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{{Infobox film
| name = Chandamama Kathalu
| image = Chandamama Kathalu.jpg
| caption =
| alt =
| director = [[Praveen Sattaru]]
| producer = Chanakya Bhooneti
| starring = [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] [[Lakshmi Manchu]] [[Naga Shourya]] [[Aamani]] [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]] [[Krishnudu]] [[Richa Panai]] [[Chaitanya Krishna]] [[Krishneswara Rao]]
| music = [[Mickey J. Meyer]]
| cinematography = Suresh Ragutu
| editing = Dharmendra Kakarala
| studio = A Working Dream Production
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2014|04|25|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Chandamama Kathalu: Volume 1''''' ({{Translation|Moon stories}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[anthology film]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Tanmayi|first=AuthorBhawana|title=Anthology films find many takers|url=https://telanganatoday.com/anthology-films-find-many-takers|access-date=2020-06-06|website=Telangana Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=C/o Kancharapalem (2018) – These 5 anthology films of Telugu cinema will leave you speechless|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/these-5-anthology-films-of-telugu-cinema-will-leave-you-speechless/c/o-kancharapalem-2018/photostory/66167088.cms|access-date=2020-06-06|website=The Times of India}}</ref> directed by [[Praveen Sattaru]] and produced by Chanakya Bhooneti.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.123telugu.com/mnews/i-have-a-career-defining-role-in-ck-lakshmi.html |title=I have a career defining role in CK : Lakshmi |publisher=123telugu.com |date=1998-01-01 |access-date=2013-12-23}}</ref> The film has eight substories revolving around love.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sattaru-s-chandamama-kathalu-goes-on-floors-news-telugu-njzlbKdbdef.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008203122/http://www.sify.com/movies/sattaru-s-chandamama-kathalu-goes-on-floors-news-telugu-njzlbKdbdef.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-08 |title=Sattaru's Chandamama Kathalu goes on floors |website=[[Sify]] |date=2013-09-25 |access-date=2013-12-23}}</ref>
The lives of the central characters in the sub-plots get intertwined with each other.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/telugu/news-interviews/Lakshmi-Manchus-most-glamourous-avatar/articleshow/27134682.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212191021/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-09/news-interviews/44988177_1_lakshmi-manchu-praveen-sattaru-roles |url-status=live |archive-date=2013-12-12 |title=Lakshmi Manchu's most {{sic|glamo|urous|nolink=y}} avatar |date=2013-12-09 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2013-12-23}}</ref> The film features an [[ensemble cast]] including [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]], [[Lakshmi Manchu]], [[Naga Shourya]], [[Aamani]], [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]], [[Krishnudu]], [[Chaitanya Krishna]], [[Abijeet Duddala]], [[Richa Panai]], and [[Krishneswara Rao]],<ref name="telugu1">{{cite web|url=http://www.123telugu.com/mnews/chandamama-kathalus-shooting-wrapped-up.html |title=Chandamama Kathalu's shooting wrapped up |publisher=123telugu.com |date=1998-01-01 |access-date=2013-12-23}}</ref> while [[Soumya Bollapragada]] makes a special appearance.

The music was composed by [[Mickey J. Meyer]].<ref>{{cite web|agency=Times News Network|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/telugu/news-interviews/Lakshmi-Manchu-starts-working-for-Chandamama-Kathalu/articleshow/25332569.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111064540/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-06/news-interviews/43731412_1_lakshmi-manchu-praveen-sattaru-routine-love-story |url-status=live |archive-date=2013-11-11 |title=Lakshmi Manchu starts working for Chandamama Kathalu |date=2013-11-06 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2013-12-23}}</ref> The shooting was wrapped up in December 2013.<ref name="telugu1"/> The film was released on 25 April 2014 to wide critical acclaim. The film bagged the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] for the year 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dff.nic.in/writereaddata/62nd%20National%20Film%20Awards%202014%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf |title=62nd National Film Awards 2014 |work=dff.nic.in |access-date=24 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404002951/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/62nd%20National%20Film%20Awards%202014%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf |archive-date=4 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> while [[Lakshmi Manchu]] won her [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu]] for her work in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Winners-list-62nd-Britannia-Filmfare-Awards-South/articleshow/47836755.cms|title=Winners list: 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)|work=The Times of India|date=27 June 2015|access-date=27 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627012915/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Winners-list-62nd-Britannia-Filmfare-Awards-South/articleshow/47836755.cms|archive-date=27 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Plot==
Saaradhi is a writer and widower. His young daughter is suffering from a chronic ailment, and he desperately needs 5 lakhs. He starts writing a novel with seven different storylines, all inspired from his surroundings.
*Lisa Smith is a supermodel near the end of her career with no money left.
*Venkateshwara Rao is a bachelor desperate to get married, whose only aim in life is to find a(ny) girl.
*Ashraf has a small department store in the old city and want to marry his sweetheart Haseena.
*Raghu studies in a junior college and he lures Renu, the daughter of a noted politician, in love.
*A beggar has a lifetime ambition to buy a small house.
*Saritha is a widow who reconnects with her college-time friend Mohan, a NRI divorcee who returns to India.
*Raju is a typical village youngster who is busy chasing a girl Gauri.

