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Chitram Bhalare Vichitram

2021-05-08T14:32:05Z

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{{Infobox film
| name = Chitram! Bhalare Vichitram!!
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[P. N. Ramachandra Rao]]
| producer =R. V. Vijay Kumar D.Rama Chary D.Venkata Chary
| writer = P. Sambasiva Rao (story) Madhu Thotapalli (dialogue)
| screenplay =P. N. Ramachandra Rao
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]]
* [[Subhalekha Sudhakar]]
* [[Maharshi Raghava]]
* [[Brahmanandam]]
* [[Tulasi (actress)|Tulasi]]
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]
}}
| music = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]
| cinematography =Babjee
| editing =B. Shankar S. Ramesh
| distributor =Sri Sairam Films
| released = 1991
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}
'''''Chitram! Bhalare Vichitram!!''''' is a 1991 [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] [[comedy film]]. The [[ensemble cast]] blockbuster film was directed by [[P. N. Ramachandra Rao]], which was inspired by the 1989 Marathi comedy blockbuster ''[[Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi]]''.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/devoted-to-dance/article4906635.ece DEVOTED to dance - The Hindu]</ref><ref>[http://www.thecinebay.com/movie/index/id/2609?ed=Tolly Chitram Bhalare Vichitram movie review, Tollywood movie review, critic review, user review, Casting Naresh, Raajivi]</ref> This film's cast of characters includes [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]], [[Subhalekha Sudhakar]], [[Maharshi Raghava]], [[Brahmanandam]], [[Tulasi (actress)|Tulasi]], and [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]. Upon release, the film received very positive reviews, and remained a cult classic. The film was later remade into Kannada as ''[[Bombat Hendthi]]'' (1992) and Tamil as ''[[Aanazhagan]]'' (1995).<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/script-by-destiny/article4079360.ece Script by destiny - The Hindu]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/no-easy-escape/article4565759.ece No easy escape - The Hindu]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/ntr-set-difficult-standards-cinare/article4761644.ece NTR set difficult standards: Cinare - The Hindu]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsthVDF3fZ0 Chitram Bhalare Vichitram Telugu Full Movie - YouTube]</ref>

==Plot==
Raja ([[Naresh (actor)|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==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]] as Nimmagadda Rajeswara Rao "Raja" / Prema
* [[Subhalekha Sudhakar]] as Sudhakar
* [[Maharshi Raghava]] as Raghava
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Brahmanadam
* Rajeevi as Swapna
* [[Tulasi (actress)|Tulasi]] as Meera
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Gorojanala Garudachalam
* [[Jaya Prakash Reddy]] as Phani
* Attlii Lakshmi as Annapurnamma
* [[Chitti Babu (Telugu actor)|Chitti Babu]] as Swapna's servant
* [[Raavi Kondala Rao]] as Raghava's uncle
* [[Radha Kumari]] as Raja's grandmother
* [[Pradeep Shakthi]]
* [[Giribabu]]
* Bindu Ghosh
* Jaya Latha
* M. S. Rayudu
* Sudhakar Reddy
* Shyam Babu
* Vijji
}}

==Soundtrack==
[[Vidyasagar (music director)|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"

==Dubbing for the disguised characters==
The voice for the female character of [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]] (as "Prema") was given by the veteran dubbing artiste [[Roja Ramani]], which enhanced the said role and became one of the major highlights of the movie. She admitted in one of the interviews that this was one of the memorable movies she had dubbed for, having split her sides for most of the scenes involving Naresh! She so excellently modulated her voice that it perfectly suited the role and all the scenes involving Prema became invariably and hauntingly hilarious. Naresh also did great justice to the voice by his brilliant acting and beautifully getting into the skin of the character without any inhibitions usually associated with such roles that militate against natural performance. The voice for the old disguise character of [[Brahmanandam]] was given by Mimicry artist Nageswara Rao (alias Mittipati Nageswara Rao) to mimic veteran actor [[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]].

