Chalisuva Modagalu
Chalisuva Modagalu (transl. Moving Clouds) is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Saritha, Ambika and K. S. Ashwath in the lead roles. The movie is well known for its evergreen songs which were composed by the musical duo Rajan-Nagendra. The film was a major success at the box office upon its release.[2][3] The movie was remade in Telugu in 1983 as Rajakumaar, starring Sobhan Babu with Ambika reprising her role.
| Chalisuva Modagalu | |
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| Kannada | ಚಲಿಸುವ ಮೋಡಗಳು |
| Directed by | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao |
| Produced by | Parvathamma Rajkumar |
| Written by | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao (dialogues by Chi. Udayashankar) |
| Screenplay by | Chi. Udaya Shankar Singeetham Srinivasa Rao |
| Starring | Rajkumar Ambika Saritha Master Lohith |
| Music by | Rajan-Nagendra |
| Cinematography | B. C. Gowrishankar |
| Edited by | P. Bhaktavatsalam |
Production company | Vaishnavi Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
Mohan and Sheela are in love, but due to circumstances, Mohan ends up marrying Leela. After several years, Sheela lands up in jail on charges of murdering her husband. Mohan is defending her and has to argue against Leela, who is the public prosecutor. The rift caused between Mohan and Leela form the rest of the plot.
Cast
- Rajkumar as Mohan
- Saritha as Leela
- Ambika as Sheela (Voice dubbed by B. Jayashree)
- Master Lohit as Ramu[4]
- K. S. Ashwath
- Shivaram
- Advani Lakshmi Devi
- Thoogudeepa Srinivas
- Pandari Bai
- Vijay Raghavendra as a child judge in the song My Lord Nanna Vaada
Soundtrack
| Chalisuva Modagalu | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1982 |
| Recorded | 1982 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 24:29 |
| Language | Kannada |
| Label | Sangeetha Music |
The music and background score was composed by Rajan-Nagendra and the lyrics were penned by Chi. Udaya Shankar. All the songs were received extremely well and were instant hits.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "My Lord" | Rajkumar, S. Janaki |
| 2 | "Neenello Naanalle" | Rajkumar, S. Janaki |
| 3 | "Kaanadante Maayavadanu" | Master Lohith (Puneeth Rajkumar) |
| 4 | "Jenina Holeyo" | Rajkumar, Sulochana |
| 5 | "Chandira Thanda" | Rajkumar, S. Janaki |
Box office
Chalisuva Modagalu garnered positive response from the people. The movie was a phenomenal success in A, B and C centres. The movie had a theatrical run of 40 weeks in Hubli and certain other parts of Uttara Karnataka while completed 175 days of run in several other centres. Chalisuva Modagalu became the first movie to complete 100 days theatrical run in two centres in Mysore city where it sold around 7.5 lakh tickets which would amount to 4 to 4.5 crores at the current rate breaking the previous record of Dr Rajkumar's Haalu Jenu which had sold 6.5 lakh tickets. The movie completed 100 days of run in all the 16 first release centres and 100 days in Bengaluru. The movie which ran for 85 days in Sampige theatre held the record of longest running movie in that theatre for almost 15 years until the release of Nammoora Mandara Hoove.Chalisuva Modagalu earned a profit of ₹23.75 lakhs within the first five weeks which was the highest for a Rajkumar movie between 1982 and 1984 with Haalu Jenu, Kaviratna Kalidasa and Samayada Gombe being the other top ventures. The movie was an All Time Blockbuster at the box office.[5]
Awards
- Best Child actor - Master Lohith
- Best Sound recording - N. Pandurangan
References
- sandalwoodking (3 June 2015). "Haalu Jenu A Look back". Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- chitratara (7 April 2007). "Raja of Chalanachitra". Archived from the original on 17 July 2007.
- sandalwoodking (17 May 2011). "All time Blockbusters".
- deccanherald (14 April 2012). "In Starry Footsteps".
- sandalwoodking (3 June 2015). "Haalu Jenu A Look Back^". sandalwoodking.rocks. Retrieved 27 May 2019.