Chakram (2005 film)
Chakram is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. It stars Prabhas in lead role as the titular character, while Asin and Charmy Kaur play the female leads.[1][2] The music was composed by Chakri with cinematography done by Ram Prasad. The film was released on 25 March 2005. The film won two Nandi Awards.
| Chakram | |
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| Directed by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Written by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Produced by | Venkatraju Sivaraju |
| Starring | Prabhas Asin Charmy Kaur Prakash Raj |
| Cinematography | Ram Prasad |
| Music by | Chakri |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Chakram (Prabhas) is a foreign returnee who has a dream of building a hospital at Pulivendula. He is in love with his colleague and his cousin Lakshmi (Asin), who studied with him abroad. He for an unknown reason runs away from his marriage hall. he then moves to Hyderabad and stays in a place called "Sahara Colony". There, he tries to solve problems of the people in the colony. Seeing all this, another girl who is also named Lakshmi (Charmy) falls in love with Chakram. We later find out that he left because he found out he has blood cancer.
Cast
- Prabhas as Chakram
- Asin as Lakshmi
- Charmy Kaur as Lakshmi
- Prakash Raj as Chakram's father
- Urvashi as Chakram's mother
- Tanikella Bharani as Lakshmi's (Asin) father
- Rajya Lakshmi as Lakshmi's (Charmy) mother
- Radha Kumari as Lakshmi's (Charmy) grandmother
- Venu Madhav as Auto Driver
- M. S. Narayana as Watchman
- Raghu Babu as Conman
- Santhosh Keezhattoor as Giri
- Ahuti Prasad as Ram Prasad
- Mallikarjuna Rao
- Srinivasa Reddy
- Bhuvaneswari
- Shiva Reddy
- A.V.S.
- Delhi Rajeswari
- Narayana Rao
- Kalpana
- Vajja Venkata Giridhar as Henchman
- B. Padmanabham as himself
- Brahmanandam as railway T.C. (Cameo)
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Chakri.
| Chakram | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 28 February 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:01 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Chakri | |||
| Chakri chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Na Peru Chakram" | Chandrabose | Sri | 5:07 |
| 2. | "Sony Cell Phone" | Kandikonda | Chakri, Kousalya | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Oke Oka Mata" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Chakri | 5:30 |
| 4. | "Koncham Karanga" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Kousalya | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Rangeli Holi" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:46 |
| 6. | "Jagamanta Kutumbam" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Sri | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 29:01 | |||
Awards
- Best Director - Krishna Vamsi
- Best Lyricist - Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry for "Jagamantha Kutumbam"
Dubbed Versions
- Chakram (Bhojpuri)
References
- "Chakram - Telugu cinema Review - Prabhas, Asin, Charmi - Krishna Vamsi".
- https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/chakram/telugu/76396.html
- "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)