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film directed by Subramanya and produced by Sa. Ra. Govindu. The film stars V. Ravichandran,

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and Malavika. This was Shirodkar's first and only

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film. The film was a remake of

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'' (1993) which was inspired by the 1991 Hindi movie ''

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'' which in turn was inspired by the play ''

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''. The music was composed by Ravichandran to the lyrics of K. Kalyan. The movie was later dubbed in Hindi as ''Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko''.

Plot

A man falls in love with a woman after their friendship blossoms through letters. However, he is unaware that her adoptive sister is the one writing them.

Cast

* V. Ravichandran as Raja *

as Kavitha * Malavika as Lalitha *

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* Kashi *

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* Sumithra *

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* Shivaram * Sarigama Viji *

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Ravichandran and lyrics were written by K. Kalyan and Shree Chandru. A total of 8 tracks have been composed for the film and the audio rights brought by Jhankar Music.

Reception

''Deccan Herald'' wrote "A triangular love trite with regular doses of pranks, love, letters, disappointment and sacrifice, Chora Chitta Chora, the latest Ravichandran-starrer offers nothing new except for fresh faces and eye-catching picturesque locales".

References

External links

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Movie preview at ''Online Bangalore''
1999 films 1990s Kannada-language films Indian romantic drama films Kannada remakes of Telugu films Films scored by V. Ravichandran 1990s Indian films {{1990s-Kannada-film-stub