Chantigadu Explained

Director:Jaya
Producer:BA Raju
Starring:
Cinematography:Poorna K.
Music:Vandemataram Srinivas
Studio:Superhit Friends
Runtime:139 minutes
Country:India
Language:Telugu
Budget:₹80 lakh[1]

Chantigadu is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Jaya and starring Baladitya in his lead debut and newcomer Suhasini with Saranya and Ahuti Prasad in supporting roles.[2]

Production

The shooting for the film began on 9 June 2003 in Hyderabad.[3] The song "Kokkoroko" was choreographed by the duo Venu-Pal and was shot on 20 June 2003.[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas,[4] and the lyrics were written by Bhuvana Chandra, Kasarla Shyam and Paidisetty Ram.[5] The audio release function was held on 30 September 2003.[6] The music CD was released by N. T. Rama Rao Jr. on 7 October 2003.[7]

Release

Reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote that "This film comes as a whiff of fresh air when we find every Telugu film that is releasing in recent times failing to appeal to the audiences".[5]

Box office

The film was a box office success and ran for fifty days.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview with Jaya. Jeevi. 16 February 2004. Idlebrain.com. 7 January 2024. 13 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221213090848/https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview-jaya.html. live.
  2. Web site: Muhurat of 'Chantigadu'. 9 June 2003. Idlebrain.com. 7 January 2024. 5 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240105073244/https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-chantigadu.html. live.
  3. Web site: Shooting coverage of Chantigadu (Chikkadu Dorakadu). 23 June 2003. Idlebrain.com. 7 January 2024. 5 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240105073225/https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/making/chantigadu.html. live.
  4. Web site: Chantigadu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). 2003. Apple Music. 2024-01-07. 2023-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20230318133438/https://music.apple.com/us/album/chantigadu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/928894323. live.
  5. Web site: Movie review - Chantigaadu. 26 November 2003. Idlebrain.com. Jeevi. 7 January 2024. 5 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240105073224/https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-chantigadu.html. live.
  6. Web site: Audio release - Chantigaadu. 1 October 2003. Idlebrain.com. 7 January 2024. 5 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240105073225/https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-chantigadu.html. live.
  7. Web site: NTR releases Chantigaadu audio CD. Idlebrain.com. 7 October 2003. 7 January 2024. 9 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230609005610/https://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news241.html. live.
  8. Web site: Chantigadu success meet held. 2 December 2003. Idlebrain.com. 7 January 2024. 6 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240106081533/https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news243.html. live.
  9. Web site: Chantigadu complete 50 in 32 centers. 6 January 2004. Idlebrain.com. 7 January 2024. 9 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230609005611/https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news244.html. live.

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