''Chitra'' () is a 2001 Indian
Kannada-language
romantic drama film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...
directed by
Dinesh Babu and produced by
Ramoji Rao. A remake of the Telugu film ''
Chitram'' (2000), directed by
Teja, the film stars
Prasad and newcomer
Rekha Vedavyas with
Ananth Nag in a supporting role. The film had musical score by
Gurukiran, which was well received. The film, upon release, was well received and declared a
silver jubilee at the box office.
Cast
*
Prasad as Ramu
*
Rekha Vedavyas as Chitra (credited as Chitra)
*
Ananth Nag as Ramu's father
*
Anirudh Jatkar as Ramu's friend
*
Sunil Raoh
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as Ramu's friend
*
Sharan
*
Gurukiran
*
Master Anand as Prashanth
*
Vinayak Joshi
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* Ganesh Varsha
*
Sanketh Kashi
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as Govinda, Kannada lecturer
* Naga Prasad
*
Ramesh Bhat
* Ashalatha
* Vanitha Vaasu
*
Bank Janardhan
*
Mandeep Rai
* Sri Gowri
* Master Arun
* Baby Raksha
* John D'Souza
* M. N. Suresh
Production
This is
Prabhu Deva's brother
Prasad's first Kannada film. Model
Rekha Vedavyas plays an
NRI
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student in the film. She received the role after one of the producers, Jayashri Devi, saw her photographs.
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by
Gurukiran. The soundtrack was well received upon release and Gurukiran won the
Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for the year 2001.
Reception
A critic from ''Chitraloka'' wrote that "No fights, not much of melodrama (exception to first half) a bunch of friends looking after the comedy department and Gurukiran to make you crazy and of course handling the minute elements effectively is what draws you to this film".
References
External links
Chitra songs at Raaga
2001 films
2000s Kannada-language films
2001 romantic drama films
Indian romantic drama films
Kannada remakes of Telugu films
Films scored by Gurukiran
Teenage pregnancy in film
Films directed by Dinesh Baboo
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