Chandi (film)
2013 Indian film
Chandi is a 2013 Indian Telugu film directed by V. Samudra starring Priyamani, Krishnam Raju, and R. Sarathkumar.
It is loosely based on the Hollywood movie The Long Kiss Goodnight, and was remade in Bhojpuri in 2015 as Durga starring Rani Chaterjee and in Bangladesh in 2016 as Rokto starring Pori Moni.
01Cast
- Priyamani as Ganga a.k.a. Chandee
- Krishnam Raju as Ashok Gajapati Raju
- R. Sarathkumar as Chandrasekhar Azad
- Brahmanandam as Satyanarayana
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Minister
- Vinod Kumar Alva as IAS Officer Rao
- Nagendra Babu as CBI Officer
- Ranganath as Judge
- Posani Krishna Murali as Inspector Gabbar Singh
- G. V. Sudhakar Naidu as Assistant Commissioner
- Supreeth as Minister's accomplice
- Giri Babu as Chief Minister
- Chandra Mohan as Police Retired Constable
- M. S. Narayana
- Ali as Cherry
- Thagubothu Ramesh as Driver
- Telangana Shakuntala
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao
- Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao
- Satyam Rajesh as Chandee's friend
- Chitram Srinu as Chandee's friend
- Kadambari Kiran as Constable
- Chammak Chandra as Constable
- Dasanna as Constable
- Prabhas Sreenu
- Raju
- Scarlett Mellish Wilson in an item number
02Production
The film was formally launched on 31 January 2013, with principal photography commencing on 30 October 2012. Filming took place over eight months, primarily across Hyderabad, Rajamundry and Bangkok, Thailand.
03Soundtrack
| Chandee | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album | |
| Recorded | 2013 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 24:43 |
| Label | Chandee |
All music is composed by NR Sankar and Chinna.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alluri Seetharama Raju" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Kailash Kher | 5:15 |
| 2. | "Ganga Ganga" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Harini | 4:52 |
| 3. | "A=Appla la unta" | Bhaskara Batla Ravi Kumar | Ramya NSK | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Chall Chall" | Chandrabose | Bhargavi Pillai | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Chandi Chandee" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Bhargavi Pillai | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Uure leduga" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Bhargavi Pillai | 2:53 |
| Total length: | 24:43 | |||
04Release and reception
The film was originally scheduled for release in the first week of October 2013, but was postponed due to political unrest in Andhra Pradesh and finally released on 8 November 2013.
A critic from The Times of India rated the film 1.5/5 stars and wrote, "It’s a tediously trashy film that falls short of being an assault on your senses. Everything about the movie is so sloppy that, five minutes into the movie you realise this one’s going to be a pain".
Sources and credits
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