Chakram (2005 film)

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Chakram
Chakram poster.jpg
Directed by Krishna Vamsi
Written byKrishna Vamsi
B. V. S. Ravi
Produced byC. Venkatraju
G. Sivaraju
Starring Prabhas
Asin
Charmy Kaur
Cinematography C. Ramprasad
Om Prakash
Arvind Krishna
Edited byK. V. Krishna Reddy
Music by Chakri
Production
company
Geeta Chitra International
Release date
  • 25 March 2005 (2005-03-25)
Running time
150 minutes
LanguageTelugu
Box office₹21 Crores

Chakram (transl.Wheel) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language drama film co-written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. It stars Prabhas in lead role as the titular character, while Asin (in her penultimate Telugu film role) and Charmy Kaur play the female leads. The music was composed by Chakri. The film was released on 25 March 2005 to mixed reviews and became a flop at the box office. [1] However, it won two Nandi Awards. The film was dubbed in Bhojpuri under the same name and in Malayalam as Dharma Chakram.

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Plot

Chakram (Prabhas) is a foreign returnee who has a dream of building a hospital at Pulivendula. He is in love with his colleague and cousin Lakshmi (Asin), who studied medicine with him abroad. For an unknown reason, he runs away from his marriage hall. He then moves to Hyderabad and stays in a place called "Sahara Colony". There, he helps all the people solving their problems and to smile again. Seeing all this, another girl who is also named Lakshmi (Charmy) slowly falls in love with Chakram. Chakram left because he found out that he has blood cancer and will die soon.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chakri.

Chakram
Soundtrack album by
Released28 February 2005
Recorded2005
Genre Soundtrack
Length29:01
Label Aditya Music
Producer Chakri
Chakri chronology
Soggadu
(2005)
Chakram
(2005)
Bhageeratha
(2005)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Na Peru Chakram" Chandrabose Sri 5:07
2."Sony Cell Phone" Kandikonda Chakri, Kousalya 4:54
3."Oke Oka Mata" Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Chakri 5:30
4."Koncham Karanga" Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Kousalya 4:26
5."Rangeli Holi" Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Shankar Mahadevan 4:46
6."Jagamanta Kutumbam" Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Sri 4:18
Total length:29:01

Reception

A critic from Rediff.com opined that "despite spending lavishly, a wafer-thin plot ensures a loser". [2]

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com said that "On the whole, Chakram disappoints". [3]

A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Not worth a watch unless there is nothing better around". [4]

Awards

Nandi Awards [5]

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References

  1. M. L., Narasimham (30 December 2005). "Dubbed films rule yet again". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Putting behind a flop (Chakram), Prabhas has clearly arrived with Chatrapathi, another big hit directed by S.S. Rajamouli.
  2. "Chakram is cliched fare". Rediff.com .
  3. "Chakram - Telugu cinema Review - Prabhas, Asin, Charmi - Krishna Vamsi". Idlebrain.com .
  4. "Chakram Review". Full Hyderabad.
  5. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)](PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh . Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)