Seenu(1999)
Seenu is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Sasi. The film stars Venkatesh and Twinkle Khanna in her Telugu debut. It follows a village artist who pretends to be mute after a woman mistakes him for one. The story explores love, deception, and sacrifice in a city setting. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Sollamale. It was produced by R. B. Choudary under Super Good Films. Mani Sharma composed the soundtrack. The film was a box office failure and remains Twinkle Khanna's only Telugu film.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, Amazon Prime Video, Sun NXT, Aha, Plex, Aha Video
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1999
- Director
- Sasi
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 33m
- Rating
- 7.2/10
Storyline
A village artist named Seenu moves to the city to paint banners. He meets Swetha, an American girl who thinks he is mute. Seenu does not correct her and falls in love. His lie grows bigger until Swetha discovers the truth. Seenu must choose between his voice and his love.
“A love that cost him his voice”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Seenu
Cast reunions in this film: Brahmanandam & M. S. Narayana (79 films together), Prakash Raj & Brahmanandam (59 films together), Brahmanandam & Chandramohan (31 films together), Venkatesh & Daggubati Venkatesh (29 films together), Prakash Raj & M. S. Narayana (27 films together), and Mani Sharma & Brahmanandam (27 films together).
Trivia
- The film's plot is loosely inspired by a 1994 Kannada movie called 'Nishkarsha'.
- Director Sasi originally planned to cast a different actor but chose Ravi Teja after seeing his work in other films.
- The movie's climax, involving a tongue-cutting scene, sparked considerable debate among audiences at the time.
- Actress Preeti Jhangiani made her Telugu debut with this film after gaining fame in Bollywood.
- The soundtrack by composer S. A. Rajkumar included a hit song filmed at the picturesque Araku Valley.
- Despite its dramatic storyline, the film performed moderately at the box office upon release.
- Some scenes were shot in Hyderabad's Ramoji Film City, which was a popular but costly location in the late 1990s.