Chali Cheemalu ( te, చలి చీమలు) is a 1978 Telugu film directed by
Devadas Kanakala
Devadas Kanakala (30 July 1945 – 2 August 2019) was an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh who predominantly appeared in Telugu language films and TV shows. Rajnikanth, Chiranjeevi and Rajendra Prasad trained under him.
He was a very good tr ...
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Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao, elder of the
Paruchuri Brothers entered the Telugu cinema field as writer. Novel of Mandha Venkata Ramana Rao was developed into a full-length movie by their writing skills.
Nutan Prasad
Tadinada Varaprasad popularly known as Nutan Prasad (12 December 1945 – 30 March 2011) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was a native of Kaikaluru, Andhra Pradesh, India. He started his film ...
’s catch phrase ''Notokka jillaala andagaadni'' became popular among the Telugu audience. The film won two
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...
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Cast
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Nutan Prasad
Tadinada Varaprasad popularly known as Nutan Prasad (12 December 1945 – 30 March 2011) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was a native of Kaikaluru, Andhra Pradesh, India. He started his film ...
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Rallapalli
Soundtrack
* ''Bhoomi Poye'' (Lyrics: Rallapalli; Singer: Rallapalli)
Awards
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Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...
- 1978
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Second Best Feature Film - Silver - J. Venkatarya.
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Best Story Writer - Mandha Venkataramana Rao
Legacy
Nutan Prasad
Tadinada Varaprasad popularly known as Nutan Prasad (12 December 1945 – 30 March 2011) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was a native of Kaikaluru, Andhra Pradesh, India. He started his film ...
’s catchphrase "''Nootokka jillalaku andagadni''" () became popular among the Telugu audience. The phrase was adapted as a title for the film ''
Nootokka Jillala Andagadu
''Nootokka Jillala Andagadu'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Rachakonda Vidyasagar. It is written by Avasarala Srinivas who stars alongside Ruhani Sharma. The film is produced by Sri Venkateswara Creations a ...
'' (2021)
References
1978 films
1970s Telugu-language films
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