Chaithanya

Chaitanya
Directed by	Prathap K. Pothan
Produced by	Sathyam Babu
Written by	Prathap K. Pothan, Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Starring	Akkineni Nagarjuna Gautami Girish Karnad Raghuvaran Silk Smitha Nizhalgal Ravi Kota Srinivasa Rao Ravi Teja Suthi Velu Chinni Jayanth Chinna
Music by	Illayaraja
Cinematography	Rajiv Menon
Release date(s)	June 7, 1991
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Chaitanya (Telugu: చైతన్య) is a 1991 road movie, Telugu film written and directed by Prathap K. Pothan.

Plot

A garage mechanic, Chaitanya, (Akkineni Nagarjuna) is the Chief mechanic for the upcoming Roots Company Challenge 1991 Automotive rally race - which starts via the route from Chennai coast to Goa coast, a route which is noted for illegal drug trade and arms trafficking. Retired Major Harischandra prasad (Girish Karnad) is the Chief guest for the Rally, his daughter Padmini (gautami) also competes for the Roots Challenge Trophy.

Further, Chaitanya's journalist friend Sudhakar (Chinna) after witnessing the murder of city D.I.G., gets murdered by the group of goons near his garrage, The D.I.G.'S murder happens to be planned by a high profile unknown criminal. Police commissioner (Kota Srinivasa Rao) who is a close associate to Harischandra prasad is up to unweaving the mysterious murder of D.I.G and the journalist.

On the other hand, Chaitanya finds himself beaten by the goons after he comes to the assistance of his journalist friend. When he regains his senses he finds himself with a revolver in his hand and in Police custody, arrested and charged with the homicide of the very friend he tried to assist. With evidence pointing toward his guilt, he has virtually no defense and may well spend the rest of his life in prison or be hanged. He manages to escape from the prison with the help of Chaitanya's garage assistant, Golconda (a drunkard) through the journalist's friend (joseph) in a water tanker. Interestingly, in guise of the journalist's friend (joseph),the high profile criminal's henchmen is hidden in the tanker.

The criminal's henchmen plans to blast the water tanker and kill chaitanya who flees from Srungavarapukota prison in the same water tanker. But, after a battle with the henchmen,inside the water tanker, Chaitanya escapes and jumps from the water tanker into a lake and the henchmen dies in the water tanker explosion. Police send Chaitanya's case to CBI as they come to a conclusion that it was chaitanya who got killed in the water tanker explosion.

Now, Chaitanya gets to participate in the 'one halt race' by joining at a mile stone of the route, being in guise of the garage assistant's race car . Chaitanya also finds out that among 3 cars of the rally, the photogarphs of D.I.G's murder caught by his journalist friend are hidden. In another twist, Padmini happens to drive one of the 3 cars where in the photographs were hidden.

How Chaitanya unweaves the mystery behind all this crime and how Padmini and Chaitanya fall in love in the process and identify the high profile criminal adds to the rest of the plot and suspense in the film.

Soundtrack

Chaithanya
Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja
Released	1991 (1991)
Length	24:35
Language	Telugu

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Raaga

The music score is provided by Ilayaraja.^[1]

• Kanneledi Kannugeeti Kasimeedundi Magada (04:57) (Singer: S. P. Sailaja)
• Oho Laila O Charuseela Kopamela (04:57) (Singer: S. P. Balasubramanyam)
• Paapa Eedu Gola Paata Peru Jola (04:51) (Singer: S. P. Balasubramanyam)
• Sweety, Enta Debba Teesindi Nee Gumma Prema (04:56) (Singer: S. P. Balasubramanyam and S. Janaki)
• Vayase Tholi Vasantaladu Vaalu Poddullo (04:54) (Singer: S. P. Balasubramanyam and S. Janaki)

References

1. ^ Chaitanya film songs at Raaga.com

External Links

• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0254210/
• http://chaitanya.moviedost.com/
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0899227/
• http://www.vebtoday.com/profiles/nagarjuna.html
• http://www.chakpak.com/movie/chaitanya/8468