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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komal_Jha in Chinna Cinema<br />
| image = Chinna Cinema Telugu film poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Telugu language<br>film poster for ''Chinna Cinema''<br />
| director = [[Ajay Kambhampati]]<br />
| producer = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Jyoti Sarup|Jyothy]]<br />
* Sekhar<br />
}} <br />
| writer = Ajay Kambhampati<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
* Komal Jha <br />
* Sumona Chandha<br />
}} <br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = Praveen Lakkaraju<br />
| cinematography = [[Hyder Bilgrami]]<br />
| editing = Vinjay<br />
| studio = [[Rainbow Entertainment]] <br />
| distributor = [[Jersey Plots]]<br />
| released = {{film date|2013|4|19|India}}<br />
| runtime = 128 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Chinna Cinema''''' ({{Translation|Small film}}) is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language [[romantic comedy]] film by [[Ajay Kambhampati]] as his directorial debut, and starring [[Komal Jha]], Arjun Kalyan and Sumona Chandha with music by Praveen Lakkaraju.<ref name="Sify 18 January 2013" /><ref name="Times of India 19 April 2013" /><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Ramu (Arjun Kalyan) lands in the USA with the dream of making much money with little effort. He stays with his friends and works at a local Indian grocery store owned by B. Jay (Mahesh Sriram) and operated by B. Jay's brother-in-law S. Jay (Karthik Srinivas). He takes an instant liking towards Janaki (Sumona Chanda) when he sees her the first time. Ramu is motivated to earn and send more money to his father Narayana (Surya) for building a new home. The new home is actually for an orphanage ("Raamaalayam") that is run by an old man, Bapiraju (Dr. M. Balayya).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/moviereviews/chinnacinema_moviereview.php |title=Reviews : Movie Reviews : Chinna Cinema - Movie Review |website=[[Telugucinema.com]] |accessdate=2014-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014205422/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/moviereviews/chinnacinema_moviereview.php |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A certain part of the movie has few episodes with a flashback. [[Komal Jha]] features as Damayanthi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tollywoodtimes.com/en/newsfullstory/h2lqtdspx7/Komal-Jha-as-a-Narthaki-in-Chinna-Cinema/2101|title=Komal Jha As A Narthaki In Chinna Cinema :: TollywoodTimes.com|website=www.tollywoodtimes.com|access-date=2016-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829031724/http://www.tollywoodtimes.com/en/newsfullstory/h2lqtdspx7/Komal-Jha-as-a-Narthaki-in-Chinna-Cinema/2101|archive-date=29 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> a Nartaki (dancer) of the 1950s in a village.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}<br />
*Arjun Kalyan as Ramudu <br />
*Sumona Chandha as Janaki<br />
* [[Komal Jha]] as Damayanthi<br />
* [[Ravi Varma (East Godavari actor)|Ravi Varma]]<br />
* [[Pradeep Shakti]]<br />
* [[L.B. Sriram]]<br />
* [[Surya (Telugu actor)|Surya]] as Narayana<br />
* [[Mannava Balayya|Dr. M. Balayya]] as Bapiraju<br />
* [[Vennela Kishore]] as Sri<br />
* [[Babloo Prithviraj|Prithvi]] as Daange<br />
* [[Thagubothu Ramesh]]<br />
* [[Ravi Varma (East Godavari actor)|Ravi Varma]] as Cowboy Krishna<br />
* [[Mahesh (Malayalam actor)|Mahesh Sriram]] as B. Jay <br />
* Karthik Srinivas as S. Jay<br />
* RJ Ghajini as Film director<br />
* Siddhanth<br />
* Raghunadh<br />
* Srini Kolla<br />
* [[Gautam Raju]] <br />
* Sudarshanam<br />
* Nagaraju<br />
* Sandhya Janak<br />
{{div col end}}<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
In January 2013, it was announced that ''Chinna Cinema'' was "gearing up for audio launch". Music is composed by Praveen Lakkaraju, with various song lyrics by Chakravarthula, SreeJo, Srinivasa Mouli, and K.S.M. Phanindra.