Chitram Bhalare Vichitram

Chitram! Bhalare Vichitram!!
Chitram! Bhalare Vichitram!!
Directed by	P. N. Ramachandra Rao
Screenplay by	P. N. Ramachandra Rao; Thotapalli Madhu (dialogues)
Story by	P. Sambasiva Rao
Based on	Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi; by V. Shantaram Productions
Produced by	R. V. Vijay Kumar
Starring	Naresh; Rajeevi; Subhalekha Sudhakar; Tulasi; Brahmanandam; Bindu Ghosh; Maharshi Raghava; Jaya Latha; Kota Srinivasa Rao;
Cinematography	Babjee
Edited by	B. Shankar; S. Ramesh
Music by	Vidyasagar
Distributed by	Sri Sairam Films
Release date	1991
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Chitram! Bhalare Vichitram!! is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by P. N. Ramachandra Rao.^[1] It features an ensemble cast consisting of Naresh, Rajeevi, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Tulasi, Brahmanandam, Bindu Gosh, Maharshi Raghava, Jaya Latha and Kota Srinivasa Rao. The film is based on the Marathi film Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi by V. Shantaram Productions.

The film was successful at the box office.^[2] Naresh went onto to win Nandi Special Jury Award for his performance in the film.^[3] It was later remade into Kannada as Bombat Hendthi (1992) and Tamil as Aanazhagan (1995).

Plot[]

Raja (Naresh), Sudhakar (Subhalekha Sudhakar), Raghava (Maharshi Raghava), and Brahmanandam (Brahmanandam) are good friends and stay together as tenants at Gorojanala Garudachalam's house (Kota Srinivasa Rao). After being thrown out of the house, they start searching for a new house for rent, but no one is ready to give their house for bachelors.

Finally, they land up in a place where the landlady insists on having a family as her tenants. The four bachelors dress up to be a man (Sudhakar), his retarded brother (Raghava), his father (Brahmanandam) and his wife (Raja). Now Raja's (called "Prema" and who happens to be in a woman's attire) lady love happens to be the landlady's daughter, and all hell breaks loose.

Cast[]

Naresh as Nimmagadda Rajeswara Rao "Raja" / Prema
Rajeevi as Swapna
Subhalekha Sudhakar as Sudhakar
Tulasi as Meera
Brahmanandam as Brahmanadam
Bindu Ghosh
Maharshi Raghava as Raghava
Jaya Latha
Kota Srinivasa Rao as Gorojanala Garudachalam
Jaya Prakash Reddy as Phani
Attlii Lakshmi as Annapurnamma
Chitti Babu as Swapna's servant
Raavi Kondala Rao as Raghava's uncle
Radha Kumari as Raja's grandmother
Pradeep Shakthi
Giribabu as Raja's boss
M. S. Rayudu
Sudhakar Reddy
Shyam Babu
Vijji

Soundtrack[]

Vidyasagar, a relatively newcomer at that time, gave a few really good tunes with the notable ones being "Seetalu Yerugani" and "Maddela Daruvei". The melodious former, sung by Sailaja and Chitra, and shot on the occasion of Prema's Seemantam ceremony, which is still being played at Seemantam functions in Hyderabad, is borrowed from the Marathi original tune "Kuneetari YeNaara YeNaara guh" (shot similarly on a Godh-barai), beautifully customized to suit the Telugu/South Indian taste.

"Brahmachaarulam"
"Navvukune Mana"
"Mahasaya Mathuga"
"Maddela Daruvei"
"Seetalu Yerugani"

Impact[]

Commedian Brahmanadam's phrase "Nee Yenkamma" became popular with this film.^[4]

Awards[]

Nandi Awards

Nandi Special Jury Award (actor) - Naresh (1991)^[3]

References[]

^ "Script by destiny". The Hindu. 9 November 2012. ISSN 0971-751X.
^ "5 Telugu movies that you can never get bored, no matter how many times you watch them". The Times of India. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. p. 74. Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (31 March 2013). "No easy escape". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X.

External links[]

Chitram Bhalare Vichitram at IMDb

[1] "Script by destiny". The Hindu. 9 November 2012. ISSN 0971-751X.

[2] "5 Telugu movies that you can never get bored, no matter how many times you watch them". The Times of India. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020.

[:0-3] "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. p. 74. Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (31 March 2013). "No easy escape". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X.

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