''Chatrapathi'' is a 2005 Indian

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-language

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co-written and directed by

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and produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad. The film stars

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and

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while

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, and Pradeep Rawat play supporting roles.

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and

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made a guest appearance. The film released on 29 September 2005. It collected an estimated distributors' share of 22 crore ($5 million) against a budget of 12.5 crore ($2.8 million). The film won two

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- Best Supporting Actress for

and Best Music Director for M. M. Keeravani. The film was remade in

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as ''

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'' (2006), and in

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with the same name in 2013. A

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remake with the same title began its production in 2021.

Plot

Sivaji and Ashok are the sons of Parvati. Sivaji is her stepson, but Parvati shows equal affection for both of them. This is not liked by Ashok, her biological son. They are one of the families living on the coast of

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. One day, these villagers are forced to evacuate the coast. By Ashok's dislike on Sivaji, he lies to his mother that Sivaji died in the fire that was burning everything. Then, he is separated from his family. He ends up in a different boat and lands in Vizag port. He is brought up in the port itself, but his search for his mother never ceases. In that process, he comes across Neelu. Here, the port is dominated by Baji Rao and some goons using refugee labor for their own gain. Sivaji is an aggressive guy but is controlled by his well-wishers. One day, he reacts aggressively in defense of himself and the other refugees. People start calling him Chhatrapati. Meanwhile, Ras Bihari comes down to Vizag in the hunt for Sivaji since he killed his brother Baji Rao. Ashok, too lands in the same place. Realizing that Sivaji is his brother, he joins hands with the bad guys. The story is then of Chhatrapati, who is searching for his mother, and has a bunch of bad guys, including his brother, on his back while the entire port looks up to him.

Cast

as Sivaji / Chatrapathi **

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as Young Sivaji *

as Neelu *

as Parvati, Sivaji's stepmother and Ashok's biological mother *

special appearance in the song Summa Masuriyaaa *

as Ashok, Sivaji's stepbrother / Akash ** Master

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as Young Ashok * Pradeep Rawat as Ras Bihari *

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as Baji Rao *

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as Appala Nayudu * Ajay as Ajay *

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as Shivaji's friend * Supreeth as Katraju * Venu Madhav as Mahesh Nanda *

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as Commissioner *

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as Syed Jaffar Khan *

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as Commissioner's assistant *

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as Appala Nayudu's assistant *

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as Sivaji's Neighbour * Jeeva as boat Agent *

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as Fisherwoman * Sekhar as Bhadram * SS Kanchi as Clerk in Commissioner's Office * Raghava as Dr. Vihari *

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* Anita Chowdary *

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Themes

In an interview with '' Idlebrain.com'', Rajamouli described ''Chatrapathi'' as a "mother sentiment film", which also deals with the exploitation faced by immigrants who come to India from the places far away and live without any official identity. When questioned about similarities to the American film '' Scarface'', he said that his father

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, who wrote ''Chatrapathi'', watched ''Scarface'' got inspired by the point of immigrants' problems, but there were no scenic resemblances between the two films.

Soundtrack

The film has seven songs composed by M. M. Keeravani. The track ''Gundusoodi'' has been reused from the song ''Kambangaadu'' from the

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movie ''

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'' (1992) also composed by M. M. Keeravani. The song ''Agni Skalana'' was inspired from the ''Main Theme'' of the video game '' Myst IV: Revelation'' (2004) composed by Jack Wall.

Reception

Critical reception

A reviewer from ''

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'' felt that though the storyline was routine, its screenplay and direction that did the trick for the film. ''

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'' rated the film 2/5 and wrote, "a swell cast with a young action hero and add a dash of digital wizardry to the stunts and cook up an unimaginative script as an aftermath and serve it piping hot! ''Chatrapati'' works to a certain extent thanks to the tall handsome hunk Prabhas." Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' observed the film's similarities with ''Scarface'' and ''

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'' but opined that Chatrapati stands on its own.

Box office

The film had a 100-day run in 54 venues.

Awards and nominations

Dubbed versions and remakes

The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Chandramouli'' (2013), Malayalam as ''Chatrapathi'' (2011) and in Hindi as ''Hukumat Ki Jung'' (2009). The film was remade in

as ''

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'' (2006) starring

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and Rambha, and in

with the same name in 2013, with Siddhanth and Priyadarshini. It will be remade in Hindi with

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making his debut in Hindi cinema.

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chhatrapati (Film) 2005 films 2000s Telugu-language films 2005 action drama films Films scored by M. M. Keeravani Telugu films remade in other languages Films directed by S. S. Rajamouli Indian action drama films Films about Indian slavery Films about social issues in India Films shot in Visakhapatnam