''Vasantha Geetam'' () is a 1984

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, produced by Bhimavarpu Buchi Reddy under the Jyothi Art Creations banner and directed by

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. It stars

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and music composed by Chakravarthy. The movie is a remake of director's own 1984 Kannada movie ''

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''.

Plot

The film begins with Kumar a famous singer. Once on his tour, mysteriously a beautiful girl chases him in the form of a photograph. After that, he returns home, Kumar belongs to an orthodox Brahmin family and his father Parabrahma Sastry adheres to customs & beliefs. One night Kumar gets a dream in which he views an ancient temple, Surprisingly, the next day he learns that it is the Sivapuram temple when his soul pulls him towards the destination. So, he immediately moves. On the way, he gets acquainted with a strange person Varma, who speaks as if he knows him from the beginning when Kumar goes into a dichotomy and is not able to understand what is happening. Varma takes him to the temple where he gets the memories of reincarnation and Varma starts narrating their past to Kumar. Varma & Kumar are best friends in their previous life, Varma is the son of Zamindar whereas Kumar is an orphan and they share a bond beyond a casual friendship. Here Kumar is a great poet, Varma wants to publish his work when he is heading for it he watches a dance program of a beautiful girl Madhavi, a Devadasi. Varma falls for her, she likes poetry written by Kumar, so, Varma bluffs it is his work. But later Madhavi realizes the truth when Kumar & Madhavi start liking each other and their love blossoms. Meanwhile, Varma makes marriage arrangements with Madhavi convincing her mother Mandakini. During the time of marriage, Madhavi escapes, knowing it, Varma orders his henchmen to eliminate them as he is aware of the fact when Kumar & Madhavi are about to marry the goons attack and beat them badly. By the time, Varma is awake it is too late, Kumar & Madhavi die in his lap. Distressed, Varma commits suicide out of contrition, his soul still revolving around and he will not be freed until he makes penance for his sin. At present, Varma wants to reunite Kumar & Madhavi and he tells Kumar that Madhavi is also taking rebirth in a Christian family like Mary. Now Kumar plays a drama with the help of Varma and makes Mary fall in his love. Surprisingly, Mary is the daughter of Kumar's maternal aunt Lakshmi who has been exiled from the family for marrying a Christian Joseph. Due to family disputes, both Jopesh & Parabrahma Sastry do not agree to this alliance. In this situation, Varma & Kumar again plays a drama along with Mary and make their parents realize their mistake. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Kumar & Mary and Varma's soul is revealed blessing the newly wedded couple.

Cast

as Kumar *

as Madhavi / Mary *

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as Parabrahma Sastry *

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as Joseph *

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as Varma *

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as Prasad *Balaji as James *

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as Parvathi *

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as Rama * Srilakshmi as Madhavi's sister *Athili Lakshmi as Lakshmi *Jhansi as Mandakini *Samyuktha as Rani *

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as Varma's mother

Production

''Vasantha Geetam'' is the debut film for

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Soundtrack

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Music released on AVM Audio Company.

References

External links

* {{Singeetam Srinivasa Rao 1984 films 1984 romantic drama films Films directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Films scored by K. Chakravarthy Indian romantic drama films Telugu remakes of Kannada films