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Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
సీతమ్మ వాకిట్లో సిరిమల్లె చెట్టు
Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu release date: 11 January 2013 (theatres). Directed by Srikanth Addala; starring Venkatesh Daggubati, Mahesh Babu and Anjali.
- Film release
- 11 January 2013 · All 2013 films
- Director
- Srikanth Addala
- Music
- Mickey J. Meyer
- Production
- Sri Venkateswara Creations
- Writing credits
- Srikanth Addala
- Runtime
- 159 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 11 January 2013 · all 2013 Telugu films.
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Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (transl. The Jasmine Vine in Seethamma’s Courtyard), or SVSC, is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama written and directed by Srikanth Addala and produced by Dil Raju’s Sri Venkateswara Creations. It stars Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu, Anjali and Samantha. The supporting cast includes Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Rao Ramesh, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Abhinaya and Rohini Hattangadi. It is widely seen as Telugu cinema’s first big multi-starrer in decades. It was released on 11 January 2013 to acclaim and was a commercial success.
Story
A kind-hearted man, affectionately known as Relangi Mavayya, lives in his home town with his wife, children, elderly mother and his orphaned niece Seetha, whom the family has raised. His two sons could not be more different. The elder, Peddodu, is reserved and quick to take offence, while the younger, Chinnodu, is sharp-witted and flirtatious. Everyone assumes Seetha will marry Peddodu. The film follows the family’s bonds, quarrels and romances.
Cast
- Venkatesh as Peddodu, the elder brother
- Mahesh Babu as Chinnodu, the younger brother
- Samantha as Chinnodu’s love interest
- Prakash Raj as the brothers’ father
- Rohini Hattangadi as their grandmother
- Rao Ramesh as Samantha’s father; Abhinaya as the brothers’ sister
- Anjali, who replaced Amala Paul early in filming
Development
Addala spent three years on the script after his debut, Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008). Dil Raju first planned the film in 2010 with Venkatesh and Pawan Kalyan. When that stalled, Addala took the script to Mahesh Babu in 2011. Both stars said they signed because of the script’s emotional depth and realism. Ganesh Patro wrote the dialogue in the Godavari dialect. Mickey J. Meyer composed the songs and Mani Sharma the score. K. V. Guhan was the cinematographer and Marthand K. Venkatesh the editor.
Filming
The film was launched in Hyderabad on 6 October 2011. Principal photography ran from 18 January to 24 December 2012, starting in Visakhapatnam and moving through Kutralam, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Ahobilam, Relangi and Bhadrachalam. Crowds disrupted shooting in Hyderabad several times, so some scenes moved to Chennai. Part of the song “Yem Cheddaam” was the first Telugu film footage shot at Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Riverfront.
Box office and awards
According to the source, the film earned a distributor share of ₹51 crore on a ₹40 crore budget. It was the year’s second-highest-grossing Telugu film after Attarintiki Daredi. It won two awards each at the Filmfare Awards South and SIIMA, including Best Actor for Mahesh Babu and Best Female Playback Singer for K. S. Chithra. It also won four Nandi Awards, among them Best Home-viewing Feature Film.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Trailer from the official YouTube channel of Dil Raju, published 16 Dec 2012.
Cast of Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013)
- Venkatesh Daggubati
- Mahesh Babu as Chinnodu
- Anjali as Seetha
- Samantha Ruth Prabhu as Geetha
- Prakash Raj as Relangi Mavayya
- Jayasudha as Saavitri
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Brahmananda Rao
- Brahmanandam
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Rao Ramesh as Geetha's father
- Tanikella Bharani as Kondala Rao
- Satyadev Kancharana as Chinnodu's Friend
- Prudhvi Raj
- Srinivasa Reddy as Peddodu's Friend
- Raja Ravindra as Police Officer
- Ravi Babu as Goodu Raju
- Abhinaya as Chinni
- Praveen as Peddodu's Friend
- Srikanth Addala
- Ahuti Prasad as Geetha's uncle
- Rama Prabha as Seetha's Paternal grandmother
- Venu Madhav as Census Officer
- Murali Mohan born 1945 as MLA
- Rohini Hattangadi as Seetha's Maternal Grandmother
- Suryakantham
- S. V. Ranga Rao
- Dhanya Balakrishna as A Girl Who Proposes to Chinnodu
Also in the cast (TMDB): Venkatesh as Peddodu, Rajitha as Geetha's Aunt, Kalpika Ganesh as Geetha's Elder Sister, Tejaswi Madivada as Geetha's Younger Sister, Prabhas Sreenu as Goodu Raju's Friend.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
What critics said
The article describes critical acclaim for a family drama about sibling and family bonds, with praise for the cinematography, music and cast.
- The Hindu (Sangeetha Devi Dundoo) called it a “delightful family drama”, noting that director Srikanth Addala wants viewers to reflect on their own relationships.
- Daily News and Analysis (Mahalakshmi Prabhakaran) called it a heartwarming watch with its message in the right place.
- IANS found hardly a dull moment in a crowd-pleasing family entertainer.
- The Times of India (Karthik Pasupulate) described an old-fashioned family drama without the usual masala, pleasant and well intended.
- Sify said it leaves you moist-eyed but runs on a flimsy story, comparing it to Sooraj Barjatya's films.
Box office: the article reports ₹9.81 crore on the first day at the AP-Nizam box office, which trade analyst Trinath called probably the best opening for a multi-star Telugu film.
Summarised by Tollywood Desk from the reception section of the Wikipedia article Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (revision 1376450944), which cites the reviews named above. Quotation marks show words quoted in that article; no ratings or scores are added here.
Source record: Q12080483 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.