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| Directed by | V. Umakant |
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| Written by | Sri Krishna (dialogues) |
| Produced by | J. K. Bharavi |
| Starring | Krishna Suman Naresh Sivaji Rohit Jayaprada Radhika Varma Rupa Sridevi Eepshitha Saipriya |
| Cinematography | Adusumalli Vijay Kumar |
| Edited by | K. Ramesh |
| Music by | J. K. Bharavi
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu
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Chandravamsam (Template:Translation) is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language family drama film directed by V. Umakant. The film features an ensemble cast starring Krishna, Suman, Naresh, Sivaji, Rohit, Jayaprada, Radhika Varma, Rupa, Sridevi, Eepshitha and Saipriya.
Chandravamsam is a remake of the Kannada film Habba (1999), which itself is based on the Pandavas and the Virata Parvam from the Mahabharata.[1] The film was released to negative reviews with Krishna's performance considered as the film's saving grace. The film was a box office failure.[2]
Plot
Four of the five brothers are married. When Krishna, the youngest brother falls in love with Priya, the brothers make sure she doesn't get married since she is their sister and their dead father was to give his property to her kids.
Cast
Production
Kannada director V. Umakant made his Telugu debut with this film.[3] The five brother characters are a modern take on the Pandavas with Krishna, Suman and Rohit's characters based on Dharma Raju, Bhima and Arjuna, respectively.[3] The film was titled Chandravamsam due to the relation between the lunar dynasty and the Pandavas.[3] Rohit accepted the film to learn from senior actors like Krishna.[4] Jayaprada reprised her role from Kannada original. This was her 44th film with Krishna.[5]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by J. K. Bharavi. The tune of songs "Dhim Thakita" and "Mama Masti" from Kannada film Habba were retained here. Template:Track listing
Reception
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film three out of five and wrote that "It's an average film and Krishna is the strength".[3] On the contrary, a critic from Sify wrote that the film "is very slow moving. The only silver lining in this otherwise boring movie is Krishna, who has put in good performance. He is the one-man entertainment troupe in the film. The rest of the cast can be forgotten".[1] Smriti Kashyap of Full Hyderabad wrote that "Anyway, if you can actually survive the feeling of suspended animation with a bunch of friendly autowallahs and Ambassador car drivers, then go ahead 'jawly jawly' all the way!"[6] Telugu Cinema wrote "This dramatized version of Virataparva with modern setting is pretty predictable. However despite having a lot of villains and villainy in the film it goes more on comical notes. For all those who acted in the film including Krishna and Jayaprada the roles are a cake walk. Music and other technical departments are average".[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Review: Chandravamsam, Moviebiz. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ↑ Tollywood in the first half of 2002. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Movie review - Chandra Vamsam, Jeevi(15 February 2002). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ↑ Finding a foothold. The Hindu(26 November 2002). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ Krishna-Jayaprada team up again. Telugu Cinema. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ↑ Chandravamsam Review, Kashyap, Smriti. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ Chandravamsam. Telugu Cinema. Retrieved 30 September 2025.