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Chantigadu
VCD cover
Directed byJaya
Written byJaya
Dialogue byMarudhuri Raja
Produced byBA Raju
Starring
CinematographyPoorna K.
Music byVandemataram Srinivas
Production
company
Superhit Friends
Release date
  • 26 November 2003 (2003-11-26)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
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]

Cast

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Production

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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

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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]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Swathi Muthyamy"Karthik, Usha5:35
2."Chirugalilaa"S. P. Charan, Usha4:23
3."Love Me Love Me"Shreya Ghoshal4:56
4."Okkasari Pilichavante"Udit Narayan, Mahalakshmi Iyer5:37
5."Siggulolike Seethalu"Gangadhar, Sunitha5:16
6."Kokkoroko"Shankar Mahadevan4:19
7."Seetha Koka Chilukalu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:46
Total length:35:52


Release

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Reception

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Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film 3 14 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

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

References

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  1. ^ Jeevi (16 February 2004). "Interview with Jaya". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Muhurat of 'Chantigadu'". Idlebrain.com. 9 June 2003. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Shooting coverage of Chantigadu (Chikkadu Dorakadu)". Idlebrain.com. 23 June 2003. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Chantigadu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 2003. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b Jeevi (26 November 2003). "Movie review - Chantigaadu". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Audio release - Chantigaadu". Idlebrain.com. 1 October 2003. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  7. ^ "NTR releases Chantigaadu audio CD". Idlebrain.com. 7 October 2003. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Chantigadu success meet held". Idlebrain.com. 2 December 2003. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Chantigadu complete 50 in 32 centers". Idlebrain.com. 6 January 2004. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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