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{{short description|2005 film by S. S. Rajamouli}}
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| name          = Chatrapathi
| name          = Chatrapathi
| image          = Chhatrapati movie poster.jpg
| image          = Chhatrapati movie poster.jpg
| caption        = DVD Cover
| caption        = DVD cover
| screenplay    = [[S S Rajamouli]]<br />A.M Ratnam <small>(dialogue)</small>
| writer        =
| story          = [[K. V. Vijayendra Prasad]]
| screenplay    = S. S. Rajamoulii
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| starring      = [[Prabhas]]<br />[[Shriya Saran]]<br />[[Shafi (actor)|Shafi]]<br />[[Bhanupriya]]<br />[[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]]<br />[[Narendra Jha]]
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| director      = [[S S Rajamouli]]
    | data1 = {{Ubl |M. Rathnam}}
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| starring      = [[Prabhas]]<br/>[[Shriya Saran]]<br/>[[Shafi (actor)|Shafi]]<br/>[[Bhanupriya]]<br/>[[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]]
| director      = [[S. S. Rajamouli]]
| story          = [[V. Vijayendra Prasad]]
| producer      = [[B. V. S. N. Prasad]]
| producer      = [[B. V. S. N. Prasad]]
| distributor    = [[Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra]]
| distributor    = [[Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra]]
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| studio        = [[Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra]]
| studio        = [[Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra]]
| cinematography = [[K. K. Senthil Kumar]]
| cinematography = [[K. K. Senthil Kumar]]
| released      = {{Film date|2005|09|30|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|2005|09|29|df=y}}
| runtime        = 165 minutes
| runtime        = 165 minutes
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| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Telugu
| language      = Telugu
| budget        = {{INR|8}} crore
| budget        = {{INR|125 million|link=yes}}
| gross          = {{Estimation}}{{INR|22–24 [[crore]]}}<ref>{{cite web|title=#Birthdayspecial: Before the grand success of Baahubali, Prabhas delivered these hits|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/prabhas-hit-films-telugu-baahubali-billa-mr-perfect-darling-varsham-yogi-chatrapathi/160229|work=Times Now news|date=23 October 2017}}</ref>
| gross          = {{INR|210 million|link=yes}}
}}
}}
'''''Chatrapathi''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[S. S. Rajamouli]] and produced by [[B. V. S. N. Prasad]]. The film stars [[Prabhas]] and [[Shriya Saran]] in lead roles, while [[Shafi (actor)|Shafi]], [[Bhanupriya]], and [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]] play supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/10/01/stories/2005100108540200.htm |title=Film Review:Chatrapati&nbsp;— Sivaji wields mass appeal |date=1 October 2005 |access-date=31 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141231143403/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/10/01/stories/2005100108540200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=31 December 2014}}</ref> [[Aarthi Agarwal]] makes a guest appearance. The film released on 29 September 2005. The film collected an estimated {{INR}}22 crore distributors' share against a budget of {{INR}}8 crore. The film was remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''[[Refugee (2006 film)|Refugee]]'' (2006), and in [[Kannada]] with [[Chatrapathi (2013 film)|the same name]] in 2013.
 
'''''Chatrapathi''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film|action drama film]] directed by [[S. S. Rajamouli]], who also co-wrote the film with [[V. Vijayendra Prasad]]. The film stars [[Prabhas]] in the title role, [[Shriya Saran]], [[Bhanupriya]] in the lead roles alongside [[Shafi (actor)|Shafi]] and [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]] playing supporting roles. [[M. M. Keeravani]] composed the music. The film was produced by [[B. V. S. N. Prasad]] on [[Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra]] banner.
 
The film follows Sivaji, a [[Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan]] [[refugee]] who gets separated from his mother after his brother Ashok falsely declares him dead. Raised in [[Visakhapatnam]]'s criminal docks, he grows into a rebel leader hailed as ''[[Chhatrapati]]''. Now he must choose between vengeance and reuniting with the mother who believes him dead, while his vengeful brother and his enemy Ras Bihari join forces.
 
