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''Chuttalunnaru Jagratha'' () is a 1980 Indian
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directed by B. V. Prasad. The film stars
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and
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. It revolves around a man who was framed for murder, and a lookalike who aids him in finding the true killers. ''Chuttalunnaru Jagratha'' was released on 8 August 1980 and became a commercial success. It was remade in
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as '' Pokkiri Raja'' (1982) and in
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as '' Mawaali'' (1983), with Sridevi cast in both.


Plot

An industrialist's daughter and the manager of the industrialist's factory fall in love, despite initial conflicts. The industrialist's greedy relative wants his son to marry the girl, lusting for her wealth. Father and son murder the industrialist, and the factory manager is wrongfully convicted. In prison, he meets a lookalike and they plan to bring the real killers to justice.


Cast


Production

''Chuttalunnaru Jagratha'' was directed by B. V. Prasad and produced by Alaparthi Suryanarayana under Amrutha Films. The story and screenplay were written by M. Balayya, and the dialogues by D. V. Narasaraju. Cinematography was handled by S. S. Lal, and editing by S. P. S. Veerappa.


Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by
M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. Popularly known by the sobriquet "Mellisai Mannar" (), he ...
.


Release and reception

''Chuttalunnaru Jagratha'' was released on 8 August 1980 and became a commercial success. The film was remade in
Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
as '' Pokkiri Raja'' (1982) and
Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
as '' Mawaali'' (1983), with Sridevi returning for both.


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* {{IMDb title, id=0186922 1980 action comedy films 1980s masala films 1980s Telugu-language films 1980s Indian films Films about miscarriage of justice Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Telugu films remade in other languages Films about lookalikes