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{{Infobox film
| name = Aahwanam
| image = Aahwanam.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = [[S. V. Krishna Reddy]]
| producer = T. Trivikrama Rao
| writer =
| narrator = S. V. Krishna Reddy
| starring = [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]]<br />[[Ramya Krishna]]<br />[[Heera Rajagopal|Heera]]<br />[[Brahmanandam]]
| music = S. V. Krishna Reddy
| cinematography = Sarath
| editing = K. Ram Gopal Reddy
| distributor = Vijayalakshmi Art Movies
| released = {{film date|df=y|1997|5|2}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
'''''Aahwanam''''' ({{translation|''Invitation''}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Telugu language]] film directed by [[S. V. Krishna Reddy]]. The film stars [[Srikanth (actor, born 1968)|Srikanth]], [[Ramya Krishnan|Ramya Krishna]], and [[Heera Rajagopal|Heera]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 March 2019 |title=Happy Birthday Srikanth: Six films of the actor you can't miss |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/happy-birthday-srikanth-six-films-of-the-actor-you-cant-miss/articleshow/68534551.cms |url-status=live |access-date=26 January 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326054101/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/happy-birthday-srikanth-six-films-of-the-actor-you-cant-miss/articleshow/68534551.cms |archive-date=26 March 2019 }}</ref> The director remade the film in English in 2012 as ''[[Divorce Invitation]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/sv-krishna-reddys-divorce-invitation-to-premiere-in-la-hm.html/amp | title=SV Krishna Reddy's Divorce Invitation to premiere in LA | date=12 May 2013 | access-date=16 November 2022 | archive-date=21 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421162130/https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/sv-krishna-reddys-divorce-invitation-to-premiere-in-la-hm.html/amp | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Plot==
The film centers on Ravi Kumar, a man who believes money is the only important thing in life, even more than family ties and affection. Once he goes to a village and plays a drama which results in his marriage with Rajeswari, a traditional woman from a wealthy family. They live happily for a while until Ravi runs into Sireesha, an even wealthier unmarried businesswoman. She falls in love with him, and Ravi, focused on her money, lies to her that he is married, but recently divorced. In order to marry Sireesha, Ravi files for divorce, devastating Rajeswari. Unwilling to lose her husband due to his greed, she tries in many different ways to change his mindset. When nothing works, Rajeswari accepts the divorce, but with the condition that her divorce be held as a grand ceremony, just as her marriage. At this event, in front of a statue of Goddess [[Tripura Sundari|Raja Rajeswari]], Rajeswari lights a [[yajna]] fire and holds her hair up asking Ravi to remove mangalsutra, then suddenly Ravi has a vision where it is Goddess [[Durga]] sitting in the place of Rajeswari, while threatening him with a trident (because the [[Mangalasutra|mangalsutra]] worn by Rajeswari was coincidentally identical to the one worn by Durga). A terrified Ravi, realizes the importance and sanctity of marriage and apologizes to his wife, who presents him a garland to remarry her again.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]] as Ravi Kumar
* [[Ramya Krishna]] as Rajeswari
* [[Heera Rajagopal]] as Sireesha
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Cook
* [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] as Satyanarayana
* [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]] as Shalabhayya
* [[Giri Babu]] as Ravi's father
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]
* [[Babu Mohan]]
* [[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]]
* [[P. J. Sharma]]
* Shiva Parvathi as Ravi's mother
* [[Gautam Raju]]
* [[Ironleg Sastri]]
* [[Gundu Hanumantha Rao]]
* [[Bandla Ganesh]] as Ravi's brother
* [[Nirmalamma]] as Erukala Subbi
* [[Tammareddy Chalapathi Rao|Chalapathi Rao]] as Sireesha's uncle
* Alapati Lakshmi
* [[Sri Lakshmi (actress)|Sri Lakshmi]]
* [[Dubbing Janaki]]
* [[Telangana Sakunthala]]
* [[Y. Vijaya]]
* [[Anchor Jhansi|Jhansi]]

}}

== Production ==
The film was inspired by the Telugu film ''[[Pellinaati Pramanalu]]'' (1959), produced and directed by [[K. V. Reddy]].

