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| Directed by | Jaya | ||||||||||||||||
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| Written by | Jaya
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| Produced by | BA Raju | ||||||||||||||||
| Starring | Template:Plainlist | ||||||||||||||||
| Cinematography | Poorna K.
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| Music by | Vandemataram Srinivas
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Telugu | ||||||||||||||||
| Budget | ₹80 lakh[1]
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Chantigadu is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Jaya and starring Baladitya in his lead debut and newcomer Suhasini with Saranya and Ahuti Prasad in supporting roles.[2]
Cast
Production
The shooting for the film began on 9 June 2003 in Hyderabad.[3] The song "Kokkoroko" was choreographed by the duo Venu-Pal and was shot on 20 June 2003.[3]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas,[4] and the lyrics were written by Bhuvana Chandra, Kasarla Shyam and Paidisetty Ram.[5] The audio release function was held on 30 September 2003.[6] The music CD was released by N. T. Rama Rao Jr. on 7 October 2003.[7]
Release
Reception
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film 3 Template:Fraction out of 5 and wrote that "This film comes as a whiff of fresh air when we find every Telugu film that is releasing in recent times failing to appeal to the audiences".[5]
Box office
The film was a box office success and ran for fifty days.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Interview with Jaya, Jeevi(16 February 2004). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ Muhurat of 'Chantigadu'(9 June 2003). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shooting coverage of Chantigadu (Chikkadu Dorakadu)(23 June 2003). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ Chantigadu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)(2003). Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Movie review - Chantigaadu, Jeevi(26 November 2003). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ Audio release - Chantigaadu(1 October 2003). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ NTR releases Chantigaadu audio CD(7 October 2003). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ Chantigadu success meet held(2 December 2003). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ Chantigadu complete 50 in 32 centers(6 January 2004). Retrieved 7 January 2024.