==Awards==
;[[Nandi Awards]]
* [[Nandi Special Jury Award]] (actor) - [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]] (1991)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5qwFMJ4Mh4</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0250297}}

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Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi

2021-05-08T14:15:02Z

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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi
| image = Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]]
| producer = Kiran Shantaram
| writer = Vasant Sabnis
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Ashok Saraf]]
* [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]]
* [[Laxmikant Berde]]
* [[Siddharth Ray]]
* [[Ashwini Bhave]]
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]
* [[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]]
* [[Nivedita Joshi Saraf]]
* Nayantara
* [[Viju Khote]]
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = V. Shantaram Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1988|09|23|df=y}}
| runtime = 156 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| budget =
| gross = 3.00 cr
}}
'''''Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi''''' is a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film directed by [[Sachin (actor)|Sachin Pilgaonkar]] and had released in [[India]] on 23 September 1988.<ref>{{IMDb title|0267277}}</ref> It is a [[Comedy film|comedy]] film revolving around four close friends. It borrows the basic plot from the Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 1966 movie ''[[Biwi Aur Makan]]'' which was based on the Bengali movie ''Joy Maa Kali Boarding''.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/photofeatures/laxmikant-berde-superhit-comedy-films-of-the-actor-you-should-not-</ref> It was remade in Kannada in 2003 as ''Olu Saar Bari Olu'' , in Hindi in 2009 as ''[[Paying Guests]]'' , in Punjabi in 2014 as ''[[Mr & Mrs 420]]'' and in Bengali in 2017 as ''[[Jio Pagla]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/KYhiSTqNNAPN9bzm8JlAhP/Ten-Marathi-films-remade-in-other-languages.html |title = Ten Marathi films remade in other languages|date = 11 September 2017}}</ref> It was also an inspiration for the 1991 Telugu movie ''[[Chitram Bhalare Vichitram]]'' which was remade in Kannada as ''[[Bombat Hendthi]]'' (1992) and in Tamil as ''[[Aanazhagan]]'' (1995).
It is now considered as a cult classic comedy in Marathi cinema.

==Plot==
In [[Pune]], in 1988, Dhananjay Mane is a street-smart salesperson in a [[Cosmetics|cosmetic]] store owned by Madhuri. He lives as a tenant of a stingy landlord, Vishwas Sarpotdar. He is soon joined by his younger brother, Shantanu, who is a [[medical]] student. Though prohibited by the landlord, Dhananjay and Shantanu allow their friends, Sudhir and Parshuram "Parsha", who have come in search of jobs, to secretly live with them. Sudhir has been kicked out by his uncle where he also worked to earn money and pay for his singing classes. Parsha has been kicked out by his abusive employer, Chhabu Rao, because he finds out that his daughter, Kamali and Parsha are in love.

One night, Dhananjay, Parsha and Sudhir insult Vishwas and his wife while drunk and are taken away by Shantanu, who arrives at the scene a little too late. Enraged by this harassment, Vishwas orders them to vacate the place in 4 days. After many failed futile attempts of finding a new home on rent, Dhananjay and Shantanu finally reach the palatial house of a rich, old, kind and half-blind widow named Leelabai Kalbhor. She lives with her female servant, Tanu and is often harassed by her nephew, Bali, for money. She is willing to rent some rooms in the house to Dhananjay and Shantanu provided they are married. Thus begins the comedy of errors. In order to comply with Leelabai's condition, Dhananjay and Shantanu convince Parsha and Sudhir to disguise themselves as their wives. Parsha thus turns into Parvati (Dhananjay's wife) and Sudhir turns into Sudha (Shantanu's wife). Shortly after arriving at their new rental home as couples, Leelabai's niece, Manisha and her friend, Sushma, who is also Shantanu's girlfriend from college, visit for a long stay at the house. Sudhir (disguised as Shantanu's wife Sudha) is now a successful singer and courts Manisha, stating that he and Sudha are twins, and that Sudhir disapproves of her marriage with Shantanu and hence is not on talking terms with both Sudha and Shantanu. While, Shantanu makes up a fake story of his wife's cancer to appease Sushma, who is clearly upset at seeing him married. Meanwhile, Dhananjay and his employer Madhuri also fall in love with each other.
One day, Bali attacks Parsha disguised as Parvati but Dhananjay saves him. To stay home, Parsha (as Parvati) acts of being pregnant.