''Chatrapathi'' was released on 29 September 2005 and emerged as a blockbuster, collecting an estimated [[Box office#Distributor rentals|distributors' share]] of {{INRConvert|210|m|year=2005}} against a budget of {{INRConvert|125|m|year=2005}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chatrapati - Post mortem - SS Rajamouli |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/postmortem/chatrapati.html |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=#Birthdayspecial: Before the grand success of Baahubali, Prabhas delivered these hits|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/prabhas-hit-films-telugu-baahubali-billa-mr-perfect-darling-varsham-yogi-chhatrapathi/160229|work=Times Now news|date=23 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Focus |first=Filmy |date=2021-08-04 |title=Box office collections data for Rajamouli's films is here - Filmy Focus |url=https://filmyfocus.com/box-office-collections-data-for-rajamoulis-films-is-here/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Efn|The average exchange rate in 2005 was 44.10 Indian rupees ({{INR}}) per 1 US dollar (US$).<ref name="exchange2005">{{Cite web |date= |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) - India |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=2021&locations=IN&start=1960&view=chart |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=World Bank}}</ref>|name=exchange2005}} The film won two [[Nandi Awards]] - [[Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for Bhanupriya and [[Nandi Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] for Keeravani. The film was remade in [[Bengali language|Bangla]] as ''[[Refugee (2006 film)|Refugee]]'' (2006), in [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]] [[Bengali language|Bangla]] as ''Kothor'' (2007), in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] with [[Chatrapathi (2013 film)|the same name]] in 2013 and in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] with [[Chatrapathi (2023 film)|the same name]] in 2023.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Sivaji and Ashok are the sons of Parvati. Sivaji is her stepson, but Parvati shows equal affection for both of them. This is not liked by Ashok, her biological son. They are one of the families living on the coast of [[Sri Lanka]]. One day, these villagers are forced to evacuate the coast. By Ashok's dislike on Sivaji, he lies to his mother that Sivaji died in the fire that was burning everything. Then, he is separated from his family. He ends up in a different boat and lands in [[Visakhapatnam|Vizag port]]. He is brought up in the port itself, but his search for his mother never ceases. In that process, he comes across Neelu. Here, the port is dominated by Baji Rao and some goons using refugee labor for their own gain. Sivaji is an aggressive guy but is controlled by his well-wishers. One day, he reacts aggressively in defense of himself and the other refugees. People start calling him Chhatrapati.
Parvati lives on the coast of [[Sri Lanka]] and adopts Sivaji as her son. Parvati shows equal affection to her biological son Ashok, but Ashok becomes jealous of Sivaji. One day, the villagers are forced to evacuate the coast and a fire accident occurs. Ashok separates Sivaji from his family by lying to Parvati that Sivaji died in the fire accident. Sivaji ends up in a different boat and lands in [[Visakhapatnam|Vizag port]], which is dominated by Baji Rao, who uses refugee labor for his gain.
Meanwhile, Ras Bihari comes down to Vizag in the hunt for Sivaji since he killed his brother Baji Rao. Ashok, too lands in the same place. Realizing that Sivaji is his brother, he joins hands with the bad guys. The story is then of Chhatrapati, who is searching for his mother, and has a bunch of bad guys, including his brother, on his back while the entire port looks up to him.
 
