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{{Infobox film
| name          = Cheluvina Chittara
| name          = Cheluvina Chittara
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| writer        = [[Balaji Sakthivel]]
| writer        = [[Balaji Sakthivel]]
| producer      = S. Narayan
| producer      = S. Narayan
| based_on      = [[Kaadhal]] by ''Balaji Sakthivel''
| based_on      = ''[[Kaadhal]]''  
| starring      = [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]]<br>[[Amoolya]]<br>[[Komal Kumar]]
| starring      = [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]]<br>[[Amoolya]]
| music          = [[Mano Murthy]]
| music          = [[Mano Murthy]]
| cinematography = G. Renu
| cinematography = G. Renu
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| country        = India
| country        = India
| budget        =  
| budget        =  
| gross          = {{INR}}30 crore<ref name ="sify">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bangalore-box-office-news-kannada-kkfuolcihhhsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007062750/http://www.sify.com/movies/bangalore-box-office-news-kannada-kkfuolcihhhsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-10-07|title=Cheluvina Chittara collected 30 crore in 175 days|agency=www.sify.com}}</ref>
| gross          = {{INR}}30 crore<ref name ="sify">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bangalore-box-office-news-kannada-kkfuolcihhhsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007062750/http://www.sify.com/movies/bangalore-box-office-news-kannada-kkfuolcihhhsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-10-07|title=Cheluvina Chittara collected 30 crore in 25 weeks|website=[[Sify]] |agency=www.sify.com}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Cheluvina Chittara''''' (English : ''Galant Design'') is a 2007 [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada]] film directed and produced by S.Narayan. [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]], [[Amoolya]] played the lead roles. Music was composed by [[Mano Murthy]]. The movie is a remake of Tamil film ''[[Kaadhal]]''.
'''''Cheluvina Chittara''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಚೆಲುವಿನ ಚಿತ್ತಾರ.ogg|pronunciation}} {{translation}} ''Galant Design'') is a 2007 [[Kannada]]-language film directed and produced by [[S. Narayan]]. [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]], [[Amoolya]] played the lead roles. The music was composed by [[Mano Murthy]]. This film is a remake of Tamil film ''[[Kaadhal]]''.
 
== 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 get her married to a person she was engaged to earlier.
 
After a few years, Aishwarya while travelling with her husband and her child, comes across Maadesha; 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. Aishwarya 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==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]] as Maadesha
* [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]] as Maadesha
* [[Amoolya]] as Aishwarya (Aishu)
* [[Amoolya]] as Aishwarya (Aishu)
* [[Komal Kumar]]
* [[Komal Kumar]]
* [[R. G. Vijayasarathy]]
* Kaadhal Krishnamurthy
* Kaadhal Krishnamurthy
* Suresh Chandra
* Suresh Chandra
* R.G. Vijayasarathi
* Manikantha Surya  
* Manikantha Surya  
* Appu Venkatesh  
* Appu Venkatesh  
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* Pipeline Ramesh  
* Pipeline Ramesh  
* Asharani
* Asharani
* Gowramma
* Jaishri Raj
* Jaishri Raj
* Gowramma
}}
 
==Plot==
Maadesha works as a mechanic in a garage. He is liked by an innocent school-going girl Aishwarya who is the daughter of a local don. Maadesha is deeply in love with her and they decide to marry. They elope.
 
Later the gang members of the don are in search of the couple. The lovers are lured by the bride's uncle, and they are taken back to the don. The enraged don beats up Maadesha and takes out the Thali of his daughter 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 it 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.


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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| length    = 20:03
| label      = [[Anand Audio]]
| label      = [[Anand Audio]]
| producer  =
| producer  = [[Mano Murthy]]
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[[Mano Murthy]] composed the music for the film and soundtracks. The album has six soundtracks.<ref>{{cite web |title= Cheluvina Chittara (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url= https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/cheluvina-chittara-original/id597632636 |publisher= iTunes |date= |access-date= 21 August 2014}}</ref>
[[Mano Murthy]] composed the music for the film and soundtracks. The album has six soundtracks.<ref>{{cite web |title= Cheluvina Chittara (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url= https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/cheluvina-chittara-original/id597632636 |publisher= iTunes |date= 7 June 2009 |access-date= 21 August 2014 |archive-date= 7 September 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140907081044/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/cheluvina-chittara-original/id597632636 |url-status= dead }}</ref>


The song "janumada gelathi" is re used from the original soundtrack "unakena irupun" composed by joshua shreedhar .
The song "Janumada Gelathi" is reused from the original soundtrack "Unakena Irupen" composed by Joshua Sridhar.


{{tracklist
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==Home media==
== Reception ==
The movie was released on [[DVD]] with [[5.1 channel]] surround sound and English subtitles and [[VCD]].
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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/cheluvina-chittara-review-kannada-pclwqUjehghhj.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225082102/https://www.sify.com/movies/cheluvina-chittara-review-kannada-pclwqUjehghhj.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 February 2022|title = Cheluvina Chittara|work=[[Sify]]}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/25sschel.htm|title=Cheluvina Chiththaara has nothing original|date=25 June 2007|work=[[Rediff.com]]|author=RG Vijayasarathy|access-date=23 August 2022|archive-date=23 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823072117/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/25sschel.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Box-office performance==
==Box-office ==
It completed 175 days and grossed an approximately {{INR}}30 crore.<ref name ="sify"/>
It completed 175 days and grossed an approximately {{INR}}30 crore.<ref name ="sify"/> After the success of this film, Ganesh earned the moniker 'Golden Star'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/cheluvina-chittara-completes-14-years-of-its-release/articleshow/83739551.cms|title=Cheluvina Chittara completes 14 years of its release|date=22 June 2021|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=18 February 2023|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218115340/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/cheluvina-chittara-completes-14-years-of-its-release/articleshow/83739551.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Cheluvina Chittara
File:Cheluvina Chittara.jpg
movie poster
Directed byS. Narayan
Produced byS. Narayan
Written byBalaji Sakthivel
Based onKaadhal
StarringGanesh
Amoolya
Music byMano Murthy
CinematographyG. Renu
Edited byP.R. Sounderraj
Release date
  • 22 June 2007 (2007-06-22)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Box office30 crore[1]

Cheluvina Chittara (About this soundpronunciation  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.

Plot[edit | edit source]

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 get her married to a person she was engaged to earlier.

After a few years, Aishwarya while travelling with her husband and her child, comes across Maadesha; 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. Aishwarya 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[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Cheluvina Chittara
Soundtrack album by
Released1 April 2007
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length20:03
LabelAnand Audio
ProducerMano Murthy

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.

Track list
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Kanaso Idu"  Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan 5:34
2. "Ullasada Hoomale"  Shreya Ghoshal 4:03
3. "Iralare Cheluve"  Kunal Ganjawala, Shreya Ghoshal 5:09
4. "Kendowle Kane Chendadlu Kane"  Priyadarshini 4:34
5. "Bytu Coffee"  Priyadarshini, Chetan Sosca, Nanditha, Stephen 4:22
6. "Janumada Gelathi"  Chetan Sosca 4:23
Total length:
28:05

Reception[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cheluvina Chittara collected 30 crore in 25 weeks". Sify. www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016.
  2. "Cheluvina Chittara (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". iTunes. 7 June 2009. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  3. "Cheluvina Chittara". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022.
  4. RG Vijayasarathy (25 June 2007). "Cheluvina Chiththaara has nothing original". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. "Cheluvina Chittara completes 14 years of its release". The Times of India. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

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