Prasad (
Subhashini expresses her feelings through her paintings and gradually her brother understands her feelings for Hari Prasad. He approaches Hari Prasad's uncle with a marriage proposal. But at the same time Hari Prasad reveals his admiration for Jyothirmai. This shocks Jyothirmai as she previously worked as an escort to rich tourists. She tries to hint to Hari Prasad about her not so decent past, but is overwhelmed by his pure love and his disregard for her past. Though she admires him, she feels that she would taint him with her past. She tells Hari Prasad that she can't marry him as she already is engaged to a doctor. Hari Prasad takes it well as he always wanted Jyothirmai to be happy, and arranges her wedding.
On the wedding day, Jyothirmai commits suicide and requests in her last note that her eyes should be donated to Hari Prasad. She also requests that her funeral procession should appear like a marriage procession, and that her death should be hidden from Hari Prasad. Everyone acts like they are sending her to her in-laws. Hari Prasad keeps calm through all of this, and at last goes to the graveyard to say his final goodbye to Jyothirmai. He tells shocked Samyu that it's impossible to hide her death from him. The film ends with Hari Prasad and Subhashini mourning silently in the graveyard.
Cast
- Suhasini as Subhashini
- Sarvadaman Banerjee as Pandit Hari Prasad
- Moon Moon Sen as Jyotirmayi
- Nithya as Hari's sister Samyuktha
- J. V. Ramana Murthi
- S. K. Misro
- Shubha
- Sakshi Ranga Rao
- Subhalekha Sudhakar
- Varalakshmi
- Eashwara Rao
- Baby Meena
Soundtrack
Sirivennela abounds in classical music composed by
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Vidhaatha Thalapuna" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 6:53 |
2. | "Paatalo Paadalenidi" | N. S. Prakash Rao, P. Susheela | 5:18 |
3. | "Chandamaama Raave" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, B. Vasantha | 4:39 |
4. | "Merise Thaaraladheroopam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:37 |
5. | "Polimera Daatipothunnaa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. Vasantha | 1:20 |
6. | "Aadhi Bhikshuvu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:11 |
7. | "Ee Gaali Ee Nela" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 6:49 |
8. | "Prakruthi Kaanthaku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:39 |
9. | "Chinuku Chinuku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 1:55 |
10. | "Flute Music" | Hariprasad Chaurasia | 4:07 |
Total length: | 42:28 |
Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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Nandi Awards 1986[8] | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri (for "Vidatha Talapuna") |
Best Lyricist | Won |
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (for "Vidatha Talapuna") |
Best Male Playback Singer | Won | |
Moon Moon Sen | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
Pandurangan | Best Audiographer | Won | |
M. V. Raghu | Special Jury Award | Won |
References
- ^ a b c "Sirivennela". indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
- ^ The films of K. Viswanath — AISFM Blog
- ^ Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (26 January 2012). "If music is the food of love, lyrics are the soul". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
- ^ Sirivennela (1986) – Filming Locations – IMDb
- ^ "Raga Devathai". The Indian Express. 24 July 1987. p. 5.
- ^ listing-index.ebay.com/movies/Sirivennela.html
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
External links
- Sirivennela at IMDb