Chitram! Bhalare Vichitram!! Explained

Chitram! Bhalare Vichitram!!
Director:P. N. Ramachandra Rao
Producer:R. V. Vijay Kumar
Story:P. Sambasiva Rao (Telugu adaptation)
Screenplay:P. N. Ramachandra Rao
Decat:yes
Child:yes
Label1:Dialogue by
Data1:Thotapalli Madhu
Based On:Sailesh Dey's Bengali play Joymakali Boarding
Music:Vidyasagar
Cinematography:Babjee
Editing:B. Shankar
S. Ramesh
Distributor:Sri Sairam Films
Country:India
Language:Telugu

Chitram! Bhalare Vichitram!! a 1992 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by P. N. Ramachandra Rao.[1] It features an ensemble cast consisting of Naresh, Rajeevi, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Tulasi, Brahmanandam, Bindu Ghosh, Maharshi Raghava, Jaya Latha and Kota Srinivasa Rao.

The film is a Telugu adaptation of Sailesh Dey's Bengali play Joymakali Boarding.[2] [3] Upon release, the film received widely positive reviews for its close-to-life performances by the lead actors, which bought a rather comical storyline a sense of authenticity at a time when the industry was being filled with unnecessary commercial fillers.[4] It was successful at the box office, and went on to gather a cult following.[4] Naresh went onto to win Nandi Special Jury Award for his performance in the film.[5] It was later remade into Kannada as Bombat Hendthi (1992) and Tamil as Aanazhagan (1995).[6]

Plot

Raja (Naresh), Sudhakar (Subhalekha Sudhakar), Raghava (Maharshi Raghava), and Brahmanandam (Brahmanandam) are friends and are tenants in Gorojanala Garudachalam's house (Kota Srinivasa Rao). After being thrown out of the house, they start searching for a new house for rent, but no one is ready to rent out their house to bachelors.

Finally, they end up in a place where the landlady insists on having a family as her tenants. The four bachelors dress up to be a man (Sudhakar), his retarded brother (Raghava), his father (Brahmanandam) and his wife "Prema" (Raja). Raja's girlfriend happens to be the landlady's daughter, and all hell breaks loose.

Soundtrack

Vidyasagar, a relatively newcomer at that time, gave tunes with the notable ones being "Seetalu Yerugani" and "Maddela Daruvei". The melodious former, sung by Sailaja and Chitra, and shot on the occasion of Prema's Seemantam ceremony, which is still being played at Seemantam functions in Hyderabad, is borrowed from the Marathi tune "Kuneetari YeNaara YeNaara guh" from Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (shot similarly on a Godh-barai), customised to suit the Telugu/South Indian taste.

Impact

Comedian Brahmanadam's phrase "Nee Yenkamma" became popular with this film.[7]

Accolades

Nandi Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: 9 November 2012 . Script by destiny . . live . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220113200128/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/script-by-destiny/article4079360.ece . 13 January 2022.
  2. Book: Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Ashish. Rajadhyaksha. Paul. Willemen. July 10, 2014. Routledge. 9781135943257 . Google Books.
  3. Web site: 9 May 2019 . अशी ही बनवाबनवी हा चित्रपट नाहीये ओरिजनल, या बॉलिवूड चित्रपटाचा आहे रिमेक . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191028052955/https://www.lokmat.com/marathi-cinema/ashi-hi-banwa-banwi-remake-bollywood-movie-biwi-aur-makan/ . 28 October 2019 . 3 March 2023 . . Marathi .
  4. Web site: 24 March 2020 . 5 Telugu movies that you can never get bored, no matter how many times you watch them . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200329010852/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/5-telugu-movies-that-you-can-never-get-bored-no-matter-how-many-times-you-watch-them/photostory/74777949.cms . 29 March 2020 . 13 January 2022 . The Times of India.
  5. Web site: 13 March 2010 . నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) . A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf . 23 February 2015 . 3 January 2021 . . 74 . te.
  6. Web site: 1 July 2019 . 'Avvai Shanmughi', 'Mayamohini' and others: How cinema misrepresents drag culture . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220916080201/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/avvai-shanmughi-mayamohini-and-others-how-cinema-misrepresents-drag-culture-104621 . 16 September 2022 . 16 September 2022 . The News Minute.
  7. News: Chowdhary . Y. Sunita . 31 March 2013 . No easy escape . . live . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220115062726/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/no-easy-escape/article4565759.ece . 15 January 2022.