Sirivennela

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Sirivennela

Directed by	K. Viswanath
Produced by	Edida Nageswararao
Written by	K. Viswanath
Starring	Sarvadaman Banerjee, Suhasini, Moon Moon Sen, Samyukta
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Release date(s)	1986
Running time	181 min.
Language	Telugu
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Sirivennela is a Telugu movie based on Indian Classical Music and was released in India in 1986. The movie was directed by Kasinadhuni Viswanath who is known for his presentation in the Classical Arts of the current societal status of India.

The movie revolves around the role of Pandit Hari Prasad, a blind flautist (played by Sarvadaman Banerjee) and a painter who is mute. The casting includes Suhasini and Moon Moon Sen as Jyotirmayi.

The movie (one of the most celebrated musical masterpieces in Telugu) abounds in classical music composed by K. V. Mahadevan with flute renditions by the renowned falutist Hariprasad Chaurasia. The movie saw the debut of Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry as a lyricist (he wrote al of the songs). Sitarama Sastry has taken the name of the movie, Sirivennela, as his own name, because of "the wonderful songs" he penned for the movie. Each of the songs is remembered to this day as land-marks in Telugu film-music. A particular highlight of the movie is the song Vidhata Talapuna, sung by S P Balasurahmanyam and P Suseela. The song is about Aum, the most sacred syllable in Hinduism, from which the Veda traditions originated. Other notable songs include Adibhikshuvu Vadinedi Koredi and Ee gali Ee Nela