Sirivennela | |
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Directed by | K. Viswanath |
Produced by | Ch. Ramakrishna Reddy N. Bhaskara Reddy Ujjuri Chinaveerraju |
Written by | K. Viswanath (story) Sainath Thotapalli (dialogues) Sirivennela Sitaramasastri (lyrics) |
Starring |
Sarvadaman Banerjee Suhasini Moon Moon Sen Meena S. K. Misro |
Music by |
K. V. Mahadevan Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute renderings) Sivamani (drums) |
Cinematography | M. V. Raghu |
Edited by | G. G. Krishna Rao |
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Running time
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181 min. |
Language | Telugu |
Sirivennela (Telugu: సిరివెన్నెల) is a 1986 Telugu romance film, written and directed by K. Viswanath. The film won Nandi Awards for Best lyrics, Best Male Playback Singer, Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actress. It was screened at Asia Pacific Film Festival. The film was shot in Jaipur and Kerala. The film had Hariprasad Chaurasia's flute rendering and a cameo of drummer Sivamani.
Hari Prasad (Sarvadaman Banerjee), a blind flutist lives along with his younger sister in a village nearby Jaipur, which was also a tourist attraction. Though he lacks knowledge of classical music, he plays flute beautifully and makes living by playing it to tourists. One day guide Jyothirmai (Moon Moon Sen) comes there along with a bunch of tourists and listens to his flute. She understands his talent and helps him understand nature and to become a famous flutist. Years pass and Hari Prasad becomes Pandit Hari Prasad. Unknowing to her, Hari Prasad admires her very much and dedicates all his albums to her. Meanwhile, a mute painter Subhashini (Suhasini) who meets him in his village, falls for him.
Subhashini expresses her feelings through her paintings and gradually her brother understands her feelings regarding 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 Hari Prasad about her not so decent past but overwhelmed by his pure love and his disregard for her external characters. Though she herself admires him, she feels that she would taint him with her impure past. She tells Hari Prasad that she couldn't marry him as she already engaged to a doctor. Hari Prasad takes it well as he always wanted Jyothirmai to be happy.