Chatrapati (film)

Infobox_Film
name = Chatrapathi


imdb_id = 0843328
writer = Vijayendra Prasad
starring = Prabhas,
Shriya Saran,
Bhanupriya,
Pradeep Rawat
director = S.S. Rajamouli
producer = B.V.S.N. Prasad
distributor =
editing = Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
cinematography = Senthil Kumar
released = September 29, 2005
runtime =
language = Telugu
music = M.M. Keeravani
awards =
country = India
budget = 12.5 crores

"Chatrapati" ( _te. ఛత్రపతి) is a 2005 Telugu ( Dubbed in malayalam as the same title ) film written & directed by S.S. Rajamouli. Prabhas in the main lead and Shriya Saran, Bhanupriya, and Pradeep Rawat in other roles. After miserable flops like "Adavi Ramudu" and "Chakram", Prabhas has made his comeback with this film. The film released on September 29, 2005.

Story

Sivaji (Prabhas), his brother Ashok (Shafi) and mother (Bhanupriya) are Telugus settled in Srilanka. Due to political problems, they get evicted and return to India 12 years back. During the eviction process Sivaji is separated from his brother and mother. Sivaji reaches Vizag. There is a leader called Baji Rao (Narendra Jha) who exploits these refugees by making them bonded-labor for life. Sivaji turns out to be the leader among the refugees and puts an end to Baji Rao. There by he makes sure that there is no exploitation of refugees. Sivaji is also in constant search of his mother and his obnoxiously-jealous brother. The rest of the story is all about how he wins them back.

Cast

* Prabhas ... Sivaji/Chatrapati
* Bhanupriya ... Sivaji's mother
* Shafi ... Ashok
* Shriya Saran ... Neelu
* Pradeep Rawat ... Ras Bihari
* Narendra Jha ... Baji Rao
* Arti Agarwal ... Special Appearance (song)

Crew

* Director: S.S. Rajamouli
* Producer: B.V.S.N. Prasad
* Writers: Vijayendra Prasad, S.S. Rajamouli
* Dialogues: M. Rathnam
* Music: M.M. Keeravani
* Photographer: Senthil Kumar
* Editing: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
* Art Director: R. Ravinder
* Lyrics: Veturi, Chandrabose, Shivashakti Dutta
* Costume Designer: Rama Rajamouli
* Choreography: Raghava Lawrence

Music

The film has seven songs composed by M. M. Keeravani:

* "A Vachhi B Pai Valli" - Adnan Sami & Mathangi
* "Agni Salkani" - M.M. Keeravani, Mathangi, & Mangari
* "Summama Suruyaaa" - Kalyani Malik, Sunitha, Smitha, & Niraj Pandit
* "Nallnivanee" - K.S. Chitra
* "Manela Tintivira" - Tippu, Smitha, & Kalyani
* "Gundusoodi" - M. M. Keeravani & Sunitha
* "Gala Galagala" - K.S. Chitra, Neerippal, & Jassie Gift

Box-office

*The film had a 100-day run in 54 centres. [http://www.superhit.co.in/boxoffice.asp?record=chatrapathi100days]

External links

*imdb title|id=0843328|title=Chatrapati