O Chinadana is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by E Sathi Babu starring Srikanth, Raja, Gajala, Asha Saini and Sruthi Raj.[1][2][3] The film was produced by Mullapudi Brahmanandam for Rajeswari Films. The film was a box office success.[4] The main theme of the film was taken from the Hollywood film 10 Things I Hate About You (1999).[citation needed]
| O Chinadana | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | E. Sathibabu |
| Written by | Marudhuri Raja (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | E. Sathibabu |
| Produced by | Mullapudi Brahmanandam |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | C. Ramprasad |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | Rajeswari Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editRamya falls in fall in love with Srinivasa "Seenu" Sastry, but her elder sister, Divya hates love because of her childhood friend Rajesh. The lovers plot and introduce Narasimha, a thief as Rajesh, the childhood friend to lure Divya. Rest is how the pairs marry.
Cast
edit- Srikanth as Narasimha / fake Rajesh
- Raja as Srinivasa "Seenu" Sastry
- Shruthi Raj as Divya Reddy
- Gajala as Ramya Reddy
- Asha Saini as Chamanthi
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Major Rajasekhar Reddy
- Brahmanandam as Hyderabad/Secunderabad
- Ali as Ali
- Kovai Sarala as Veena Tantula Meera Bai
- Tanikella Bharani as Lawyer Avadhani
- Brahmaji as Rajes
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as SI Kotayya
- Babu Mohan as Bhadrayya
- Benarjee
- Yamuna in a cameo
Soundtrack
editThe film's soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar and the lyrics were written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dimdimtara Dimdimtara" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma Ramanan | 04:29 |
| 2. | "Havva Havva" | Swarnalatha, Mano | 04:59 |
| 3. | "Oh Chinadana" | Devashish | 05:07 |
| 4. | "Veelu Choosi Vela Choosi" | Tippu, Gopika Poornima | 04:32 |
| 5. | "Vonti Meeda Pattu Koka" | S. P. Charan, Sujatha, Swarnalatha, Mano | 05:04 |
Reception
editJeevi of Idlebrain rated the film three out of five and wrote that "Over all, it's a watchable film that has got some entertainment value. Made on a shoestring budget, this Srikanth-starrer is all set to recover the money and make handsome profits."[1] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "This film falls precisely into that category, where everything is as morbid as the designation of this title to a Jane Austin novel."[2] Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu wrote that "Director Sattibabu and dialogue writer Maruduri Raja can take full credit for making this film an engrossing and entertaining comedy."[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Telugu Cinema - Review - O Chinnadana - Srikanth, Raja, Gajala, Sruthi Raj - e Sathi Babu - Vidya sagar - Marudhuri Raja".
- ^ a b Verma, Mithun. "O Chinadana Review". Full Hyderabad.
- ^ a b "Telugu Cinema - Review - O Chinnadana - Srikanth, Raja, Gajala, Sruthi Raj - e Sathi Babu - Vidya sagar - Marudhuri Raja".
- ^ Sunil, Sreya; Jeevi. "Research - Telugu cinema in the first half of 2002". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
Srikanth starrers O Chinnadana and Aaduthu Paaduthu brought smiles on the faces of their distributors mainly due to the presence of good comedy in both the films.
- ^ "Oh Chinadana Songs Download, Oh Chinadana Telugu MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Telugu Songs - Raaga.com - A World Of Music". Raaga.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
External links
edit- O Chinadana at IMDb