''Vasantam'' () is a 2003 Indian

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produced by N.V.Prasad & Sanam Naga Ashok kumar on Sri Sai Deva Productions banner, directed by

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. Starring Venkatesh, Arti Agarwal, Kalyani and music is composed by S. A. Rajkumar. The film won for two

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. The film opened simultaneously alongside the Tamil version of the film, '' Priyamaana Thozhi'' starring

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, Sridevi Vijayakumar &

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. The movie was remade in Kannada in 2010 as '' Hoo''.

Plot

Ashok ( Venkatesh) and Julie ( Kalyani) have been friends since childhood. They live in

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. They don't share any love interests. Ashok falls in love with Nandini (

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), a rich girl whom he marries, although Julie's closeness to Ashok initially irritates Nandini, she subsequently accepts it. Julie falls in love with Michael D'Souza (

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), a cricketer who's hoping for a place in the Indian cricket team, and Ashok happens to be his main rival. When Ashok gets selected instead of Michael, Michael's father ( Ahuti Prasad) strikes a deal with Ashok that the marriage between his son and Julie will only take place if Ashok steps down and lets Michael substitute him and tells Ashok to cut his friendship with Julie so that he doesn't interfere in Michael's and Julie's life, to which Ashok agrees. Ashok acts as an unwilling person to his friend Julie. Julie decides to move out of Ashok's house and plans to stay at Michael's. Ashok plans to sell his property and give the money to Julie and go to Mumbai with Nandini where his friend has offered him a job. Ashok and his wife vacate their house without informing Julie. Julie and Michael come to know the truth regarding why Ashok is leaving Hyderabad and they rush to the railway station to stop them but fail to find them. To spot Ashok easily, Julie sings a song " Gaali Chirugali" to which Ashok responds, causing them to reunite. Ashok ends up playing for the Indian team and over time their children become friends too. The movie ends on a happy note.

Cast

* Venkatesh as Ashok *

as Nandini "Nandu" * Kalyani as Julie *

as Michael * Sunil as Ramesh * Chandra Mohan as Peter, Julie's father *

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as Ashok's father * Hema as Hema * Ahuti Prasad as Michael's father *

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* Dharmavarapu Subramanyam *

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* Surya *

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* Pruthvi Raj * Ananth Punyamurthula as Panthulu *

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* Junior Relangi * Chitti * Delhi Rajeswari * Rajasri * Deepa * Devisri * Banda Jyothi * Master

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as Young Ashok * Master Shashak * Baby Akshaya Jayaram * Baby Srihitha * V.V.S.Laxman in a special appearance as himself

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar. Music was released on ADITYA Music Company.

Special Appearance

V.V.S.Laxman, a former India cricketer played a guest role in this movie. In a scene, Laxman appears as himself, an already existing player for Indian national team giving advice and tips to the Andhra Ranji team player Ashok(Venkatesh) during practice sessions and who aspires to play for the India team.

Box-office performance

Even though the film released just 2 days after the blockbuster Simhadri, this film too became a super hit. * The film had a 50-day run in 139 centres and also completed 100 days in 71 centers.

Awards

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– N.V.Prasad *

Nandi Award for Best Costume Designer The Nandi Award for Best Costume Designer winners since 1985:(in Telugu) References {{Reflist Costume Designer A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production or television show. The role of the costume desi ...

– P.Rambabu

References

External links

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