Chandamama Kathalu
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Directed by | Praveen Sattaru |
Produced by | Chanakya Bhooneti |
Starring | Kishore Lakshmi Manchu Naga Shourya Soumya Bollapragada Aamani Naresh Krishnudu Chaitanya Krishna Richa Panai |
Cinematography | Suresh Ragutu |
Edited by | |
Music by | Mickey J Meyer |
Production company | A Working Dream Production |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Chandamama Kathalu: Volume 1 is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language anthology film[1][2] directed by Praveen Sattaru and produced by Chanakya Bhooneti.[3] The film has eight sub-stories revolving around love.[4] The lives of the central characters in the sub-plots get intertwined with each other.[5] * Kishore, Lakshmi Manchu, Naga Shourya, Aamani, Naresh, Krishnudu, Chaitanya Krishna, Abhijeet, Vennela Kishore, Amitha Rao and Richa Panai play the lead roles.[6]
Mickey J Meyer composed the music.[7] The shooting was wrapped up in December 2013.[6] The film was released on 25 April 2014 to wide critical acclaim. The film bagged the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for the year 2014 [8] while Lakshmi Manchu won her Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Telugu for her work in the film.[9]
Plot[]
Saaradhi is a writer and a widower. His little daughter is suffering from a chronic ailment and he desperately needs 5 lacs. He starts writing a novel with seven different story lines, all inspired from his surroundings. Lisa Smith is a super model near the end of her career with no money left. Venkateshwara Rao is a bachelor desperate to get married, whose only aim in life is to find a(ny) girl. Soumya Bollapragada is seen in a short and special role as the girl who falls for Krishnudu. Ashraf has a small departmental store in old city and want to marry his sweetheart Haseena. Raghu studies in a junior college and he lures Renu - daughter of a noted politician in love. There is a beggar whose lifetime ambition is to buy a small house. Saritha is a widow who reconnects with her college-time friend Mohan a NRI divorcee who returns to India. Raju is a typical village youngster who is busy chasing a girl Gauri.
Haseena gets a marriage proposal, from a well off guy living in Dubai. She betrays Ashraf and marries the Dubai guy - before she even sees him, based on a photograph of him - and sets off to Dubai, which leaves Ashraf heartbroken. There she finds that her husband is way older than the photograph shows and works as a taxi driver. Raghu turns out to be fraud, who plans to trap Renu for her money. He convinces Renu to elope with him, But before he could get done with his plan, her father comes to know of this and apparently gets him killed. Raju, one night, sneaks into Gauri's home, but gets caught. He is then forced to marry her by their families, owing to social pressure. He sets off to the city, where he works in the municipality. Gauri delivers a baby, but gets killed during childbirth unable to bear the pain because she isn't even sixteen years old. Then he starts taking care of her daughter. Saritha and Mohan, who were unable to get married during their teenage finally make good of their second opportunity. They decide to spend the rest of their lives together and set off for a Road Trip. Krishneshwar Rao saves 10 lacs from his begging income - which he stores at various locations in the city in small amounts - and strikes a deal for a house. But he dies in sleep, the night before he could buy the house. Depressed, Lisa and Venkateshwara Rao, both go to the same bar. They are later shown to be married.
Saaradhi finishes his story and goes to a publisher seeking the money only to find that he is out of town. He then finds Krishneshwara Rao's bag with 10 lacs and has his daughter cured. He gives the remaining amount to Gauri's Husband to take care of his own daughter.
Cast[]
- Kishore as Saarathi
- Lakshmi Manchu as Lisa Smith
- Naga Shourya as Raju
- Aamani as Saritha
- Naresh as Mohan
- Krishnudu as Venkateswara Rao
- Chaitanya Krishna as Raghu
- Abhijeeth Poondla as Ashraf
- Richa Panai as Haseena
- Vennela Kishore as Manager of Lisa
- Amitha Rao as Gowri
- Varshini as Renu
- Krishneswara Rao as The Beggar
- Babloo Prithviraj as DK
- Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao
- Narasimharaju
- Gundu Sudarshan as an astrologer
- Pavala Syamala
- Surekha Vani
- Duvvasi Mohan
- Rocket Raghava
- Jenny
- Surya
- Jabardast Naveen
- Giridhar
- Soumya Bollapragada (Special Appearance)
Soundtrack[]
The Music was composed by Mickey J. Meyer.[10]
Chandamama Kathalu | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 17:11 | |||
Label | AWorkingDream | |||
Producer | Mickey J. Meyer | |||
Mickey J. Meyer chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chandamama Kathalu" | Ananta Sriram | Kalyani | 4:26 |
2. | "Devuda" | Chinni Krishna | Anil | 3:24 |
3. | "E Kadha" | Vanamali | Sanam Puri, Shweta Pandit | 5:33 |
4. | "Payaname" | Chinni Krishna | Vijay Prakash | 3:48 |
Total length: | 17:11 |
References[]
- ^ Tanmayi, AuthorBhawana. "Anthology films find many takers". Telangana Today. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "C/o Kancharapalem (2018) - These 5 anthology films of Telugu cinema will leave you speechless". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "I have a career defining role in CK : Lakshmi". 123telugu.com. 1 January 1998. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Sattaru's Chandamama Kathalu goes on floors". Sify.com. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Lakshmi Manchu's most glamourous [sic] avatar". The Times of India. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Chandamama Kathalu's shooting wrapped up". 123telugu.com. 1 January 1998. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ TNN 6 Nov 2013, 09.05PM IST (6 November 2013). "Lakshmi Manchu starts working for Chandamama Kathalu". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "62nd National Film Awards 2014" (PDF). dff.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Winners list: 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". The Times of India. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "Chandamama Kathalu Songs Download, Chandamama Kathalu Telugu MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Telugu Songs - Raaga.com - A World Of Music". Raaga.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
External links[]
- 2014 films
- Telugu-language films
- Indian films
- Indian anthology films
- Films scored by Mickey J Meyer
- Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners