Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi

Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi is a 2004 Telugu tragedy drama film directed by E. Srinivas.^[1] The film stars R. P. Patnaik playing the eponymous character of a blind village singer, along with Padmapriya (credited as Priya) and Navaneet Kaur in other prominent roles. The film is a remake of 1999 Malayalam film Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum. The film score and soundtrack was composed by R. P. Patnaik. The film though a commercial failure at the time of release has over time attained cult status, through several re-runs on television.^[2][3]

Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi
Directed by	E. Srinivas
Screenplay by	Tanikella Bharani
Story by	Vinayan
Based on	Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum (Malayalam)
Produced by	N. M. Suresh
Starring	R. P. Patnaik Priya Navaneet Kaur Prakash Raj
Edited by	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music by	R. P. Patnaik
Release date	26 March 2004 (2004-03-26)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Cast

• R. P. Patnaik as Seenu
• Priya as Vasanthi
• Navaneet Kaur as Lakshmi
• Prakash Raj as Appala Naidu
• Nutan Prasad as Danayya, Seenu's father
• Giri Babu as Rajanna, Seenu's uncle
• Sunil as Seenu's brother-in-law
• Raghu Babu
• Brahmanandam as Classical singer
• Radhika Chaudhari as Divya
• Vajja Venkata Giridhar
• Ali as Gopi (guest appearance in song "America Annadu")
• Tammareddy Bharadwaja as Rajugaru (in a special appearance)

Production

The film was initially titled Nenu Vasanthi Lakshmi. The title was changed to Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi after the failure of a similar titled film called Nenu Seetamahalakshmi (2003).^[4]

Soundtrack

Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi
Soundtrack album by R. P. Patnaik
Genre	Film soundtrack
Language	Telugu
Producer	R. P. Patnaik

The soundtrack album was composed by R. P. Patnaik. Lyrics were penned by Kulasekhar. All the songs have been sung by R. P. Patnaik.

Track list^[5]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Paadana"	R. P. Patnaik, Nehal
2.	"Vana Vana"	R. P. Patnaik
3.	"Godari Navvindi"	R. P. Patnaik, Singer Usha
4.	"America Annadu"	Malathy Lakshman, Ali, Sunil
5.	"Kodanda Ramudu"	R. P. Patnaik
6.	"Kuku Koo"	R. P. Patnaik

Reception

A critic from Sify wrote that "Director E. Srinivas has faithfully adapted the original version and he has given us a stunning climax with a finesse not seen in usual Telugu cinema. Patnaik has given an extraordinarily detailed performance after doing a lot of homework. The actor has worked hard, moving one to tears, with his facial expression and body language".^[6] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "A WELL made film, which compellingly mirrors the helplessness and the subtle emotions of the visually impaired. It touches a chord somewhere within you, beseeching you to care for their travails and trauma and the pathos comes through deep and strong on the screen, impacting the viewer to mull on the subject".^[7]