Years later, Sivaji grows up to be an aggressive guy and still searches for his mother. One day, Sivaji reacts violently in defense of the other refugees and kills Baji Rao's right-hand man Katraju after he killed a child named suri. Enraged, Baji Rao attacks the slum and kills Sivaji's friend when he tried to save other children in the port. Sivaji revolts against Baji Rao and hacks him to death, thus leading the people to refer him as ''Chatrapathi''.
Baji Rao's brother Ras Bihari arrives in Vizag and learns about his brother's death and begins to hunt Sivaji. Ashok also lands in the same place, where he realizes that Sivaji is his brother and joins hands with Ras Bihari. Despite this, Sivaji manages to reunite with Parvati and also kills Ras Bihari, thus saving the port from any danger. Ashok also realize his mistake and apologize to Sivaji and Parvati, where they reunite and live happily.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Prabhas]] as Sivaji / Chatrapathi
* [[Prabhas]] as Sivaji / Chatrapathi
* [[Shriya Saran]] as Neelu
** [[Manoj Nandam]] as Young Sivaji
* [[Bhanupriya]] as Parvati
* [[Bhanupriya]] as Parvati, Sivaji's step-mother and Ashok's mother
* [[Shafi (actor)|Shafi]] as Ashok / Akash
* [[Shafi (actor)|Shafi]] as Ashok/Akash, Sivaji's step-brother
** [[Teja Sajja]] as Young Ashok
* [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]] as Ras Bihari
* [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]] as Ras Bihari
* [[Narendra Jha]] as Baji Rao
* [[Narendra Jha]] as Baji Rao
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Appala Nayudu
* [[Shriya Saran]] as Neelu, Shivaji's girlfriend
* [[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]] as Ajay
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as [[Member of Legislative Assembly |MLA]] Appala Nayudu
* [[Kamal Kamaraju]] as Shivaji's friend
* [[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]] as Ajay, Sivaji's friend
* [[Supreeth]] as Katraju
* [[Kamal Kamaraju]] as Sivaji's friend
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Mahesh Nanda
* [[Supreeth]] as Katraju, Baji Rao's right-hand man
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Mahesh Nanda / Katusumo
* [[Jaya Prakash Reddy]] as Commissioner
* [[Jaya Prakash Reddy]] as Commissioner
* [[Surya (Telugu actor)|Surya]] as Syed Jaffar Khan
* [[Surya (Telugu actor)|Surya]] as Syed Jaffar Khan
* [[Subbaraya Sharma]] as Commissioner's assistant
* [[Subbaraya Sharma]] as Commissioner's assistant
* [[Srinivas Reddy]] as Appala Nayudu's assistant
* [[Srinivasa Reddy]] as Appala Nayudu's assistant
* [[L. B. Sriram]]
* [[L. B. Sriram]] as Sattana, Sivaji's neighbor and a tea stall owner
* [[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]]
* [[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]] as Boat Agent
* [[Stunt Silva]]
* [[Stunt Silva]] as Satti, Baji Rao's henchman
* [[Karate Kalyani]] as Fisherwoman
* [[Karate Kalyani]] as Fisherwoman
* [[Chatrapathi Sekhar|Sekhar]] as Bhadram
* [[Chatrapathi Sekhar|Sekhar]] as Bhadram, Sivaji's best friend
* SS Kanchi as Clerk in Commissioner's Office
* SS Kanchi as Clerk in Commissioner's Office
* Raghava as Dr. Vihari
* Raghava as Dr. Vihari
* [[Y. Vijaya]]
* [[Y. Vijaya]]
* Anita Chowdary
* Anitha Chowdary
* [[Manoj Nandam]] as Young Sivaji
* [[Mumaith Khan]] special appearance in the [[item song]] "Mannela Tintivira"
* Master [[Sajja Teja]] as Young Ashok
* [[Aarthi Agarwal]] special appearance in the song "Summa Masuriyaaa"
* [[Aarthi Agarwal]] in item number
* [[Mumaith Khan]] in [[item number]]
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==Themes==
In an interview with ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'', Rajamouli described ''Chatrapathi'' as a "mother sentiment film", which also deals with the exploitation of immigrants who come to India from the places and live without any official identity. When questioned about similarities to the American film ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'' (1983), he said that his father [[V. Vijayendra Prasad]], who wrote ''Chatrapathi'', watched ''Scarface'' and got inspired by the point of immigrants' problems, but there were no scenic resemblances between the two films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/ssrajamouli.html|title=Interview with SS Raja Mouli by Jeevi|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=22 September 2005}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name        = Chhatrapathi
| name        = Chatrapathi
| type        = Soundtrack
| type        = Soundtrack
| artist      = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| artist      = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
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| label        = [[Aditya Music]]
| label        = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer    = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| producer    = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| prev_title  = [[Rog]]
| prev_title  = [[Allari Bullodu]]
| prev_year    = 2005
| prev_year    = 2005
| next_title  = [[Anukokunda Oka Roju]]
| next_title  = [[Sri Ramadasu]]
| next_year    = 2005
| next_year    = 2006
}}
}}
The film has seven songs composed by [[M. M. Keeravani]]. The track ''"Gundusoodi"'' has been reused from the song ''"Kambangaadu"'' from the  [[Tamil language|Tamil]] movie ''[[Vaaname Ellai]]'' (1992) also composed by M. M. Keeravani.


