Chandamama Kathalu: Volume 1 (transl. Moon stories) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language anthology film[1][2] directed by Praveen Sattaru and produced by Chanakya Bhooneti.[3] The film has eight substories revolving around love.[4] The lives of the central characters in the sub-plots get intertwined with each other.[5] The film features an ensemble cast including Kishore, Lakshmi Manchu, Naga Shourya, Aamani, Naresh, Krishnudu, Chaitanya Krishna, Abijeet Duddala, Richa Panai, Chaitanya Krishna, and Krishneswara Rao,[6] while Soumya Bollapragada makes a special appearance.
| Chandamama Kathalu | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Praveen Sattaru |
| Produced by | Chanakya Bhooneti |
| Starring | Kishore Lakshmi Manchu Naga Shourya Aamani Naresh Krishnudu Richa Panai Chaitanya Krishna Krishneswara Rao |
| Cinematography | Suresh Ragutu |
| Edited by | Dharmendra Kakarala |
| Music by | Mickey J. Meyer |
Production company | A Working Dream Production |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
The music was composed by Mickey J. Meyer.[7] The shooting was wrapped up in December 2013.[6] The film was released on 25 April 2014 to wide critical acclaim. The film bagged the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for the year 2014[8] while Lakshmi Manchu won her Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for her work in the film.[9]
Plot
editSaaradhi is a writer and widower. His young daughter is suffering from a chronic ailment, and he desperately needs 5 lakhs. He starts writing a novel with seven different storylines, all inspired from his surroundings.
- Lisa Smith is a supermodel near the end of her career with no money left.
- Venkateshwara Rao is a bachelor desperate to get married, whose only aim in life is to find a(ny) girl.
- Ashraf has a small department store in the old city and want to marry his sweetheart Haseena.
- Raghu studies in a junior college and he lures Renu, the daughter of a noted politician, in love.
- A beggar has a lifetime ambition to buy a small house.
- Saritha is a widow who reconnects with her college-time friend Mohan, a NRI divorcee who returns to India.
- Raju is a typical village youngster who is busy chasing a girl Gauri.
Haseena gets a marriage proposal from a well-off guy living in Dubai. She betrays Ashraf and marries the Dubai guy – before she even sees him, based on a photograph of him – and sets off to Dubai, which leaves Ashraf heartbroken. There she finds that her husband is way older than the photograph shows and works as a taxi driver.
Raghu turns out to be a fraud who plans to trap Renu for her money. He convinces Renu to elope with him, but before he could get done with his plan, her father learns of this and apparently has him killed.
Raju, one night, sneaks into Gauri's home but gets caught. He is then forced to marry her by their families, owing to social pressure. He sets off to the city, where he works in the municipality. Gauri delivers a baby but dies during childbirth unable to bear the pain because she is not even 16 years old. Raju then starts taking care of her daughter.
Saritha and Mohan, who were unable to get married during their teenage years, finally make good of their second opportunity. They decide to spend the rest of their lives together and set off for a road trip.
The beggar saves 10 lakhs from his begging income (which he stores at various locations in the city in small amounts) and strikes a deal for a house. Unfortunately, he dies in his sleep the night before he could buy the house.
Depressed, Lisa and Venkateshwara Rao both go to the same bar. They are later shown to be married.
Saaradhi finishes his story and goes to a publisher seeking the money only to find that he is out of town. He then finds the beggar's bag with 10 lakhs and has his daughter cured. He gives the remaining amount to Gauri's husband to take care of his own daughter.
Cast
edit- Kishore as Saarathi
- Lakshmi Manchu as Lisa Smith
- Naga Shourya as Raju
- Aamani as Saritha
- Naresh as Mohan
- Krishnudu as Venkateswara Rao
- Richa Panai as Haseena
- Chaitanya Krishna as Raghu
- Krishneswara Rao as Beggar
- Varshini Sounderajan as Renu
- Vennela Kishore as Lisa's manager
- Amita Ranganath as Gowri
- Gundu Sudarshan as Astrologer
- Babloo Prithiveeraj as DK
- Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao
- Narasimharaju
- Pavala Syamala
- Surekha Vani
- Duvvasi Mohan
- Jenny
- Surya
- Rocket Raghava
- Jabardast Naveen
- Giridhar
- Soumya Bollapragada (special appearance)
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Mickey J. Meyer.[10]
| Chandamama Kathalu | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 17:11 | |||
| Label | AWorkingDream | |||
| Producer | Mickey J. Meyer | |||
| Mickey J. Meyer chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chandamama Kathalu" | Ananta Sriram | Kalyani | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Devuda" | Chinni Krishna | Anil | 3:24 |
| 3. | "E Kadha" | Vanamali | Sanam Puri, Shweta Pandit | 5:33 |
| 4. | "Payaname" | Chinni Krishna | Vijay Prakash | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 17:11 | |||
References
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- ^ "C/o Kancharapalem (2018) – These 5 anthology films of Telugu cinema will leave you speechless". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "I have a career defining role in CK : Lakshmi". 123telugu.com. 1 January 1998. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Sattaru's Chandamama Kathalu goes on floors". Sify. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Lakshmi Manchu's most glamourous [sic] avatar". The Times of India. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Chandamama Kathalu's shooting wrapped up". 123telugu.com. 1 January 1998. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Lakshmi Manchu starts working for Chandamama Kathalu". The Times of India. Times News Network. 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "62nd National Film Awards 2014" (PDF). dff.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Winners list: 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". The Times of India. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "Chandamama Kathalu Songs Download, Chandamama Kathalu Telugu MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Telugu Songs – Raaga.com – A World of Music". Raaga.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.