Cheluvina Chittara
Cheluvina Chittara (transl. Galant Design) is a 2007 Kannada-language film directed and produced by S. Narayan. Ganesh, Amoolya played the lead roles. The music was composed by Mano Murthy. This film is a remake of Tamil film Kaadhal.
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| Directed by | S. Narayan |
| Written by | Balaji Sakthivel |
| Based on | Kaadhal by Balaji Sakthivel |
| Produced by | S. Narayan |
| Starring | Ganesh Amoolya Komal Kumar |
| Cinematography | G. Renu |
| Edited by | P.R. Sounderraj |
| Music by | Mano Murthy |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Box office | ₹30 crore[1] |
Plot
Maadesha works as a mechanic in a garage. He is liked by an innocent college-going girl Aishwarya who is the daughter of a local don Potharaju. Aishwarya is deeply in love with him and they elope. Later the gang members of Potharaju are in search of the couple. The lovers are lured by the bride's uncle, and they are taken back to Potharaju. An enraged Potharaju beats up Maadesha and takes out the Mangalsutra of Aishwarya to forcibly marry her to a person engaged earlier.
After a few years, Aishwarya while travelling with her husband and her child, comes across Maadesha where she finds him as a mentally deranged beggar roaming near a traffic signal. Aishwarya faints realizing that the beggar is Maadesha and gets admitted to the nearby hospital. At night she runs from the hospital to the same signal in search of Maadesha and she finds him sitting over there. Aishwarys cries to Maadesha and feels bad that she was responsible for his pathetic situation. Aishwarya's husband also comes to the spot and understands his wife's situation. He admits Maadesha in a mental health centre and also takes care of him.
Cast
- Ganesh as Maadesha
- Amoolya as Aishwarya (Aishu)
- Komal Kumar
- Kaadhal Krishnamurthy
- Suresh Chandra
- R.G. Vijayasarathi
- Manikantha Surya
- Appu Venkatesh
- Sardhar Sathya
- Pipeline Ramesh
- Asharani
- Jaishri Raj
- Gowramma
Soundtrack
| Cheluvina Chittara | |
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| Released | 1 April 2007 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 20:03 |
| Label | Anand Audio |
Mano Murthy composed the music for the film and soundtracks. The album has six soundtracks.[2]
The song "Janumada Gelathi" is reused from the original soundtrack "Unakena Irupen" composed by Joshua Sridhar.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kanaso Idu" | S.Narayan | Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan | 5:34 |
| 2. | "Ullasada Hoomale" | S.Narayan | Shreya Ghoshal | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Iralare Cheluve" | S.Narayan | Kunal Ganjawala, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:09 |
| 4. | "Kendowle Kane Chendadlu Kane" | S.Narayan | Priyadarshini | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Bytu Coffee" | S.Narayan | Priyadarshini, Chetan Sosca, Nanditha, Stephen | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Janumada Gelathi" | S.Narayan | Chetan Sosca | 4:23 |
| Total length: | 28:05 | |||
Reception
A critic from Sify wrote that "Brilliant director S. Narayan seems to have lost his magic touch, as his latest film Cheluvina Chittara, a remake of that brilliant Tamil film Kadhal is unimpressive and lacks nativity".[3] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Cheluvina Chiththaara will certainly work for the family audience as it is clean and natural, but its success will depend on how the audience accepts the last few reels of the film".[4]
Box-office
It completed 175 days and grossed an approximately ₹30 crore.[1] After the success of this film, Ganesh earned the moniker 'Golden Star'.[5]
References
- "Cheluvina Chittara collected 30 crore in 25 weeks". www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016.
- "Cheluvina Chittara (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". iTunes. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- "Cheluvina Chittara". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022.
- RG Vijayasarathy (25 June 2007). "Cheluvina Chiththaara has nothing original". Rediff.com.
- "Cheluvina Chittara completes 14 years of its release". The Times of India. 22 June 2021.