{{tracklist
The film has seven songs composed by [[M. M. Keeravani]]. The track ''Gundusoodi'' has been reused from the song ''Kambangaadu'' from the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] movie ''[[Vaaname Ellai]]'' (1992) also composed by M. M. Keeravani. The song ''Agni Skalana'' was plagiarized from the ''Main Theme'' of the video game ''[[Myst IV: Revelation]]'' (2004) composed by [[Jack Wall (composer)|Jack Wall]].
 
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| length1 = 4:44
| length1 = 4:44
| title2 = Agni Skalana
| title2 = Agni Skalana
| lyrics2 = Shiv Shakti Datta
| lyrics2 = Siva Shakti Datta
| extra2 = M. M. Keeravani, Mathangi Jagdish, Mangari
| extra2 = M. M. Keeravani, Mathangi Jagdish, Mangari
| length2 = 3:09
| length2 = 3:09
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| length3 = 4:40
| length3 = 4:40
| title4 = Nallanivanni
| title4 = Nallanivanni
| lyrics4 = [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy|Veturi]]
| lyrics4 = [[Veturi]]
| extra4 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
| extra4 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length4 = 5:30
| length4 = 5:30
| title5 = Mannela Tintivira
| title5 = Mannela Tintivira
| lyrics5 = Shiv Shakti Datta
| lyrics5 = Siva Shakti Datta
| extra5 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Smita, [[Karate Kalyani]]
| extra5 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Smita, [[Karate Kalyani]]
| length5 = 4:58
| length5 = 4:58
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| length6 = 4:18
| length6 = 4:18
| title7 = Gala Gala Gala
| title7 = Gala Gala Gala
| lyrics7 = Veturi
| lyrics7 = Chandra Bose
| extra7 = K. S. Chithra, [[Jassie Gift]], Neerippal
| extra7 = K. S. Chithra, [[Jassie Gift]], Neerippal
| length7 = 4:40
| length7 = 4:40
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== Reception ==
 
=== Critical reception ===
''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote "The film has all the masala ingredients for the present day young generation. Though the storyline is routine, it is the directorial treatment and good screenplay that do the trick for the film."<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/10/01/stories/2005100108540200.htm |title=Film Review:Chatrapati&nbsp;— Sivaji wields mass appeal |date=1 October 2005 |access-date=31 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141231143403/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/10/01/stories/2005100108540200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=31 December 2014}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' rated the film 2/5 and wrote, "a swell cast with a young action hero and add a dash of digital wizardry to the stunts and cook up an unimaginative script as an aftermath and serve it piping hot! ''Chhatrapathi'' works to a certain extent thanks to the tall handsome hunk Prabhas."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chatrapati|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/chatrapati-review-telugu-pclvMPbhjeici.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221020140/https://www.sify.com/movies/chatrapati-review-telugu-pclvMPbhjeici.html|archive-date=2016-02-21|access-date=2021-12-03|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com|Idlebrain]]'' gave 3.5/5 stars and observed that the film's similarities with ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'' and ''[[Deewaar]]'', but opined that it stands on its own owing to Rajamouli's direction and Prabhas' performance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chatrapati - Telugu cinema Review - Prabhas, Shriya|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-chatrapati.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-03|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051013062022/http://www.idlebrain.com:80/movie/archive/mr-chatrapati.html |archive-date=13 October 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/oct/04chat.htm | title=Chatrapati: Not worth a watch }}</ref>


