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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Cheluva<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[V. Ravichandran]]<br />
| writer = B. Suresh<br />
[Dialogues]<br />
| screenplay = E. V. V. Sathyanarayana<br />
| story = E. V. V. Sathyanarayana<br />
| based_on = [[Hello Brother (1994 film)]]<br />
| starring = V. Ravichandran<br /> [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] <br /> [[Gouthami]] <br /> [[Suman (actor)|Suman]]<br />
| producer = [[S. Ramesh]]<br />
| music = [[Hamsalekha]]<br />
| cinematography = G. S. V. Seetharam<br />
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]<br />
| studio = Mahalakshmi Pictures<br />
| released = 1997<br />
| runtime = 156 minutes<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| country = India<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Cheluva''''' is a 1997 Kannada [[comedy (genre)|comedy]]-[[drama (genre)|drama]] film directed and enacted by [[V. Ravichandran]] in dual roles. The rest of the cast includes [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], [[Gouthami]], [[Suman (actor)|Suman]] and [[Tiger Prabhakar]] among others.<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/cheluva.html Cheluva]</ref> The film is a remake of [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Hello Brother (1994 film)|Hello Brother]]''. The film was also twice remade in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] as ''[[Judwaa]]'' starring [[Salman Khan]], [[Karisma Kapoor]] and [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] and ''[[Judwaa 2]]'' (2017) starring [[Varun Dhawan]], [[Jacqueline Fernandez]] and [[Taapsee Pannu]] and in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''[[Bhaijaan Elo Re]]'' (2018) starring [[Shakib Khan]], [[Srabanti Chatterjee]] and [[Payel Sarkar]].<br />
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The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed and written by [[Hamsalekha]] and was produced by [[S. Ramesh]] for Mahalakshmi Pictures banner.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Cheluva and Raja, 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. Raja brought up under his parents' guidance 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 confusions the family face due to the lookalikes of Cheluva and Raja.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[V. Ravichandran]] (double acting) as Cheluva/Vijay <br />
* [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Meena<br />
* [[Gouthami]] as Moha<br />
* [[Tiger Prabhakar]] as Police Officer Prathap <br />
* [[Kazan Khan]] as Kodanda, an evil <br />
* [[Mukhyamantri Chandru]] as sidekick of Kodanda <br />
* [[Srinivasa Murthy]]<br />
* [[Umashree]] as lady PC<br />
* [[Bank Janardhan]] as Bhandlee Bhandari<br />
* [[Doddanna]] as Head P.C. <br />
* [[Tennis Krishna]] as PK<br />
* [[B. V. Radha]] as Akhilandeshwari, Mother of Moha <br />
* [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]<br />
* Bhavyasri Rai<br />
* [[Padma Vasanthi]]<br />
* [[Sundar Raj]]<br />
* Pramila Joshai<br />
* Ponnambalam <br />
* Vijay Kashi<br />
* Bank Suresh <br />
* Stunt Siddu <br />
* Shiva Kumar<br />
* Dingri Nagaraj<br />
* Sarigama Viji <br />
* M. D. Kaushik<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed and written by [[Hamsalekha]].<ref>[http://kannada-newmp3.blogspot.in/2009/11/cheluva-1996.html Cheluva songs]</ref><br />
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{{track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| collapsed = no<br />
| title1 = Cheluvayya Cheluvayya<br />
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
| lyrics1 =<br />
| length1 =<br />
| title2 = Parapancha Ee Parapancha<br />
| extra2 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], K. S. Chithra<br />
| lyrics2 =<br />
| length2 =<br />
| title3 = Thattharo Thattha<br />
| extra3 = [[L. N. Shastry]], L. N. Vijayalakshmi<br />
| lyrics3 =<br />
| length3 =<br />
| title4 = Hanga Nodabeda Henne<br />
| extra4 = Mano<br />
| lyrics4 =<br />
| length4 =<br />
| title5 = O Pranasakhi<br />
| extra5 = Mano, K. S. Chithra<br />
| lyrics5 =<br />
| length5 =<br />
| title6 = Oye Oye<br />
| extra6 = Mano, K. S. Chithra<br />
| lyrics6 =<br />
| length6 =<br />
| title7 = Danthada Gombe<br />
| extra7 = Mano, [[Latha Hamsalekha]]<br />
| lyrics7 =<br />
| length7 =<br />
}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1997 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Hamsalekha]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:Kannada remakes of Telugu films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by V. Ravichandran]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s action comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:1997 romantic comedy films]]<br />
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