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Aahwanam
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = S. V. Krishna Reddy
| cover = Aahvaanam_telugu.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1997
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 35:57
| language = Telugu
| label = Super Cassettes Industries
| producer =
| chronology =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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| misc = {{external music video|{{YouTube|dHD6nvIyMv8|Aahwanam – Jukebox}}}}
}}
All lyrics were written by [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]], except for "Minsare Minsare" which was written by [[Bhuvana Chandra]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://open.spotify.com/album/2wf4AzgSj7MNoH3uzo9ALU | website = [[Spotify]] | title = Aahwanam | accessdate = 14 December 2020}}</ref> The song "Minsare Minsare" was based on [[Johnny Wakelin]]'s "In Zaire".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/how-muhammad-ali-inspired-sachi-yeh-kahani-hai-from-kabhi-haan-kabhi-naa/ |title=How Muhammad Ali Inspired 'Sachi Yeh Kahani Hai' From Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa |last=Srinivasan |first=Karthik |date=2019-05-14 |website=[[Film Companion]] |access-date=2019-05-14 |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607122028/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/how-muhammad-ali-inspired-sachi-yeh-kahani-hai-from-kabhi-haan-kabhi-naa/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Two lines from the song "Srirasthu Subhamasthu" were incorporated by Seetharama Sastry into the song "Dharmardha Kamamulalona" in ''[[Johnny (2003 film)|Johnny]]'' (2003).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sunil |first=Sreya |title=Audio review of Johnny - Hodgepodge of solos, duets and music bits |url=https://www.idlebrain.com/audio/areviews/johnny.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030415204151/https://www.idlebrain.com/audio/areviews/johnny.html |archive-date=15 April 2003 |access-date=17 August 2024 |work=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 35:57

| title1 = Devatalaaraa
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length1 = 4:53

| title2 = Pandiri Vesina
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
| length2 = 4:12

| title3 = Hai Hai Naayaka
| extra3 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], K. S. Chithra
| length3 = 4:16

| title4 = Manasa
| extra4 = K. S. Chithra
| length4 = 3:31

| title5 = Yelaloye
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Chorus
| length5 = 3:46

| title6 = Srirasthu Subhamasthu
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
| length6 = 7:09

| title7 = Nee Manasulo Maata
| extra7 = K. S. Chithra, [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]], [[Nirmalamma]], Prasanna Kumar
| length7 = 4:06

| title8 = Minsare Minsare
| extra8 = Hariharan, K. S. Chithra
| length8 = 3:59
}}

== Reception ==
Griddaluru Gopala Rao of ''[[Zamin Ryot]]'' gave the film a positive review praising the screenplay, music, and the performances of the cast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 May 1997 |title=ఎస్ వి కృష్ణారెడ్డి విశ్వరూప సందర్శనం ఆహ్వానం |url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1997/May/16-May-1997.pdf |work=[[Zamin Ryot]] |pages=9, 11 |language=te |access-date=23 August 2022 |archive-date=23 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823205857/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1997/May/16-May-1997.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> A critic from ''Andhra Today'' wrote, "If one glosses over the shortcomings of the climax, and enjoy the movie as an entertainer, 'Aahwanam' is a movie worth watching".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aahwanam |url=http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/AAHWANAM.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980213002203/http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/AAHWANAM.htm |archive-date=13 February 1998 |work=Andhra Today}}</ref>

==Awards==
;[[Nandi Awards]]
* 1997 - [[Nandi Special Jury Award]] - [[S. V. Krishna Reddy]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|4899202}}

{{S. V. Krishna Reddy}}

[[Category:1997 Indian films]]
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. V. Krishna Reddy]]
[[Category:1997 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1997 drama films]]
[[Category:1990s female buddy films]]
[[Category:Indian female buddy films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]

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