==Box office==
===Box office===
The film had a 100-day run in 54 venues.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://idlebrain.com/trade/records/chatrapati100dayscenters.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913050030/http://idlebrain.com/trade/records/chatrapati100dayscenters.html |archive-date=13 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The film had a 100-day run in 54 venues.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://idlebrain.com/trade/records/chatrapati100dayscenters.html |title=Chatrapati - Telugu cinema - 100 days centers - Prabhas & Shriya |access-date=6 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913050030/http://idlebrain.com/trade/records/chatrapati100dayscenters.html |archive-date=13 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
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|rowspan="10"|[[53rd Filmfare Awards South]]
|rowspan="10"|[[53rd Filmfare Awards South]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/september2006/filmfarewinners.htm|title=53rd Annual Filmfare Awards-South Winners|access-date=2 May 2007|date=9 September 2006|publisher=CineGoer.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429030243/http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/september2006/filmfarewinners.htm|archive-date=29 April 2007}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/september2006/filmfarewinners.htm|title=53rd Annual Filmfare Awards-South Winners|access-date=2 May 2007|date=9 September 2006|publisher=CineGoer.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429030243/http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/september2006/filmfarewinners.htm|archive-date=29 April 2007}}</ref>
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu|Best Film]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu|Best Film]]
|[[B. V. S. N. Prasad]]
|[[B. V. S. N. Prasad]]
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==Dubbed versions and Remakes==
==Remakes==
The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Chandramouli'' (2013), Malayalam as chatrapathi (2011) and in Hindi as ''Hukumat Ki Jung'' (2009).
The film was remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''[[Refugee (2006 film)|Refugee]]'' (2006), in [[Bangladeshi language|Bangladeshi Bengali]] as ''Kothor'' (2007), and in [[Kannada]] with [[Chatrapathi (2013 film)|the same name]] in 2013, with Siddhanth and Priyadarshini.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kannada film Chhatrapathi in trouble over title use |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kannada-film-chhatrapathi-in-trouble-over-title-use/articleshow/27400846.cms |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> It was remade in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] with [[Chatrapathi (2023 film)|the same name]] starring [[Bellamkonda Sreenivas]] making his debut in Hindi cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/it-s-official-prabhas-and-ss-rajamouli-s-chhatrapathi-to-be-remade-in-hindi-1744513-2020-11-27|title=Chhatrapathi to be remade in Hindi|website=India Today|date=27 November 2020 }}</ref>


The film was remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''[[Refugee (2006 film)|Refugee]]'' (2006) starring [[Prosenjit Chatterjee|Prosenjit]] and [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]], and in [[Kannada]] with [[Chatrapathi (2013 film)|the same name]] in 2013, with Siddhanth and Priyadarshini. {{cn|date=January 2021}} It will be remade in Hindi with [[Bellamkonda Sreenivas]] making his debut in Hindi cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/it-s-official-prabhas-and-ss-rajamouli-s-chatrapathi-to-be-remade-in-hindi-1744513-2020-11-27|title=Chatrapathi to be remade in Hindi|website=India Today}}</ref>
== Notes ==
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==References==
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Chatrapathi
DVD cover
Directed byS. S. Rajamouli
Produced byB. V. S. N. Prasad
Screenplay byS. S. Rajamoulii
Dialogues by
  • M. Rathnam
Story byV. Vijayendra Prasad
StarringPrabhas
Shriya Saran
Shafi
Bhanupriya
Pradeep Rawat
Music byM. M. Keeravani
CinematographyK. K. Senthil Kumar
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Production
company
Distributed bySri Venkateswara Cine Chitra
Release date
  • 29 September 2005 (2005-09-29)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹125 million
Box office₹210 million

