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Choodalani Vundi
| Choodalani Vundi | |
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| File:Choodalani Vundi.jpg Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Gunasekhar |
| Produced by | Ashwini Dutt |
| Written by | Gunasekhar Diwakar Babu |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Soundarya Anjala Zaveri Prakash Raj |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Cinematography | Chota K. Naidu |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Choodalani Vundi (transl. I'd like to see) is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Gunasekhar, and produced by Ashwini Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies. This film stars Chiranjeevi, Soundarya, Anjala Zaveri and Prakash Raj. The film has music composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by Chota K. Naidu.[1]
Released on 27 August 1998, the film was a success at box office.[2] The film received two Filmfare Awards South and three state Nandi Awards. In 2003, it was remade into Hindi as Calcutta Mail.[3]
Plot[edit]
Ramakrishna (Chiranjeevi) is a mechanic in Vijayawada whose life changes when he meets Priya (Anjala Zaveri) at a train station. She sees him and feels some inexplicable connection, and then runs away with him to flee her father Mahendra's (Prakash Raj) gangsters. They end up living in the forest with their son, but Mahendra, who is an underworld don, kidnaps her so that he can marry her off to another don's son. Ramakrishna confronts Mahendra, and in the ensuing struggle, Priya takes the bullet shot at Ramakrishna and dies. Their son loses his voice because of the shock, and Ramakrishna is imprisoned because the police have been corrupted by Mahendra, who is running a mafia state. Mahendra kidnaps the boy and takes him to Kolkata, where the story started. Ramakrishna, with the help of Padmavathi (Soundarya), whom he falls in love with, reunites with his son, and kills Mahendra.
Cast[edit]
- Chiranjeevi as Ramakrishna
- Soundarya as Padmavathi
- Anjala Zaveri as Priya
- Prakash Raj as Mahendra
- Brahmanandam as House Owner
- Dhulipala as Mahendra's father
- Brahmaji as Surya (Mahendra's assistant)
- Venu Madhav
- Sajja Teja as Ramakrishna's son[4]
Soundtrack[edit]
The soundtrack and score were Composed by Mani Sharma. It is considered as his breakthrough film that helped him earn offers to compose for big budget films early in his career.[citation needed]
The film's single, Yamaha Nagari written by Veturi with the vocals of Hariharan (singer), is a rendition of Patnam Subramania Iyer's carnatic music composition Raghuvamsa Sudha. The song depicts the culture and beauty of the city of Kolkata.[5][6]
| Choodalani Vundi | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 31:59 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
| Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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| Track Listing | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Yamaha Nagari" | Hariharan | 6:43 | ||||||
| 2. | "Ramma Chilakammma" | Udit Narayan, Swarnalatha | 4:47 | ||||||
| 3. | "Oh Mariya" | Shankar Mahadevan, Kavitha Krishnamurthy | 5:52 | ||||||
| 4. | "Simbale Simbale" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chithra | 4:37 | ||||||
| 5. | "Manasa Ekkadunnav" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 5:02 | ||||||
| 6. | "Abbaba Iddu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha | 4:58 | ||||||
Total length: |
31:59 | ||||||||
Reception[edit]
Giddaluri Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot gave a positive review for the film. He praised Chiranjeevi for picking up a new theme and Gunasekhar for executing it.[7]
The film is a commercial success and had a theatrical run of 100 days.[6]
Awards[edit]
- Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu – Mani Sharma[8]
- Filmfare Award for Best Art Director – South – Thota Tharani[8]
- Nandi Award for Best Music Director – Mani Sharma[9]
- Nandi Award for Best Audiographer – Madhu Sudhan[9]
- Nandi Award for Best Choreographer – Saroj Khan[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ Choodalani Vundi Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes, retrieved 11 August 2020
- ↑ "Chiranjeevi starrer Choodalani Vundi clocks 22 years; Take a look at some working stills - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ "'Anil, Rani are not stars. They're good actors'". Rediff. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Teja Sajja reveals a secret about Megastar Chiranjeevi's Indra - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "పరహింస పరాయణ చంద్రశ్రీ". Sakshi (in తెలుగు). 23 April 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "మెగాస్టార్ చిరంజీవి సూపర్ హిట్ చిత్రం 'చూడాలని వుంది' విడుదలైన 22 ఏళ్లు." News18 Telugu. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "చూడాలని వుంది: చూడొచ్చండి" (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in తెలుగు). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Choodalani Vundi Awards: List of Awards won by Telugu movie Choodalani Vundi". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 1998". APFTVTDC. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links[edit]
- Telugu-language movies
- Indian films
- 1990s Telugu-language films
- 1998 films
- Indian romantic drama films
- Films directed by Gunasekhar
- Films set in Kolkata
- Telugu films remade in other languages
- Films about kidnapping
- Indian action thriller films
- Films scored by Mani Sharma
- Films shot in Kolkata
- 1998 action thriller films
- 1998 romantic drama films