Cheluvina Chilipili

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Cheluvina Chilipili
Cheluvina Chilipili.jpg
Official poster
Directed by S. Narayan
Starring
  • Pankaj
  • Roopika
CinematographyJagdish Wali
Music by Mickey J. Meyer
Release date
  • 28 August 2009 (2009-08-28)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Cheluvina Chilipili is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by S. Narayan. [1] [2] A remake of the Telugu film Kotha Bangaru Lokam , [3] the film stars his son Pankaj and newcomer Roopika. The film released to mixed reviews. [4] [5] The film bears a similar to title to S. Narayan's film Cheluvina Chittara. [6]

Contents

Cast

Production

S. Narayan cast in son (in his second film) and newcomer Roopika in the lead roles. [7]

Music

Mickey J Meyer, who composed the music for the original, reused his tunes. The audio launch of the film was attended by Ambareesh and Sumalatha. [8]

Cheluvina Chilipili
Soundtrack album by
Mickey J Mayers
Released2009
Recorded2009
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length25:08
LanguageKannada
Official audio
Cheluvina Chilipili - Full Album on YouTube
Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Nijaana Naanena" Sonu Nigam 5:29
2."Sai Sai Chakora"Chethan Sosca, Shreya Ghoshal 3:31
3."Kala Degula" Chethan Sosca4:15
4."Yaavudu Enadu" Shreya Ghoshal 4:47
5."Ninna Prashnege" Shankar Mahadevan 4:29
6."Ninna Prashnege" Kailash Kher 4:29
Total length:25:08

Release and reception

The film was released on 28 August 2009. [9] The film released at the same time as the film Iniya. [10]

A critic from Bangalore Mirror criticised Pankaj's acting and opined that "S Narayan has to extract acting from his son the same way he does with other actors" [11] On the contrary, a critic from The Times of India gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and said that "Pankaj excels in romantic, dramatic and action scenes. Roopika is simply superb. Anant Nag and Sumalata do a commendable job. Mickey Meyer's music is good. Jagadish Wali has done a good job with the camera". [12] A critic from The New Indian Express gave the same review and said that "Cheluvina Chilipili is a good family oriented film with message for college students". [13] R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and opined that "All in all, Cheluvina Chilipili is an enjoyable film". [3]

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