''Chandee'', also spelled as ''Chandi'', is a 2013 Telugu film directed by

V. Samudra V. Samudra is a Telugu film director. He started his career as a director with the film '' Simharasi'' in 2001 which turned out to be a hit. He directed more than 15 movies which include Chandee, Kakatiyudu and Jai Sena.V Samudra’s next film ...

starring

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, R. Sarathkumar, Ashish Vidhyarthi and

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in the lead roles, and Ali and MS Narayana as key comedians. Scarlett Wilson appears in an

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. The film was formally launched on 31 January 2013, with principal photography commencing on 30 October 2012. Filming took place over eight months, primarily across

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, Rajamundry and

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, Thailand. The film was originally scheduled for release in the first week of October 2013, but was postponed due to political unrest in

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and finally released on 8 November 2013. The movie is loosely based on the

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movie '' The Long Kiss Goodnight''. The movie was remade in Bhojpuri in 2015 as ''Durga'' starring Rani Chaterjee and in Bangladeshi in 2016 as '' Rokto''.

Plot

Cast

as Ganga a.k.a. Chandee * R. Sarathkumar as Chandrasekhar Azad *

Ashish Vidyarthi Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1962) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi and Bengali films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he received ...

as Minister *

as Ashok Gajapati Raju *

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as IAS Officer Rao * Nagendra Babu as CBI Officer * Ranganath as Judge *

Posani Krishna Murali Posani Krishna Murali (born 22 January 1958) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, director and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He worked as a writer for over 150 Telugu films and directed a number of films. In 2009, he also conte ...

as Inspector Gabbar Singh * G. V. Sudhakar Naidu as Assistant Commissioner * Supreeth as Minister's accomplice * Giri Babu as Chief Minister * M. S. Narayana * Ali as Cherry * Thagubothu Ramesh as Driver * Telangana Shakuntala *

Gundu Hanumantha Rao Gundu Hanumantha Rao (10 October 1956–19 February 2018) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu films, theatre, and television. He first appeared in Jandhyala's film '' Aha Naa Pellanta'' in 1987 and gained popularity in comedia ...

Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao (10 August 1946 – 2 November 2015), popularly known as Kondavalasa, was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. Background Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao was born on 10 August 1946 in ...

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as Chandee's friend * Chitram Seenu as Chandee's friend *Kadambari Kiran as Constable *

Chammak Chandra Chammak Chandra is an Indian comedian and actor, known for the ''Jabardast'' comedy show. Chandra was born in Venkatapur in Nizamabad, Telangana. He made his film debut in the Teja movie ''Jai''. Later he performed skits with actor Dhanraj and ...

as Constable *Dasanna as Constable *

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*Raju *Scarlett Mellish Wilson as

Soundtrack

and many others attended the audio launch. Prabhas and

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were said to attend the function, but it did not happen.

References

External links

* {{V. Samudra 2013 films 2010s Telugu-language films Indian action films Indian films about revenge 2013 action films Films shot in Andhra Pradesh Telugu films remade in other languages Films shot in Hyderabad, India Films shot in Bangkok Indian remakes of American films Films directed by V. Samudra Girls with guns films Films set in Andhra Pradesh Films shot in Rajahmundry