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'''''Chantabbai''''' ({{translation|The little chap}}) is a 1986 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[comedy drama]] film adapted and directed by [[Jandhyala]]. It is based on the novel of same name by [[Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-writer-as-a-director/article2037717.ece|title=The writer as a director|first=Y. Sunita|last=Chowdhary|date=21 May 2011|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/aiming-at-an-entertainer/article28446792.ece|title=Aiming at an entertainer|date=26 August 2003|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Produced by Jyothi Art Pictures, the film stars [[Chiranjeevi]] and [[Suhasini Maniratnam|Suhasini]] while [[Jaggayya]] and [[Aruna Mucherla|Mucherla Aruna]] play supporting roles. The film has music composed by [[K. Chakravarthy]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Krishna|date=2020-08-22|title=మెగాస్టార్ 'చంటబ్బాయి'కి 34 ఏళ్ళు!|trans-title=34 Years for Chiranjeevi's Chantabbai|url=https://www.hmtvlive.com/movies/megastar-chiranjeevi-chantabbai-movie-completed-34-years-51502|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-26|website=[[HMTV]]|language=te|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726163627/https://www.hmtvlive.com/movies/megastar-chiranjeevi-chantabbai-movie-completed-34-years-51502 |archive-date=26 July 2021 }}</ref> Released on 22 August 1986, the film received critical acclaim and was commercially successful.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-22|title=Chantabbai|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/happy-birthday-chiranjeevi-5-unconventional-films-of-the-actor-that-prove-he-can-pull-off-any-character/photostory/70779587.cms|access-date=2020-08-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tollywood will get its very own funny detective with Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/hyderabad/tollywood-will-get-its-very-own-funny-detective-with-agent-sai-srinivasa-athreya/articleshow/69859023.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-26|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726163625/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/hyderabad/tollywood-will-get-its-very-own-funny-detective-with-agent-sai-srinivasa-athreya/articleshow/69859023.cms |archive-date=26 July 2021 }}</ref>

[[Category:1980s masala films]]