Chitram! Bhalare Vichitram!! (transl. Picture! Bravo Strange!!) a 1992 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by P. N. Ramachandra Rao.[1] It features an ensemble cast consisting of Naresh, Rajeevi, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Tulasi, Brahmanandam, Bindu Ghosh, Maharshi Raghava, Jaya Latha and Kota Srinivasa Rao.
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| Directed by | P. N. Ramachandra Rao |
| Screenplay by | P. N. Ramachandra Rao |
| Dialogue by | Thotapalli Madhu |
| Story by | P. Sambasiva Rao (Telugu adaptation) |
| Based on | Sailesh Dey's Bengali play Joymakali Boarding |
| Produced by | R. V. Vijay Kumar |
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| Cinematography | Babjee |
| Edited by | B. Shankar S. Ramesh |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Distributed by | Sri Sairam Films |
Release date | 1992 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
The film is a Telugu adaptation of Sailesh Dey's Bengali play Joymakali Boarding.[2][3] Upon release, the film received widely positive reviews for its close-to-life performances by the lead actors, which bought a rather comical storyline a sense of authenticity at a time when the industry was being filled with unnecessary commercial fillers.[4] It was successful at the box office, and went on to gather a cult following.[4] Naresh went onto to win Nandi Special Jury Award for his performance in the film.[5] It was later remade into Kannada as Bombat Hendthi (1992) and Tamil as Aanazhagan (1995).[6]
Plot edit
Raja (Naresh), Sudhakar (Subhalekha Sudhakar), Raghava (Maharshi Raghava), and Brahmanandam (Brahmanandam) are friends and are tenants in 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 rent out their house to bachelors.
Finally, they end 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 "Prema" (Raja). Raja's girlfriend happens to be the landlady's daughter, and all hell breaks loose.
Cast edit
- Naresh as Nimmagadda Rajeswara Rao "Raja" / Prema
- Rajeevi as Swapna
- Subhalekha Sudhakar as Sudhakar
- Tulasi as Meera
- Brahmanandam as Brahmanadam
- Bindu Ghosh as Gaja lakshmi
- Maharshi Raghava as Raghava
- Jaya Latha
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Gorojanala Garudachalam
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Phani
- Attlii Lakshmi as Annapurnamma
- Chitti Babu as Swapna's servant
- Raavi Kondala Rao as Raghava's uncle Kolaiayappa
- Radha Kumari as Raja's grandmother
- Pradeep Shakthi as Inspector
- Giribabu as Raja's boss
- M. S. Rayudu
- Sudhakar Reddy
- Shyam Babu
- Vijji
Soundtrack edit
Vidyasagar, a relatively newcomer at that time, gave 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" from Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (shot similarly on a Godh-barai), customised to suit the Telugu/South Indian taste.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Brahmachaarulam" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Navvukune Mana" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K.S. Chitra | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Mahasaya Mathuga" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Sailaja | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Maddela Daruvei" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Seetalu Yerugani" | Veturi | S.P. Sailaja , K. S. Chitra | 5:02 |
| Total length: | 21:33 | |||
Impact edit
Comedian Brahmanadam's phrase "Nee Yenkamma" became popular with this film.[7]
Accolades edit
- Nandi Special Jury Award (actor) – Naresh (1992)[5]
References edit
- ^ "Script by destiny". The Hindu. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781135943257 – via Google Books.
- ^ "अशी ही बनवाबनवी हा चित्रपट नाहीये ओरिजनल, या बॉलिवूड चित्रपटाचा आहे रिमेक". Lokmat (in Marathi). 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b "5 Telugu movies that you can never get bored, no matter how many times you watch them". The Times of India. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ a b "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. p. 74. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "'Avvai Shanmughi', 'Mayamohini' and others: How cinema misrepresents drag culture". The News Minute. 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (31 March 2013). "No easy escape". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
