''Chakram'' () is a 2005 Indian

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

co-written and directed by

Krishna Vamsi Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju (born 28 July 1962), known professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Over a career spanning three decades, he has received three Na ...

. It stars

Prabhas Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju (; born 23 October 1979), known mononymously as Prabhas, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. One of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema, he is known as Rebel Star in ...

in lead role as the titular character, while

Asin Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985), known mononyomusly as Asin, is an Indian former actress who appeared predominantly in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu language, Telugu films. Asin is a recipient of List of awards and nominations ...

(in her penultimate Telugu film role) and

Charmy Kaur Charmy Kaur, also spelt as Charmme or Charmi (born 17 May 1987), is an Indian film producer and former actress. She is well known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema, as well as few Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. Her most ...

play the female leads. The music was composed by Chakri. The film was released on 25 March 2005 to mixed reviews and became a flop at the box office. However, it won two

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic ...

. The film was dubbed in

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri may refer to: * Bhojpuri language, an Indo-Aryan language of India and Nepal * Bhojpuri grammar, grammatical rules of the language * Bhojpuri nouns, nouns of the language * Bhojpuri people, people who speak the language * Bhojpuri region ...

under the same name and in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

as ''Dharma Chakram''.

Plot

Chakram (

) is a foreign returnee who has a dream of building a hospital at

Pulivendula Pulivendula is a town located in the YSR Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a small town which became 3rd grade municipality in 2008 from nagar Panchayat. It is located in Pulivendula mandal and is the headquarter ...

. He is in love with his colleague and cousin Lakshmi (

), who studied medicine with him abroad. For an unknown reason, he runs away from his marriage hall. He then moves to

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

and stays in a place called "Sahara Colony". There, he helps all the people solving their problems and to smile again. Seeing all this, another girl who is also named Lakshmi ( Charmy) slowly falls in love with Chakram. Chakram left because he found out that he has blood cancer and will die soon.

Cast

as Chakram *

as Lakshmi *

Prakash Raj Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English language, Engl ...

as Peddi Reddy, Chakram's father *

Urvashi Urvashi (, ) is the most prominent apsara mentioned in the Hindu scriptures like the ''Vedas'', the epics ''Ramayana'' and ''Mahabharata'', as well as the ''Puranas''. She is regarded as the most beautiful of all the apsaras, and an expert danc ...

as Chakram's mother *

Tanikella Bharani Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet and playwright who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including few in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi; while he was al ...

as Lakshmi's (Asin) father *

Rajya Lakshmi Rajyalakshmi Chandu, better known by her stage name Sankarabharanam Rajyalakshmi (born 18 December 1964) is an Indian actress. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. She was well noted f ...

as Lakshmi's (Charmy) mother *

Radha Kumari Radha Kumari was an Indian veteran film actress who appeared in Telugu-language films. She acted in over 600 films in over four decades. She is well known for her humor and played mother or grandmother roles in most of her films. Film career R ...

as Lakshmi's (Charmy) grandmother *

Ahuti Prasad Ahuti Prasad (born Adusumilli Janardhan Vara Prasad; 2 January 1958 – 4 January 2015) was an Indian actor who worked in Telugu film industry. He was renowned for the wide variety of roles he played, including father-figure, comedian, and ant ...

as Ram Prasad * Venu Madhav as Auto Driver *

M. S. Narayana M. S. Narayana (16 April 1951 – 23 January 2015) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu cinema. Narayana worked in over 750 films in his career spanning 23 years. He died on 23 January 2015 due to organ failure in Hyderabad, Ind ...

as Watchman *

Raghu Babu Yerra Raghu, known professionally as Raghu Babu, is a Telugu comedian. He has worked in many films in Telugu industry. He is the eldest son of comedian and character actor Giri Babu. His native place is Ravinuthala. He is known for his ...

as Conman *

Santhosh Keezhattoor Santhosh Keezhattoor is an Indian film actor and theatre artist, known for his work in Malayalam films. Before working in films, he worked as a theatre artist and programme producer. Personal life Santhosh hails from Taliparamba, Kerala, Indi ...

as Giri * Mallikarjuna Rao *

Srinivasa Reddy Yaramala Srinivasa Reddy is an Indian actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. He began his career as a television anchor, hosting comedy programs before transitioning to films. Srinivasa Reddy made his acting debut with '' Ishtam'' (2001) and ...

Bhuvaneswari Bhuvaneshvari (Sanskrit: भुवनेश्वरी, IAST: ''Bhuvaneśvarī'') is a Hindu goddess. She is the fourth amongst the ten Mahavidya goddesses in Shaktism, and one of the highest aspects of Mahadevi. She is identified as form of Adi ...

* Shiva Reddy * A.V.S. *Delhi Rajeswari *Narayana Rao *

Kalpana Kalpana may refer to: Film and television * ''Kalpana'' (1948 film), an Indian Hindi-language dance film * ''Kalpana'' (1960 film), a romantic Bollywood film * ''Kalpana'' (1970 film), an Indian Malayalam film * ''Kalpana'' (2012 film), an I ...

* Vajja Venkata Giridhar as Henchman * B. Padmanabham as himself * Bill Bitra *

Brahmanandam Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956) is an Indian actor and comedian known for his work in Telugu cinema. Recognised as one of India's finest and highest-paid comic actors, he holds the Guinness World Record for the most screen cred ...

as railway T.C. (Cameo)

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chakri.

Reception

A critic from ''

Rediff.com Rediff.com, stylized as rediff.com, is an Indian news, information, entertainment, and shopping website. Founded by Ajit Balakrishnan in 1996, it was the first Indian website to become a mainstream news media organization. It is headquartered i ...

'' opined that "despite spending lavishly, a wafer-thin plot ensures a loser". Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' said that "On the whole, ''Chakram'' disappoints". A critic from ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "Not worth a watch unless there is nothing better around".

Awards

;

(in

) *

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * As ...

* Best Lyricist -

Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (born Chembolu Seetharama Sastry; 20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acquired the stage name Sirivennela after writing the ...

for "Jagamantha Kutumbam"

References

External links

* 2000s Telugu-language films Films scored by Chakri 2005 films Films directed by Krishna Vamsi 2005 romantic comedy-drama films Indian films about cancer Indian romantic comedy-drama films {{2000s-Telugu-film-stub