Nava Vasantham (transl. New spring) is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Shahjahan and starring Tarun, Akash, Rohit, Priyamani, Sunil and Ankita.[1] The film is a remake of the director's own film Punnagai Desam, which also starred Tarun. Despite releasing to mixed reviews, the film was a box office success.
| Nava Vasantham | |
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| Directed by | K. Shahjahan |
| Based on | Punnagai Desam (Tamil) |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
| Starring | Tarun Akash Rohit Priyamani Sunil Ankita |
| Cinematography | R. Madhi |
| Edited by | V. Jaishankar |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
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Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot edit
Ganesh comes from village to meet his uncle and his daughter Ammu. His uncle refuses to acknowledge his presence and does not want his daughter to get married with him. He meets his friends Prasad, Raja, and Vijay who are living in bad conditions and helps them achieve their dreams.
Cast edit
- Tarun as Ganesh
- Akash as Prasad
- Rohit as Raja
- Priyamani as Anjali aka Ammu
- Sunil as Vijay
- Ankita as Priya
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as House Owner
- Vamsi Krishna as Rajesh
- Ahuti Prasad as Anjali's father
- Sana as Anjali's mother
- Sudha as Ganesh's mother
- L. B. Sriram as Ganesh's father
- Tanikella Bharani as Raja's father
- Telangana Shakuntala as Prasad's step-mother
- Jeeva as Vijay's father
- Babu Mohan
- Visweswara Rao
- Mallikarjuna Rao
- Brahmanandam
- AVS (special appearance in the song "Maa Tholi Patane")
Soundtrack edit
Music by S. A. Rajkumar. Two songs were reused from the original ("Engal Muchukulle" was reused as "Maa Tholi Patane", "Thottu Vidum Thoorathil" was reused as "Swachamaina").
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Choosa Choosa" | Udit Narayan, Rita | |
| 2. | "Friendshippe Thiyyani" | Tippu, Gopika Poornima, Srinivas | |
| 3. | "Moogamanasey" | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam | |
| 4. | "Leliley" | Tippu | |
| 5. | "Pataley Pranami" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 6. | "Thakakimi" | Rahol, Rita | |
| 7. | "Katha Kadu" | Ranjith | |
| 8. | "Maa Tholi Patane" | ||
| 9. | "Swachamaina" |
Reception edit
A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Go for Nava Vasantam, it is a paisa-vasool (transl. bang for your buck) flick".[2] A critic from Oneindia wrote that "Story in itself is a big minus point for the flick. Unfortunately, all the films made on the banner of Super Good Films will have similar subjects and there is no variety in it. Be it Pudu Vasantham in Tamil, Raja in Telugu".[3] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "This remake of Punnagai Desam in Tamil, also starring Tarun, is unlikely to strike a chord with you despite a good storyline, thanks to a sloppy screenplay".[4]
References edit
- ^ "Shajahan's musical entertainer". The Times of India. 2 November 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ "Review: Nava Vasantam". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Nava Vasantham - Review". oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Nava Vasantham Review". Full Hyderabad.
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