Chatrapathi is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, who also co-wrote the film with V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film stars Prabhas in the title role, Shriya Saran, Bhanupriya in the lead roles alongside Shafi and Pradeep Rawat playing supporting roles. M. M. Keeravani composed the music. The film was produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad on Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra banner.

The film follows Sivaji, a Sri Lankan refugee who gets separated from his mother after his brother Ashok falsely declares him dead. Raised in Visakhapatnam's criminal docks, he grows into a rebel leader hailed as Chhatrapati. Now he must choose between vengeance and reuniting with the mother who believes him dead, while his vengeful brother and his enemy Ras Bihari join forces.

Chatrapathi was released on 29 September 2005 and emerged as a blockbuster, collecting an estimated distributors' share of ₹210 million (equivalent to ₹570 million or US$8.1 million in 2019) against a budget of ₹125 million (equivalent to ₹340 million or US$4.8 million in 2019).[1][2][3][lower-alpha 1] The film won two Nandi Awards - Best Supporting Actress for Bhanupriya and Best Music Director for Keeravani. The film was remade in Bangla as Refugee (2006), in Bangladeshi Bangla as Kothor (2007), in Kannada with the same name in 2013 and in Hindi with the same name in 2023.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Parvati lives on the coast of Sri Lanka and adopts Sivaji as her son. Parvati shows equal affection to her biological son Ashok, but Ashok becomes jealous of Sivaji. One day, the villagers are forced to evacuate the coast and a fire accident occurs. Ashok separates Sivaji from his family by lying to Parvati that Sivaji died in the fire accident. Sivaji ends up in a different boat and lands in Vizag port, which is dominated by Baji Rao, who uses refugee labor for his gain.

Years later, Sivaji grows up to be an aggressive guy and still searches for his mother. One day, Sivaji reacts violently in defense of the other refugees and kills Baji Rao's right-hand man Katraju after he killed a child named suri. Enraged, Baji Rao attacks the slum and kills Sivaji's friend when he tried to save other children in the port. Sivaji revolts against Baji Rao and hacks him to death, thus leading the people to refer him as Chatrapathi. Baji Rao's brother Ras Bihari arrives in Vizag and learns about his brother's death and begins to hunt Sivaji. Ashok also lands in the same place, where he realizes that Sivaji is his brother and joins hands with Ras Bihari. Despite this, Sivaji manages to reunite with Parvati and also kills Ras Bihari, thus saving the port from any danger. Ashok also realize his mistake and apologize to Sivaji and Parvati, where they reunite and live happily.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Themes[edit | edit source]

In an interview with Idlebrain.com, Rajamouli described Chatrapathi as a "mother sentiment film", which also deals with the exploitation of immigrants who come to India from the places and live without any official identity. When questioned about similarities to the American film Scarface (1983), he said that his father V. Vijayendra Prasad, who wrote Chatrapathi, watched Scarface and got inspired by the point of immigrants' problems, but there were no scenic resemblances between the two films.[5]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Chatrapathi
Soundtrack album by
M. M. Keeravani
Released14 September 2005 (2005-09-14)
Recorded2005
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length31:59
LanguageTelugu
LabelAditya Music
ProducerM. M. Keeravani
M. M. Keeravani chronology
Allari Bullodu
(2005) 		Chatrapathi
(2005) 		Sri Ramadasu
(2006)

The film has seven songs composed by M. M. Keeravani. The track Gundusoodi has been reused from the song Kambangaadu from the Tamil movie Vaaname Ellai (1992) also composed by M. M. Keeravani. The song Agni Skalana was plagiarized from the Main Theme of the video game Myst IV: Revelation (2004) composed by Jack Wall.

