Idiot (2002 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Idiot
| image = Idiot 2002 film poster.jpg
| director = [[Puri Jagannadh]]
| producer = Puri Jagannadh
| writer = Puri Jagannadh
| based_on = ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'' (Kannada)
| starring = [[Ravi Teja]]<br />[[Rakshita]]
| music = [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]]
| cinematography = [[Shyam K. Naidu]]
| distributor = [[Vaishno Academy]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2002|08|22}}
| runtime = 133 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Idiot: O Chanti Gaadi Prema Katha''''' ({{lit|Idiot: Chanti's love story}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film|action]] [[romantic comedy]] film which released on 22 August 2002 and was directed by [[Puri Jagannadh]]. It was the second collaboration between [[Ravi Teja]] and [[Puri Jagannadh]] after the successful film ''[[Itlu Sravani Subramanyam]]''. The dialogue was written by [[Puri Jagannadh]] with soundtrack by [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]].<ref name="idlebrain">{{Cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-idiot.html |title=Telugu Cinema – Idiot – Review |last=G. V. Ramana |website=idlebrain.com |publisher=GV |access-date=26 September 2016}}</ref> This film stars [[Ravi Teja]] and [[Rakshita]]. It turned out to be a ''Blockbuster''.<ref name="filmibeat">{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/idiot/cast-crew.html |title=Idiot Cast and Crew |last=Web master |website=filmibeat.com |publisher=Filmibeat |access-date=26 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="Kiran Nadella Review">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.fullhyderabad.com/idiot/telugu/idiot-movie-reviews-1689-2.html |title=Idiot movie review |last=Kiran |first=Nadella |website=movies.fullhyderabad.com |access-date=26 September 2016}}</ref> The film ran for 100 days in 36 centres. The film was a remake of director's own 2002 [[Kannada]] movie ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]''.<ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/from-school-master-to-u-turn-a-look-at-kannada-films-remade-in-other-indian-languages/amp_articleshow/75161463.cms</ref>

==Plot==
Chantigadu ([[Ravi Teja]]) is the son of a head [[constable]] Venkata Swamy ([[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]). Chanti is a guy with a carefree attitude. He is beaten by a rival gang at night and was rescued by a beautiful girl Suchitra ([[Rakshitha]]). She pays his hospital bills and donates her blood. She is gone from the hospital by the time Chanti became conscious. When Chanti's friends inform him about the girl who rescued him, he starts loving her immediately for her goodheartedness, though he did not see her. Suchi later turns out to be the daughter of the city police commissioner Vipra Narayana ([[Prakash Raj]]).

Chanti meets Suchi in the college for the first time and expresses his love. When she does not agree, he tries to tease her. She complains to her father, and he takes Chanti to the police station and severely beats him before being rescued by his father and his fellow constables. Even though Chanti is beaten by Narayana, he becomes more adamant to win his ladylove. He proposes to Suchi again in the college. She asks him to jump from the building. When he is ready to do so, she agrees to his love.

However, Narayana is not happy about their relationship and ropes in some rowdies to amputate his leg. Suchi comes to know about this and runs to help him, but is met with an accident. Both of them get admitted to the same hospital, and they unite there also. Narayana finally arranges her marriage with another person, to which she openly opposes and tries to commit suicide. Chanti comes and rescues her, but Narayana still wants to get her married to a man of his own choice. He also engages goons to kill Chanti. Chanti finally escapes all the troubles and meets the [[Director General of Police|DGP]] ([[Kaikala Satyanarayana]]) to help him to marry his love. The DGP finally suspends Narayana and arranges Chanti's marriage in the police station. Finally, Chanti appears for [[Indian civil service|civil services]] and is selected for [[Indian Police Service|IPS]].

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Ravi Teja]] as Chantigadu
* [[Rakshita]] as Suchitra aka Suchi
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Police Commissioner Vipra Narayana
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Head Constable Venkata Swamy
* [[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]] as Rajyalakshmi, Chanti's mother
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Motorcycle thief
* [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] as DGP
* [[Giri Babu]] as Police Officer
* [[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]] as Police Officer
* [[Pruthviraj Balireddy|Pruthviraj]] as Police Officer
* Jr. Relangi as Police Officer
* [[Vidya Vathi]] as Chanti's sister
* [[Sairam Shankar]] as Sai, Chanti's friend
* [[Srinivasa Reddy]] as Chanti's friend
* [[MS Narayana]] as College Principal
* [[Narsing Yadav]] as Yadav
{{colend}}

== Production ==
This is a remake of the Kannada film ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]'' directed by Puri Jagannath which was the debut movie of [[Puneeth Rajkumar]].<ref name="P. Chinnaranayana">{{cite web|last1=Chinnarayana|first1=Pulagam|title=ఇడియట్ చంటిగాడు లోకల్|url=http://www.sakshi.com/news/funday/idiot-movie-story-307819|website=sakshi.com|publisher=Jagati Publications|access-date=26 September 2016}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]] and released by [[Aditya Music]].

{{Infobox album
| name = Idiot
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = August 2002
| recorded = 2002
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 29:02
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = Chakri
| prev_title = [[Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru]]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[Ammayilu Abbayilu]]
| next_year = 2003
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 29:02
| title1 = Sye Sara Sye
| extra1 = [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]]
| lyrics1 = [[Kandikonda]]
| length1 = 4:50
| title2 = Choopultho Guchi
| extra2 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| lyrics2 = Kandikonda
| length2 = 4:29
| title3 = Cheliya Cheliya
| extra3 = Ravi Varma
| lyrics3 = Peddada Murthy
| length3 = 5:19
| title4 = Ee Roje
| extra4 = [[Kousalya (singer)|Kousalya]]
| lyrics4 = Kandikonda
| length4 = 4:52
| title5 = Le Letha
| extra5 = [[Udit Narayan]], Kousalya
| lyrics5 = [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar]]
| length5 = 5:07
| title6 = Jai Veeranjaneya
| extra6 = [[Raghu Kunche]]
| lyrics6 = Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar
| length6 = 4:25
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1606248}}
{{Puri Jagannadh}}

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[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Kannada films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Puri Jagannadh]]
[[Category:Films scored by Chakri]]
[[Category:2000s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:2002 action comedy films]]

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Idiot (2002 film)