''Cheluvina Chilipili'' is a 2009 Indian

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directed by S. Narayan. A remake of the Telugu film ''

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'', the film stars his son Pankaj and newcomer Roopika. The film released to mixed reviews. The film bears a similar to title to S. Narayan's film ''Cheluvina Chittara''.

Cast

*Pankaj as Balu *Roopika as Swapna *Rajendra Karanth as Swapna's father *

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Production

S. Narayan cast in son (in his second film) and newcomer Roopika in the lead roles.

Music

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, who composed the music for the original, reused his tunes. The audio launch of the film was attended by

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Release and reception

The film was released on 28 August 2009. The film released at the same time as the film ''Iniya''. A critic from ''

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'' criticised Pankaj's acting and opined that "S Narayan has to extract acting from his son the same way he does with other actors" On the contrary, a critic from ''

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'' gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and said that "Pankaj excels in romantic, dramatic and action scenes. Roopika is simply superb. Anant Nag and Sumalata do a commendable job. Mickey Meyer's music is good. Jagadish Wali has done a good job with the camera". A critic from ''

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'' gave the same review and said that "''Cheluvina Chilipili'' is a good family oriented film with message for college students". R. G. Vijayasarathy of ''

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'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and opined that "All in all, Cheluvina Chilipili is an enjoyable film".

References

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* {{S. Narayan Indian romantic drama films 2000s Kannada-language films 2009 romantic drama films Films directed by S. Narayan Kannada remakes of Telugu films