Chora Chittha Chora

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Chora Chittha Chora
Directed bySubrahmanyam
Written by K. Raghavendra Rao
Produced by Sa. Ra. Govindu
Starring V. Ravichandran
Namrata Shirodkar
Malavika
Srinivasa Murthy
CinematographyG. S. V. Seetharam
Edited byShyam
Music byV. Ravichandran
Production
company
Thanu Chitra
Release date
  • 24 December 1999 (1999-12-24)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Chora Chittha Chora is a 1999 Indian Kannada language romance drama film directed by Subramanya and produced by Sa. Ra. Govindu. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Namrata Shirodkar and Malavika. [1] [2] This was Shirodkar's first & only Kannada film.

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The film was a remake of Telugu film Allari Priyudu (1993) which was inspired by the 1991 Hindi movie Saajan which in turn was inspired by the play Cyrano de Bergerac . [3] The music was composed by Ravichandran to the lyrics of K. Kalyan. The movie was later dubbed in Hindi as Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko.

Plot

A man falls in love with a woman after their friendship blossoms through letters. However, he is unaware that her adoptive sister is the one writing them.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Ravichandran and lyrics were written by K. Kalyan and Shree Chandru. [4] A total of 8 tracks have been composed for the film and the audio rights brought by Jhankar Music.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Hey Dosth Helo Dosth" K. Kalyan Badri Prasad, L. N. Shastry, Ravishankar Gowda  
2."Malle Sooji Malle"K. Kalyan S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra  
3."O Igo Illondu Manaside"K. Kalyan K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra 
4."Cheluvamma Chandamama"Shree ChandruS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
5."Cheluvamma Premadamma"Shree ChandruL. N. Shastry 
6."Kachaguliya Kannavane"Shree ChandruS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
7."Dillu Dillu Seridaga"Shree ChandruS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
8."Hello Hello"Shree ChandruS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 

Reception

Deccan Herald wrote "A triangular love trite with regular doses of pranks, love, letters, disappointment and sacrifice, Chora Chitta Chora, the latest Ravichandran-starrer offers nothing new except for fresh faces and eye-catching picturesque locales". [3]

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References

  1. Ravichandran filmography
  2. Cast&crew Archived 13 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 "CHORA CHITTA CHORA (Kannada)". www.deccanherald.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. "Songs list". Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.