Dhananjay and Co. develop a bond of motherly love with Leelabai. Eventually, Tanu and Bali come to know about the disguises when they notice Sudha leaving the house as Sudhir through a window and Parvati as Parsha talking to Kamali when she had come to his house to meet him. Dhananjay and Co. then decide to leave the house. On their way out, they are exposed in front of Leelabai by Bali and his men and are handed over to police called in by Tanu. But at the police station, Leelabai absolves them of their deceitfulness because she feels these guys did the drama out of their need for a roof over their heads and did not steal from her or take advantage of her half-blindedness. If anything, they only treated her like a mother. And hence she decides to take them in as her sons. The movie ends with a family picture of all 4 newly-wed couples with Leelabai.

==Cast==
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Dhananjay Mane
* [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]] as Sudhir / Sudha Mane
* [[Laxmikant Berde]] as Parshuram "Parsha" / Parvati Mane
* [[Siddharth Ray]] as Shantanu Mane
* [[Ashwini Bhave]] as Madhuri
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] as Manisha
* [[Priya Arun|Priya Arun-Berde]] as Kamali
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]] as Sushma
* Nayantara as Leelabai Kalbhor
* [[Viju Khote]] as Bali Kalbhor
* [[Sudhir Joshi]] as Vishwas Sarpotdar
* Suhas Bhalekar as Sudhir's Uncle
* [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] as Chhabu Rao, Kamali's Father
* Lata Thatte as Mrs. Sarpotdar
* Gulab Korgaonkar as Tanu
* Madhu Apte as Venus Cassette Company Manager's Assistant
* Bipin Varti as Police Inspector

==Soundtrack==
The lyrics were penned by Shantaram Nandgaonkar and Sudhir Moghe. Well known Marathi song ''Hridayi Vasant Phulta Na'' was sung by [[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[Sudesh Bhosale]], Uttara Kelkar, [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]], Amit Kumar, Suhasini, Aparna Mayekar, and Sachin Pilgaonkar.

==References==
<references />

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0267277|Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi}}
* [http://www.marathimirchi.com/marathi/categories.php?cat_id=24 Movie Stills]

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[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
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[[Category:1988 comedy films]]
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[[Category:Films directed by Sachin (actor)]]

Hasiru Thorana

2021-05-08T12:53:28Z

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{{Infobox film
| name = Hasiru Thorana
| image = HasiruThorana1970film.jpg
| caption =
| director = T. V. Singh Thakur
| producer = Y. Anantharama Rao
| writer =
| screenplay = T. V. Singh Thakur
| story = Sundaramma Dialogues : R N Jayagopal
| based_on = 
| narrator =
| starring = [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan]] [[Udaykumar]]
| music = [[Upendra Kumar]]
| cinematography = Srikanth Rajaram Kumar
| editing = P. N. Rao
| studio =
| distributor = Indira Movies
| released = 1970
| runtime = 142 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Hasiru Thorana''''' ({{Lang-en|The leaf bunting}}) is a 1970 Indian [[Kannada language]] drama film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur and written by Sundaramma. It stars [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], [[Udaykumar]] and [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan]] in the lead roles.<ref>[http://bharatmovies.rave-staging.com/kannada/info/hasiru-thorana.htm Hasiru Thorana cast & crew]</ref> The film was released under Sri Indira Movies banner and produced by Y. Anantharama Rao. The film, featuring the soundtrack composed by [[Upendra Kumar]] was received well upon release.

== Cast ==
* [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] as Madhu
* [[Udaykumar]] as Soori
* [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan]] as Meena
* [[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimharaju]] as Apatbandhava
* [[Pandari Bai]] as Savitri
* Ganapathi Bhat
* B. Raghavendra Rao
* [[M. Jayashree]] as Jayashree
* [[H. R. Shastry]]

== Soundtrack ==
The music of the film was composed by [[Upendra Kumar]] and lyrics for the soundtrack written by [[R. N. Jayagopal]] and [[G. V. Iyer]].<ref>[http://play.raaga.com/kannada/album/hasiru-thorana-K0000732 Songs at Raaga]</ref>

===Track list===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Ondu Dina Ellindalo"
| [[P. B. Sreenivas]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
| 2
| "Nodu Nodu Mellage"
| P. B. Sreenivas
|-
| 3
| "Onde Thayi Makkalu"
| S. Janaki
|-
| 4
| "Ee Meenantha Hennu"
| [[L. R. Eswari]]
|-
| 5
| "Seethe Hrudaya Sakhi"
| P. B. Sreenivas
|-
| 6
| "Nee Yaaro Eno Sakha"
| S. Janaki
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Kannada films of 1970]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1414495}}

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