Haseena gets a marriage proposal from a well-off guy living in Dubai. She betrays Ashraf and marries the Dubai guy – before she even sees him, based on a photograph of him – and sets off to Dubai, which leaves Ashraf heartbroken. There she finds that her husband is way older than the photograph shows and works as a taxi driver.

Raghu turns out to be a fraud who plans to trap Renu for her money. He convinces Renu to elope with him, but before he could get done with his plan, her father learns of this and apparently has him killed.

Raju, one night, sneaks into Gauri's home but gets caught. He is then forced to marry her by their families, owing to social pressure. He sets off to the city, where he works in the municipality. Gauri delivers a baby but dies during childbirth unable to bear the pain because she is not even 16 years old. Raju then starts taking care of her daughter.

Saritha and Mohan, who were unable to get married during their teenage years, finally make good of their second opportunity. They decide to spend the rest of their lives together and set off for a road trip.

The beggar saves 10 lakhs from his begging income (which he stores at various locations in the city in small amounts) and strikes a deal for a house. Unfortunately, he dies in his sleep the night before he could buy the house.

Depressed, Lisa and Venkateshwara Rao both go to the same bar. They are later shown to be married.

Saaradhi finishes his story and goes to a publisher seeking the money only to find that he is out of town. He then finds the beggar's bag with 10 lakhs and has his daughter cured. He gives the remaining amount to Gauri's husband to take care of his own daughter.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]] as Saarathi
* [[Lakshmi Manchu]] as Lisa Smith
* [[Naga Shourya]] as Raju
* [[Aamani]] as Saritha
* [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]] as Mohan
* [[Krishnudu]] as Venkateswara Rao
* [[Richa Panai]] as Haseena
* [[Chaitanya Krishna]] as Raghu
* [[Krishneswara Rao]] as Beggar
* [[Varshini Sounderajan]] as Renu
* [[Vennela Kishore]] as Lisa's manager
* Amita Ranganath as Gowri
* [[Gundu Sudarshan]] as Astrologer
* [[Babloo Prithiveeraj]] as DK
* [[Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao]]
* [[Narasimharaju (Telugu actor)|Narasimharaju]]
* [[Pavala Syamala]]
* Surekha Vani
* [[Duvvasi Mohan]]
* [[Jenny (actor)|Jenny]]
* [[Surya (Telugu actor)|Surya]]
* Rocket Raghava
* Jabardast Naveen
* Giridhar
* [[Soumya Bollapragada]] (special appearance)
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Mickey J. Meyer]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Chandamama Kathalu Songs Download, Chandamama Kathalu Telugu MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Telugu Songs – Raaga.com – A World of Music |url=https://www.raaga.com/telugu/movie/Chandamama-Kathalu-songs-A0003533 |website=Raaga.com |access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref>
{{Infobox album
| name = Chandamama Kathalu
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Mickey J. Meyer]]
| cover =
| released = 2014
| recorded = 2014
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 17:11
| label = AWorkingDream
| producer = [[Mickey J. Meyer]]
| prev_title = [[Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (soundtrack)|Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu]]
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = [[Subramanyam For Sale]]
| next_year = 2014
}}

{{track listing|
|extra_column=Singer(s)
|headline = Track-List
|total_length=17:11
|title1=Chandamama Kathalu |extra1=[[Kalyani Nair|Kalyani]]| lyrics1 = [[Ananta Sriram]]|length1= 4:26
|title2=Devuda |extra2=Anil| lyrics2 = Chinni Krishna|length2=3:24
|title3=E Kadha |extra3=Sanam Puri, [[Shweta Pandit]]| lyrics3 = [[Vanamali]]|length3=5:33
|title4=Payaname|extra4=[[Vijay Prakash]]| lyrics4 = Chinni Krishna|length4= 3:48
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3496054}}

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Telugu}}

[[Category:2014 films]]
[[Category:2014 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian anthology films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mickey J Meyer]]
[[Category:Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Films directed by Praveen Sattaru]]

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IODChanel59686 at 17:42, 3 March 2026