''Kalavaramaye Madilo'' is a 2009 Indian

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musical

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written and directed by Sathish Kasetty, who had earlier directed a Telugu film ''

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'' which won a National Award. The film stars

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and

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in the lead roles. The music was composed by

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cinema musician Sharath. The film won two

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Plot

The film revolves around a girl (

) who is very ambitious and wants to sing under the music direction of

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. Her mother (Delhi Rajeswari) is not a fan of music, while Swati is. So she secretly works at a restaurant as a live singer and (

) is a regular customer there. One day she receives negative criticism from a depressed classical musician (

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). It is revealed that he was once a celebrated musician but remained poor due to lack of tactics in staying famous. He has a friend and assistant (

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) who tries to keep him happy and healthy through his otherwise illness and poverty. In a turn of events, Swati happens to come to Vikram Gokhale to learn classical music. Though he refuses in the beginning to teach her, her determination and Tanikella Bharani's persistence make him agree. A quick learner, she happens to soon work on her skills and gain the affection of her teacher. All along, she has kept this a secret from her mother. On one day, an old photograph reveals to Swati and the audience that Vikram Gokhale and Delhi Rajeswari was a couple and Swati is their daughter. It is then revealed by Tanikella Bharani that Rajeswari moved far from her husband as he has nothing but love for music and the love alone can not take care of the financial needs of the family. The rest of the movie is all about Swati determining to bring her parents together, while cozying up to Kamal Kamaraju, now a close friend to her. She participates in a music competition along with other singers like (

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). Before she sings on the dais, she pleads emotionally. Though she sings flawlessly, she is disqualified under the norms that prevent participants from emotionally manipulating the audience. However, music director ( Koti) who is the chief guest to that competition makes an announcement that he has just received a call from A.R. Rahman and that he wants to make Swati sing in his next film, making her dreams true. Swati's parents unite to give a happy ending to the story.

Cast

as Sreya *

as Seenu *

as Rao *

Pragathi Pragathi Mahavadi (born April 17, 1975) is Indian film and television actress who has acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam languages. Personal life Pragathi was born in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh. Career Pragathi started her career as a model fo ...

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* Komali Sisters * Koti (special appearance)

Soundtrack

Sharath has composed the original score and soundtracks for the movie.

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, who won

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for the song "Pallavinchane" , performed the renditions for the movie. All the lyrics were penned by

Vanamali Mani Gopal (Telugu: మణిగోపాల్ ), popularly known by his pen name, Vanamali (Telugu: వనమాలి) is a Telugu lyricist and poet. He is the recipient of the Filmfare Best Lyricist Award. His works include the musical hit ...

. The tracks "Kalavaramaye Madilo", "Toli Toli Asalenno" & "Pallavinchani" received positive reviews and were hit tracks.

Awards

;

- 2009 * Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Mohan Vadlapatla * Best Female Playback Singer -

K. S. Chithra Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963), always credited as K. S. Chithra or Chithra, is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. In a career spanning over four decades, she has recorded over 25,000 songs in various In ...

- "Pallavinchani"

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1946278 2009 films 2000s Telugu-language films Films scored by Sharreth