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Chitra (2001 film)

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Chitra (transl. Picture) is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Dinesh Babu and produced by Ramoji Rao. A remake of the Telugu film Chitram (2000), directed by Teja, the film stars Prasad and newcomer Rekha Vedavyas with Ananth Nag in a supporting role. The film had musical score by Gurukiran, which was well received. The film, upon release, was well received and declared a silver jubilee at the box office.[1][2][3]

Chitra
Poster
Directed byDinesh Baboo
Written byJ. K. Bharavi
Screenplay byDinesh Baboo
Story byTeja
Based onChitram (2000)
Produced byRamoji Rao
StarringPrasad
Rekha Vedavyas
CinematographyDinesh Baboo, P. K. H. Das
Edited byP. R. Sounder Rajan
Music byGurukiran
Production
company
Release date
  • August 17, 2001 (2001-08-17)
Running time
2 hours 38 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Cast

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Production

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This is Prabhu Deva's brother Prasad's first Kannada film. Model Rekha Vedavyas plays an NRI student in the film. She received the role after one of the producers, Jayashri Devi, saw her photographs.[4]

Soundtrack

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Chitra
Soundtrack album by
Gurukiran
Released
  • 2001 (2001)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelAnand Audio
Gurukiran chronology
Premi No.1
(2001) 		Chitra
(2001) 		Majnu
(2001)

The music of the film was composed by Gurukiran. The soundtrack was well received upon release and Gurukiran won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for the year 2001.[5] The lyric "Jinke Mari" from "Pori Tapori" earned Rekha Vedavyas the name Jinke Mari Rekha.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Pori Tapori Bandlo"K. KalyanShankar Shanbog, Sonu Nigam, Murali Mohan, Gurukiran, Arun Sagar04:33
2."Jhum Jhum Romanchana"K. KalyanSonu Nigam04:14
3."LOVE Geethanjali"K. KalyanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam05:37
4."Punjabnalli Tension"K. KalyanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Murali Mohan05:16
5."Usire Jojo"K. KalyanSonu Nigam04:36
6."Zimbole Zimbole"K. KalyanSonu Nigam, Suresh Peters05:06

Reception

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A critic from Chitraloka.com wrote that "No fights, not much of melodrama (exception to first half) a bunch of friends looking after the comedy department and Gurukiran to make you crazy and of course handling the minute elements effectively is what draws you to this film".[7] A critic from indiainfo rated the film three out of five and wrote that "Though Chitra has a serious social message, it is packed with good humour & acting by co-stars. Dinesh Babu's story telling with humour is there in this movie too. Hence it is a well-balanced movie".[8]

References

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  1. ^ "2001 Year Round Up". Chitraloka. 28 December 2001. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ Rajita (22 December 2001). "Band of brothers". Rediff.com.
  3. ^ Mehu, Sowmya Aji (27 July 2001). "Kannada film industry 'Bahala Chennagide'". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "With stars in her eyes". The Times of India. 3 December 2000.
  5. ^ "Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards". The Times of India. 6 April 2002. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012.
  6. ^ Srinivasa, Srikanth (28 March 2012). "Meet Rekha, the Jinke Mari girl". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Chitra Movie Review". Chitraloka.com. 18 May 2002. Archived from the original on 9 June 2001.
  8. ^ "Teenager's Chitra". indiainfo.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2002.
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