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Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013)

Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu poster
Original title
సీతమ్మ వాకిట్లో సిరిమల్లె చెట్టు
Directed by
Srikanth Addala
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 39m
Rated
UA
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 41 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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Two brothers navigate their relationships with their parents and each other. The film focuses on family values and everyday life in a close-knit household.

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What happens

Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (transl. The jasmine vine in Seethamma's courtyard), also known by the initialism SVSC, is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film written and directed by Srikanth Addala. It was produced by Dil Raju's Sri Venkateswara Creations, and stars Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu, Anjali and Samantha, while Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Rao Ramesh, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Abhinaya and Rohini Hattangadi play supporting roles. In addition to directing the film, Addala worked on the script for three years after the release of his directorial debut, Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008). He wrote the screenplay and the story with Ganesh Patro writing the dialogues. Mickey J. Meyer and Mani Sharma composed the soundtrack and background score, respectively. Marthand K. Venkatesh edited the film and K. V. Guhan was its cinematographer. Production began on 6 October 2011 in Hyderabad; principal photography began on 18 January 2012 in Visakhapatnam, and finished on 24 December. In addition to Hyderabad, scenes were filmed in coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu was released worldwide on 11 January 2013 to positive reviews. The film was commercially successful, earning a distributor share of ₹51 crore on a budget of ₹40 crore, and was the second-highest-grossing Telugu film of the year (after Attarintiki Daredi ). It received seven nominations at the 61st Filmfare Awards South and eleven nominations at the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards, winning two awards at each: Best Actor Male — Telugu (Mahesh Babu) and Best Playback Singer Female — Telugu (K. S. Chithra). The film won four Nandi Awards, including the Award for Best Home-viewing Feature Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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