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."A Vachhi B Pai Valli"Chandra BoseM. M. Keeravani, Mathangi Jagdish4:44
2."Agni Skalana"Siva Shakti DattaM. M. Keeravani, Mathangi Jagdish, Mangari3:09
3."Summa Masuriyaaa"Chandra BoseSunitha Upadrashta, Smita, Kalyani Malik, Niraj Pandit4:40
4."Nallanivanni"VeturiK. S. Chithra5:30
5."Mannela Tintivira"Siva Shakti DattaTippu, Smita, Karate Kalyani4:58
6."Gundusoodi"Chandra BoseSunitha Upadrashta, M. M. Keeravani4:18
7."Gala Gala Gala"Chandra BoseK. S. Chithra, Jassie Gift, Neerippal4:40
Total length:31:59

Reception[edit | edit source]

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

The Hindu wrote "The film has all the masala ingredients for the present day young generation. Though the storyline is routine, it is the directorial treatment and good screenplay that do the trick for the film."[6] Sify rated the film 2/5 and wrote, "a swell cast with a young action hero and add a dash of digital wizardry to the stunts and cook up an unimaginative script as an aftermath and serve it piping hot! Chhatrapathi works to a certain extent thanks to the tall handsome hunk Prabhas."[7] Jeevi of Idlebrain gave 3.5/5 stars and observed that the film's similarities with Scarface and Deewaar, but opined that it stands on its own owing to Rajamouli's direction and Prabhas' performance.[8][9]

Box office[edit | edit source]

The film had a 100-day run in 54 venues.[10]

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Awards Category Nominee Result
Nandi Awards[11] Best Supporting Actress Bhanupriya Won
Best Music Director M. M. Keeravani Won
53rd Filmfare Awards South[12] Best Film B. V. S. N. Prasad Nominated
Best Director S. S. Rajamouli Nominated
Best Actor Prabhas Nominated
Best Actress Shriya Saran Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Shafi Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Bhanupriya Nominated
Best Comedian Venu Madhav Nominated
Best Villain Pradeep Rawat Nominated
Best Music Director M. M. Keeravani Nominated
Best Lyricist Shiva Shaki Datta (for song "Agni Skalana") Nominated

Remakes[edit | edit source]

The film was remade in Bengali as Refugee (2006), in Bangladeshi Bengali as Kothor (2007), and in Kannada with the same name in 2013, with Siddhanth and Priyadarshini.[13] It was remade in Hindi with the same name starring Bellamkonda Sreenivas making his debut in Hindi cinema.[14]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The average exchange rate in 2005 was 44.10 Indian rupees (₹) per 1 US dollar (US$).[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Chatrapati - Post mortem - SS Rajamouli". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "#Birthdayspecial: Before the grand success of Baahubali, Prabhas delivered these hits". Times Now news. 23 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Focus, Filmy (4 August 2021). "Box office collections data for Rajamouli's films is here - Filmy Focus". Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) - India". World Bank. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Interview with SS Raja Mouli by Jeevi". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 22 September 2005.
  6. ↑ "Film Review:Chatrapati — Sivaji wields mass appeal". The Hindu. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 31 December 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ "Chatrapati". Sify. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Chatrapati - Telugu cinema Review - Prabhas, Shriya". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Chatrapati: Not worth a watch".
  10. ↑ "Chatrapati - Telugu cinema - 100 days centers - Prabhas & Shriya". Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Telugu Cinema Etc – Nandi award winners list 2005". Idlebrain.com. 11 November 2006. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  12. ↑ "53rd Annual Filmfare Awards-South Winners". CineGoer.com. 9 September 2006. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
  13. ↑ "Kannada film Chhatrapathi in trouble over title use". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Chhatrapathi to be remade in Hindi". India Today. 27 November 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

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