Chandra (film)

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Chandra
Chandra poster.jpg
Directed by Roopa Iyer
Written byRoopa Iyer
Produced byIndia Classic Arts and Narasimha Arts
Starring
CinematographyP. H. K. Doss
Edited bySri Crazymindz
Music byGautam Srivatsa
Distributed byNarasimha Arts
Release dates
  • 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)(Kannada)
  • 14 February 2014 (2014-02-14)(Tamil)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages

Chandra is a 2013 Indian romantic drama film, simultaneously made in Kannada and Tamil languages. Directed by Roopa Iyer, [1] it stars Shriya Saran and Prem Kumar. [2] The film deals with the life of a last generation princess and her love story. [3] The film was released on 27 June 2013 to positive reviews and emerged as a high success at the Kannada Box office. [4] The Tamil version of the film was released on 14 February 2014.

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Plot

The story revolves around rajkumari Ammani Chandravathi (Shriya Saran), a princess, and Chandrahasa (Prem Kumar) a music teacher. The two falls in love with each other. But the princess is engaged to Arya (Ganesh Venkatraman), settled in the US, against her wishes. She is not at all impressed by the US culture and tries to contact Chandrahasa to express her feelings. In another development, Chandrahasa promises his father that he would forget Chandravathi and allow her to marry Arya. But on the wedding day, the story takes a dramatic turn which ends on a happy note.

Cast

Production

Development

Roopa Iyer has studied the life of quite a few royal families in India to arrive at a subject for her film. The last branches of Royal Families are not in a position to adjust to normal social life. They do not get the right match to lead a royal life that is a gift for them from ancestors. On this basis Roopa Iyer has added the eternal 'Love' and made a meaningful and beautiful love story subject. The royal families taken over by the government facing a perturbed situation is shown in this movie. [5]

Casting

Roopa Iyer had initially considered Ramya for the lead role and even signed her for the lead role. [6] However the actress was dropped from the film later as she was not in good terms with the director and the fact that she skipped Kalaripayattu class required for her role to perform stunts. [7] Following that, various actresses such as Dia Mirza, Amala Paul, Amrita Rao and Aindrita Ray was considered for the role. [8] [9] Then she finalized Shriya Saran as the leading lady. [10] Saran who earlier made her debut in Kannada cinema through Arasu opposite Puneeth Rajkumar in a cameo role immediately accepted the offer after reading the script. Furthermore, actress Ramya Krishnan and singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam were chosen for a cameo appearance. [8] Prem Kumar played the protagonist in the film. P. H. K. Doss took the spot behind the camera. [11] Yesteryear actors Girish Karnad, Srinath and Sumithra was signed to appear in supporting roles. [12] [13] Ganesh Venkatraman has also been roped in to play the protagonist in this film. [14] Tamil actor Vivek made his Kannada debut. [15]

Filming

Twenty percent of the shooting was held in USA and rest in India. It was 50 plus days schedule Roopa Iyer had planned for her second direction movie. In Mysore, Bangalore, Rajasthan and Kodagu, Roopa Iyer had chalked out shooting schedules with Mumbai-based Media Networks G. [16]

Soundtrack

Kannada

Chandra
Soundtrack album by
Gautham Srivatsa
Released14 January 2013 (2013-01-14)
Genre Feature film soundtrack

[17]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Mouna Moundadalli" Roopa Iyer Sonu Nigam, Anuradha Bhat  
2."Tasse Otthu" A. P. Arjun Tippu  
3."Dhiranana Dhiranana" Roopa Iyer Karthik  
4."Nee Selave" Jayanth Kaikini Anuradha Bhat, Naresh Iyer  
5."Omkaradalli Jhenkaradalli" V. Nagendra Prasad K. S. Chithra, Madhu Balakrishnan  

Tamil

[18]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Mouna Mounamthil" Roopa Iyer Anand, Anuradha Bhat  
2."Raaja Raajan" Yugabharathi M. L. R. Karthikeyan 
3."Vaanil Ulla" Roopa Iyer Ranjith  
4."Nee Arugey Irukkum" Yugabharathi Anuradha Bhat, Naresh Iyer  
5."Omkaraminum" Yugabharathi Badri Prasad, Madhu Balakrishnan, Padmalatha 

Reception

Critical response

A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and says "Shriya Saran for her excellent portrayal of the princess. She impresses with her expression and dialogue delivery. Prem is superb as a music teacher and has given life to his character. Srinath shines as Shriya’s father. Music by Gowtham Srivathsa is impressive. PKH Das has done an excellent work with his camera". [19] A Sharadhaa from The New Indian Express wrote "Music by debutant Gautam Srivatsa adds a classic touch. Cameraman PHK Doss has managed to capture the beauty of Shriya well. The verdict: Shot in a light-hearted manner, with a bright palette of colours, and aided by good performances by the actors, the movie is appealing". [20] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "Prem and Shriya tease and delight the audience with their expressions and body language. Gautam Srivatsa’s music with evocative lyrics heighten the sense of yearning. All in all, Chandra mesmerises like a full moon but the pleasure wanes in the company of avoidable mistakes". [21] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "The comedy track with two of the best comedians from Kannada and Tamil, Sahdu Kokila and Vivek, falls flat. The slow pace does not help either. The two stars are cinematographer PHK Doss and composer Gautam Srivatsa". [22]

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