Cheluva
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| Cheluva | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | V. Ravichandran |
| Written by | B. Suresh [Dialogues] |
| Screenplay by | E. V. V. Sathyanarayana |
| Story by | E. V. V. Sathyanarayana |
| Based on | Hello Brother by E. V. V. Satyanarayana |
| Produced by | S. Ramesh |
| Starring | V. Ravichandran Meena Gautami |
| Cinematography | G. S. V. Seetharam |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
Production company | Mahalakshmi Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cheluva is a 1997 Kannada comedy-drama film directed and enacted by V. Ravichandran in dual roles. The rest of the cast includes Meena, Gautami, Suman and Tiger Prabhakar among others.[1] The film is a remake of Telugu film Hello Brother.
The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed and written by Hamsalekha and was produced by S. Ramesh for Mahalakshmi Pictures banner.
Plot
[edit]Cheluva and Vijay, two twin brothers, are separated in their childhood by Raghuram, a well-known criminal. Cheluva is left on the streets by Raghuram and becomes a small-time criminal. Vijay was brought up under his parents' guidance and is a well-known engineer. After several years, Cheluva has come face to face with his family. The rest of the film deals with the confusion the family face due to the lookalikes of Cheluva and Vijay.
Cast
[edit]- V. Ravichandran (double acting) as Cheluva/Vijay
- Meena as Meena
- Gautami as Moha
- Tiger Prabhakar as Police Officer Prathap
- Kazan Khan as Kodanda, an evil
- Mukhyamantri Chandru as sidekick of Kodanda
- Srinivasa Murthy
- Umashree as lady PC
- Bank Janardhan as Bhandlee Bhandari
- Doddanna as Head P.C.
- Tennis Krishna as PK
- B. V. Radha as Akhilandeshwari, Mother of Moha
- Sumithra
- Mahesh Anand as Raghuram
- Bhavyasri Rai
- Padma Vasanthi
- Sundar Raj
- Pramila Joshai
- Ponnambalam
- Vijay Kashi
- Bank Suresh
- Stunt Siddu
- Shiva Kumar
- Dingri Nagaraj
- Sarigama Viji
- M. D. Kaushik
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed and written by Hamsalekha.[2]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cheluvayya Cheluvayya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 2. | "Parapancha Ee Parapancha" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | |
| 3. | "Thattharo Thattha" | L. N. Shastry, L. N. Vijayalakshmi | |
| 4. | "Hanga Nodabeda Henne" | Mano | |
| 5. | "O Pranasakhi" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | |
| 6. | "Oye Oye" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | |
| 7. | "Danthada Gombe" | Mano, Latha Hamsalekha |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Cheluva". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Cheluva songs
External links
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