<ref name="Sify 18 January 2013">{{cite news|last1=staff|title=Chinna Cinema team meets press|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/chinna-cinema-team-meets-press-news-telugu-nbsmoQidedcsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805104209/http://www.sify.com/movies/chinna-cinema-team-meets-press-news-telugu-nbsmoQidedcsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 August 2016|accessdate=12 June 2016|website=[[Sify]]|date=18 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="Sify 8 January 2013">{{cite news|last1=staff|title='Chinna Cinema'gears up for audio launch|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/chinna-cinema-gears-up-for-audio-launch-news-telugu-nbimC6fgaibsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805105716/http://www.sify.com/movies/chinna-cinema-gears-up-for-audio-launch-news-telugu-nbimC6fgaibsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 August 2016|accessdate=12 June 2016|website=[[Sify]]|date=8 January 2013}}</ref> Audio launch was February 9, 2013.<ref name="Sify 11 February 2013">{{cite news|last1=staff|title=Chinna Cinema audio launch on Feb 9th|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/chinna-cinema-audio-launch-on-feb-9th-news-telugu-ncloVpdhhhisi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805114905/http://www.sify.com/movies/chinna-cinema-audio-launch-on-feb-9th-news-telugu-ncloVpdhhhisi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 August 2016|accessdate=12 June 2016|website=[[Sify]]|date=11 February 2013}}</ref><br />
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# "USA", performed by Monica & Praveen Lakkaraju<br />
# "Puthadi Bomma" performed by [[Suchitra]] & Sreenivas Josyula<br />
# "Alai Vachi" performed by Divya Devunhalli & Prasad Thallam<br />
# "Ramugadu" performed by Sahiti & Praveen Lakkaraju<br />
# "Hari Lo Ranga Hari" performed by [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]<br />
# "Chinna Cinema" performed by [[Thagubothu Ramesh]] & [[Vennela Kishore]]<br />
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==Reception==<br />
''[[Times of India]]'' panned the film, offering that while filmmaker Ajay Kambhampati "chose an interesting premise - Daanam Chese Vaadiki Swartham Undakudadu (A philanthropist must not have a selfish motto)",<ref name="Times of India 19 April 2013"/> he "miserably failed to translate the idea into cinema. In trying to package a commercially entertaining film with an underlying philosophical message, the movie ends up being neither entertaining nor profound."<ref name="Times of India 19 April 2013"/> Expanding, they offered that the film "is a predictable fare that has revenge plot - often seen in Telugu films and doesn't offer anything new. The element of surprise is missing from the narration and it meanders aimlessly."<ref name="Times of India 19 April 2013"/> They noted that in a revenge-drama "the protagonist's moves to counter goons should be meticulously etched but that was badly missing," and offered that the plot line was illogical, the film's sequences looked uninteresting, and the romance between Ramudu (Arjun Kalyan) and Janaki (Sumona Chanda) was dull and failed to make an impression.<ref name="Times of India 19 April 2013">{{cite news|last1=AS|first1=Sashidhar|title=Chinna Cinema Movie Review|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/Chinna-Cinema/movie-review/19637464.cms|accessdate=9 June 2016|publisher=[[Times of India]]|date=19 April 2013}}</ref><br />
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''123Telugu'' offered that the film had a good concept but a bad execution. Pluses included the film's concept "of ‘ selfless donations ‘ and charity without expecting anything in return have been dealt with nicely."<ref name="123Telugu 19 April 2013">{{cite news|last1=Koneru|first1=Mahesh S|title=Review : Chinna Cinema – Good concept, bad execution|url=http://www.123telugu.com/reviews/review-chinna-cinema-good-concept-bad-execution.html|accessdate=10 June 2016|publisher=123Telugu|date=19 April 2013}}</ref> Actor [[Mannava Balayya|Dr. M. Balayya]] was praised for delivering "a classy and restrained performance".<ref name="123Telugu 19 April 2013"/> Newcomer Arjun Kalyan was "ok as the male lead",<ref name="123Telugu 19 April 2013"/> but needs to become relaxed and more comfortable in future roles. [[Vennela Kishore]] was entertaining in his role of movie reviewer, and RJ Ghajini was god in his role of an aspiring film director. Comedy scenes in the film's first half were good and "the song ‘Puttadi Bomma’ was shot beautifully."<ref name="123Telugu 19 April 2013"/> Film deficits include newcomer Sumona Chanda being a poor casting choice for the female lead, as it was felt "she does not have the kind of face that appeals to Telugu viewers."<ref name="123Telugu 19 April 2013"/> Further, the senior actors led by Goutham Raju were irritating and their comedy scenes seemed poorly written.<br />
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==References==<br />
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