Chandu is a 2002 Kannada romantic-drama film directed by Arun Prasad P.A. in his Kannada debut, featuring Sudeep and Sonia Agarwal. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by Gurukiran and lyrics by K. Kalyan, Anant Kumar and V. Nagendra Prasad. The film was released on 10 May 2002.

Chandu
Directed byArun Prasad P.A.
Written byM. S. Ramesh

R. Rajashekhar

(Dialogues)
Screenplay byArun Prasad. P. A.
Story byArun Prasad. P. A.
Produced bySa Ra Govindu
Starring
CinematographySundarnath Suvarna
Edited byS. Manohar
Music byGurukiran
Production
company
Tanu Chithra
Distributed byRamu Films
Release date
  • 10 May 2002 (2002-05-10)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Plot

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A reckless guy named Chandu (Sudeep) has to deal with the misunderstanding between him and his lover Vidya(Sonia).

Cast

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Production

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This film marked the Kannada debut of Telugu director P. A. Arun Prasad and also his first collaboration with Sudeep. Sonia Agarwal made her Kannada debut through this movie.

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Gurukiran in his first collaboration with both Sudeep and Arun Prasad.

Chandu
Soundtrack album by
Released2002
RecordedAshwini Recording Company
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length22:09
LanguageKannada
LabelAshwini Audio
ProducerGurukiran
Gurukiran chronology
Appu
(2002)
Chandu
(2002)
Thuntata
(2002)

The soundtrack was released by Ashwini Audio label.[1][2]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Avala Olava Nage"V. Nagendra PrasadRajesh Krishnan 
2."Oh Raviye Idu Entha"K. KalyanGurukiran 
3."Saddillade Moodide Prema"AnanthkumarUdit Narayan, Sowmya Raoh 
4."Kanyakumariye"V. Nagendra PrasadUdit Narayan, Anuradha Sriram 
5."Sontada Vishya"V. Nagendra PrasadSudeep 

Reception

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A critic from Chitraloka.com wrote that "A few lovely scores, action extravaganza and well-weighed acting by key artistes is the highlight of ‘Chandu’".[3]

References

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  1. ^ Chakre, Sushma. "'ಸೋನು ನಿಗಂ ಹಾಡಿಗೆ ಕತ್ತರಿ ಹಾಕಿಸಿದ್ದೆ'; ಹುಚ್ಚ ಸಿನಿಮಾದ 'ಉಸಿರೆ ಉಸಿರೆ' ಹಾಡಿನ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅಚ್ಚರಿ ಸಂಗತಿ ಬಿಚ್ಚಿಟ್ಟ ಸುದೀಪ್". TV9 Kannada (in Kannada).
  2. ^ ಭಟ್, ಪದ್ಮಶ್ರೀ (2 September 2022). "Kiccha Sudeep Birthday: ಅಂದು ಧಾರಾವಾಹಿಯಿಂದ ಶುರುವಾದ ಜರ್ನಿ, ಈಗ ಪ್ಯಾನ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಹೀರೋ ಕಿಚ್ಚ ಸುದೀಪ್". TV9 Kannada (in Kannada).
  3. ^ "Chandu Movie Review - chitraloka.com". chitraloka.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
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