''Chandra Chakori'' () is a 2003

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-language romance drama film directed by

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and produced by

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and Anitha Kumaraswamy under Chennambika Films. The film stars debutants

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, Priya, Naaz and

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in the lead roles, while

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and Ashok appear in supporting roles.

Plot

Sudha arrives at her village for her wedding with Mahesh, where she meets Puttaraju, a mute and kindhearted boy. Due to a prank, Sudha learns that Puttaraju was a talkative guy and is pretending to be mute. Sudha meets Puttaraju's relative Gajendrappa and learns about Puttaraju's past. Puttaraju was in love with Sevanthi, whose father Boregowda held a condition for Puttaraju in order to marry Sevanthi. Due to unusual circumstances, Sevanthi is found dead and Boregowda was imprisoned on charges of killing Sevanthi. Puttaraju vows to never talk with anyone and pretended to be mute. After learning the past, Sudha falls in love with Puttaraju, but Puttaraju rejects her proposal. Meanwhile, Mahesh and his mother learn about this, where they make Puttaraju and his mother to leave the village. Sudha leaves the wedding to meet Puttaraju after learning that Mahesh and his mother had sent Puttaraju away. Boregowda, who is released from prison, meets Puttaraju and reveals that Mahesh was the one who murdered Sevanthi as he lusts after Sevanthi and was jealous of Puttaraju and Sevanthi's relationship. An enraged Puttaraju brutally thrashes Mahesh, but leaves him on request of the landlord Gowdru. Gowdru and Boregowda requests Puttaraju to marry Sudha, where a hesitant Puttaraju finally agrees and marries Sudha.

Cast

as Puttaraju * Priya as Sudha * Naaz as Sevanthi *

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as Mahesh * Shari as Puttaraju's mother * Ashok *

as Gajendrappa *

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as Boregowda *

as Subbayya *

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as Naganna * Tension Nagaraj * Renuka Prasad * Kavitha * Sadhana * Bhanu Prakash * Sridhar Raj

Production

The film was initially planned to be simultaneously shot in Telugu. The film was produced by Kumaraswamy, Narayan's friend who previously produced ''

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'' (1999) and '' Galate Aliyandru'' (2000).

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar and the lyrics were written by

Release and reception

The release of the film was delayed due to an issue between producers and distributors. A critic from ''indiainfo'' wrote that "A good film overall. Three hours of watching this film is a total paisa vasool ().

Box office

The film ran for twenty-five weeks in several theatres, thereby becoming a

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film. The success of this film and other films such as ''

Raktha Kanneeru ''Raktha Kanneeru'' () is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language Masala film directed by Sadhu Kokila, starring Upendra and Ramya Krishna. The film was produced by Munirathna and was later dubbed in Telugu. The screenplay and dialogues of the film wer ...

'' caused a lack of theatre screens for newer releases. This film ran for a year in Prakash Theater in Belgaum. Priya Pereira Chhabria, who made her debut with this film, later took a break from acting and opted for a career in dance.

Awards

2003–04 Karnataka State Film Awards The 2003–04 Karnataka State Film Awards were presented by Government of Karnataka to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the produc ...

# Best Third Best Film -

and Anitha Kumaraswamy # Best Cinematographer - P. K. H. Das # Best Art Direction - G. Murthy

References

External links

* 2003 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian romantic drama films 2003 romantic drama films Films directed by S. Narayan Kannada films remade in other languages {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub