Chhatrapati (film)
Chhatrapathi (transl. People's protector) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad. The film stars Prabhas and Shriya Saran in lead roles while Shafi, Bhanupriya, and Pradeep Rawat play the pivotal roles.[2] Aarthi Agarwal makes a guest appearance. The film released on 29 September 2005 and was dubbed into Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi as Chatrapathi, Chandramouli, and Hukumat Ki Jung (2009) respectively. The film collected an estimated ₹22 crore distributors' share against a budget of ₹8 crore. The film was remade in Kannada under the same name with Dr. Siddhanth and Priyadarshini in lead roles and in Bengali as Refugee starring Prosenjit and Rambha.
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Directed by | S S Rajamouli |
Produced by | B. V. S. N. Prasad |
Written by | K. V. Vijayendra Prasad(story) ; A.M Ratnam (Dialogue) |
Screenplay by | S S Rajamouli |
Starring | Prabhas Shriya Saran Shafi Bhanupriya Pradeep Rawat Narendra Jha |
Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Cinematography | K. K. Senthil Kumar |
Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
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Distributed by | Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹8 crore |
Box office | est.₹22–24 crore[1] |
Plot
Shivaji (Prabhas) and Ashok (Shafi) are the sons of Parvati (Bhanupriya). Shivaji is her stepson, but Parvati shows equal affection on both of them. This is not liked by Ashok, her biological son. They are one of the families living on the coast of Sri Lanka. One day, these villagers are forced to evacuate the coast. By Ashok's dislike on Shivaji, he lies to his mother that Shivaji died in the fire that was burning everything. Then, he is separated from his family. He ends up in a different boat and lands in Vizag port. He is brought up in the port itself, but his search for his mother never ceases. In that process, he comes across Neelu (Shriya). Here, the port is dominated by Baji Rao (Narendra Jha) and some goons using refugee labor for their own gain. Shivaji is an aggressive guy but is controlled by his well-wishers. One day, he reacts aggressively in defense of himself and the other refugees. People start calling him Chhatrapati. Meanwhile, Ras Bihari (Pradeep Rawat) comes down to Vizag in the hunt for Shivaji since he killed his brother Baji Rao. Ashok too lands in the same place. Realizing that Shivaji is his brother, he joins hands with the bad guys. The story is then of Chhatrapati, who is searching for his mother, and has a bunch of bad guys, including his brother, on his back while the entire port looks up to him.
Cast
- Prabhas as Shivaji / Chhatrapati
- Shriya as Neelu
- Bhanupriya as Parvati
- Shafi as Ashok / Akash
- Pradeep Rawat as Ras Bihari
- Narendra Jha as Baji Rao
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Appala Nayudu
- Ajay as Ajay
- Kamal Kamaraju as Shivaji's friend
- Supreeth as Katraju
- Venu Madhav as Mahesh Nanda
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Commissioner
- Surya as Syed Jaffar Khan
- Subbaraya Sharma as Commissioner's assistant
- Srinivas Reddy as Appala Nayudu's assistant
- L. B. Sriram
- Jeeva
- Stunt Silva
- Karate Kalyani
- Sekhar as Bhadram
- SS Kanchi as Clerk in Commissioner's Office
- Raghava as Dr. Vihari
- Y. Vijaya
- Anita Chowdary
- Manoj Nandam
- Master Teja as Young Ashok
- Aarthi Agarwal in item number
- Mumaith Khan in item number
Soundtrack
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Released | 14 September 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 31:59 | |||
Language | Telugu | |||
Label | Aditya Music | |||
Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
M. M. Keeravani chronology | ||||
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The film has seven songs composed by M. M. Keeravani. The track "Gundusoodi" has been reused from the song "Kambangaadu" from the Tamil movie Vaaname Ellai (1992) also composed by M. M. Keeravani.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "A Vachhi B Pai Valli" | Chandra Bose | M. M. Keeravani, Mathangi Jagdish | 4:44 |
2. | "Agni Skalana" | Shiv Shakti Datta | M. M. Keeravani, Mathangi Jagdish, Mangari | 3:09 |
3. | "Summa Masuriyaaa" | Chandra Bose | Sunitha Upadrashta, Smita, Kalyani Malik, Niraj Pandit | 4:40 |
4. | "Nallanivanni" | Veturi | K. S. Chithra | 5:30 |
5. | "Mannela Tintivira" | Shiv Shakti Datta | Tippu, Smita, Karate Kalyani | 4:58 |
6. | "Gundusoodi" | Chandra Bose | Sunitha Upadrashta, M. M. Keeravani | 4:18 |
7. | "Gala Gala Gala" | Veturi | K. S. Chithra, Jassie Gift, Neerippal | 4:40 |
Total length: | 31:59 |
Box office
The film had a 100-day run in 54 venues.[3]
Awards and nominations
Awards | Category | Nominee | Result |
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Nandi Awards[4] | Best Supporting Actress | Bhanupriya | Won |
Best Music Director | M. M. Keeravani | Won | |
53rd Filmfare Awards South | Best Film | B. V. S. N. Prasad | Nominated |
Best Director | S. S. Rajamouli | Nominated | |
Best Actor | Prabhas | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Shriya Saran | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Shafi | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress | Bhanupriya | Nominated | |
Best Comedian | Venu Madhav | Nominated | |
Best Villain | Pradeep Rawat | Nominated | |
Best Music Director | M. M. Keeravani | Nominated | |
Best Lyricist | Shiva Shaki Datta (for song "Agni Skalana") | Nominated |
References
- "#Birthdayspecial: Before the grand success of Baahubali, Prabhas delivered these hits". Times Now news. 23 October 2017.
- "Film Review:Chatrapati — Sivaji wields mass appeal". The Hindu. 1 October 2005. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Telugu Cinema Etc – Nandi award winners list 2005". Idlebrain.com. 11 November 2006. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- "53rd Annual Filmfare Awards-South Winners". CineGoer.com. 9 September 2006. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
External links
- Chhatrapati on IMDb