Chandrahas (film)

Chandrahas
Poster
Directed by	Siva Shakthi Datta
Written by	Siva Shakthi Datta
Produced by	Haranath Policherla
Starring	Haranath Policherla
Music by	M. M. Keeravani
Production company	PH Productions
Release date	22 June 2007 (2007-06-22)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Chandrahas is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language social drama film directed by Siva Shakthi Datta and starring Haranath Policherla with Abbas and Ravi Prakash in supporting roles. Krishna makes a special appearance as Chatrapati Sivaji.

Plot

Five-hundred years ago, a Mysore queen gifted Chatrapati Sivaji (Krishna) a sword called Chandrahas. At present day, Sivaji (Harinath Policherla), a fifteen generation descendant of Sivaji and an archeologist, finds the sword but gets himself in trouble with his Muslim family friends and terrorists. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Haranath Policherla as Sivaji
• Astha Singal
• Abbas as Firoj
• Ravi Prakash as Sohail
• Sarath Babu as Chatrapati
• Hariprasad as Gaffar
• Puneet Issar as Liaqat Ali Khan
• Satya Prakash as Asad
• Brahmanandam
• Venu Madhav
• Gundu Hanumantha Rao
• Rajyalakshmi
• Sana
• Sujatha
• Abhinayashree
• Krishna as Chatrapati Sivaji (special appearance)

Production

Siva Shakthi Datta, M. M. Keeravani's father, made his debut into direction with this film. Haranath Policherla, producer of films like Paris Pranaya (2003; Kannada), Premayanamaha (2003), Alex (2005; also lead actor) and Hope (2006), plays the lead role in the film in addition to producing the film. ^[1] The director had scene a still from Doctor Cine Actor (1982) in which Krishna did a cameo as Chatrapati Sivaji and asked him to do the same role in this film. ^[3] Abbas plays the role of an emotional Muslim. ^[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani. Datta wrote the lyrics for eight songs, one of which was in Hindi. ^[1] The audio launch was held on 24 April 2007 at Prasad Labs in Hyderabad. ^[5] One song features Krishna. ^[3]

Chandrahas
Soundtrack album by M. M. Keeravani
Released	2007
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	37:40
Language	Telugu
Producer	M. M. Keeravani
M. M. Keeravani chronology
Bhookailas (2007) Chandrahas (2007) Yamadonga (2007)
External audio Chandrahas – Jukebox on YouTube

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aa Gale Lagja"		2:33
2.	"Aa Gale Lagja 2"		5:41
3.	"Chattisgadh Ki Ladki"		4:21
4.	"Chura Chura Choopula"		3:50
5.	"Hatathhuga"		1:16
6.	"Hrudayamadhuvanilo"	Vijay Yesudas	4:37
7.	"Idhi Tiyyani Teerani"		9:36
8.	"Naattuvangam"		2:12
9.	"Theme Music"		0:58
10.	"Trubuvana Janani"		2:36
Total length:			37:40

Release and reception

The film was initially scheduled to release on 6 April 2007. ^[1]

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "It is a badly made film with good music". ^[2]

Awards

Nandi Awards ^[6]

• Sarojini Devi Award for a Film on National Integration

References

1. "Muhurat - Chandrahas". Idlebrain.com . 17 December 2006. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
2. "Chandrahas movie review". Idlebrain.com . 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
3. "100 days function: Chandrahas". Idlebrain.com . 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
4. "Chitchat with Haranath Policherla". Idlebrain.com . 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
5. "Audio launch - Chandrahas". Idlebrain.com . 24 April 2007. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
6. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)](PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

External links

• Chandrahas at IMDb