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{{Infobox film
| name = Chilakamma Cheppindi
| native_name = {{film name|te|చిలకమ్మ చెప్పింది}}
| image = Chilakamma Cheppindi.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Eranki Sharma
| producer = Chalasani Gopi
| writer = [[Pamman]]
| starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeeta]]<br />[[Sripriya]]<br />Lakshmikanth
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = [[B. S. Lokanath|B.S. Loknath]] <br />R. Raghunatha Reddy
| editing =
| released = 13 August 1977
| runtime = 155 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}

'''''Chilakamma Cheppindi''''' ({{trans|What the [[Parrot astrology|parrot said]]}}) is a 1977 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], written and directed by Eranki Sharma. The film starred [[Rajinikanth]] in his first lead role.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=Hemanth|date=25 March 2014|title=Rajinikanth's first film as a lead actor was in Telugu|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/rajinikanths-first-film-as-a-lead-actor-was-in-telugu/articleshow/32672219.cms|url-status=live|access-date=31 May 2021|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film won the state [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]]. The film was a remake of the 1969 [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Adimakal]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/hang/Rajinikanth-special/article20884354.ece |title=Rajinikanth special |last=Bhattacharjya |first=Joy |date=10 October 2014 |work=[[Business Line]] |access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> The film was premiered at the 1978 [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Cinema|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/FrmIP1977-78Award.aspx?PdfName=IP1977-78.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006130311/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/FrmIP1977-78Award.aspx?PdfName=IP1977-78.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2014|access-date=30 September 2014|work=iffi.nic.in|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Ravi, an executive, arrives in a small town in Andhra Pradesh on a temporary assignment. His friend Madhu helps him find accommodation opposite his own house. Ravi is a cocksure character who immediately rubs Madhu's sister Bharati, a dance teacher, the wrong way with his brash behaviour. Bharati [[Misandry|hates men]] because of a past incident. Malli is the domestic help in Madhu's house. Madhu seduces and impregnates her, but denies paternity. In parallel, Ravi tries to tame the shrewish Bharati. Eventually, Malli's problems are all solved with Ravi's help and Bharati too responds to his advances.

== Cast ==
* [[Rajinikanth]] as Ravi<ref name="NamanRamachandran" />
* [[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]] as Bharati<ref name="NamanRamachandran" />
* [[Sripriya]] as Malli<ref name="NamanRamachandran" />
* Lakshmikanth as Madhu<ref name="NamanRamachandran" />

== Soundtrack ==

* "Chitti Chitti Chepallara Selayeti Papallara Chialakamma Cheppindoyi Challanimata" ([[P. Susheela]])
* "Enduku Neekee Daaparikamu Ennallu Daastavu Daagani Nijamu" ([[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]])
* "Kurradanukoni Kunukuluteese Verridanikee Pilupu" ([[S.P.Balasubrahmanyam]])

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="NamanRamachandran">{{Cite book |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2012 |isbn=978-81-8475-796-5 |pages=61 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0312559}}

[[Category:1970s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1977 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Malayalam films]]

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