O Chinadana
| O Chinadana | |
|---|---|
DVD cover | |
| Directed by | E. Sathibabu |
| Written by | Marudhuri Raja (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | E. Sathibabu |
| Produced by | Mullapudi Brahmanandam |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | C. Ramprasad |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | Rajeswari Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | ₹6 crore distributors' share[1] |
O Chinadana is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by E Sathi Babu starring Srikanth, Raja, Gajala, Asha Saini and Sruthi Raj.[2][3][4] The film was produced by Mullapudi Brahmanandam for Rajeswari Films. The film was a box office success.[5] The main theme of the film was taken from the Hollywood film 10 Things I Hate About You (1999).
Plot
Ramya falls in fall in love with Srinivasa "Seenu" Sastry, but her elder sister, Divya hates love because of her childhood friend Rajesh. The lovers plot and introduce Narasimha, a thief as Rajesh, the childhood friend to lure Divya. Rest is how the pairs marry.
Cast
- Srikanth as Narasimha / fake Rajesh
- Raja as Srinivasa "Seenu" Sastry
- Shruthi Raj as Divya Reddy
- Gajala as Ramya Reddy
- Asha Saini as Chamanthi
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Major Rajasekhar Reddy
- Brahmanandam as Hyderabad/Secunderabad
- Ali as Ali
- Kovai Sarala as Veena Tantula Meera Bai
- Tanikella Bharani as Lawyer Avadhani
- Brahmaji as Rajesh
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as SI Kotayya
- Babu Mohan as Bhadrayya
- Benarjee
- Yamuna in a cameo
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar and the lyrics were written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry.[6]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dimdimtara Dimdimtara" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma Ramanan | 04:29 |
| 2. | "Havva Havva" | Swarnalatha, Mano | 04:59 |
| 3. | "Oh Chinadana" | Devashish | 05:07 |
| 4. | "Veelu Choosi Vela Choosi" | Tippu, Gopika Poornima | 04:32 |
| 5. | "Vonti Meeda Pattu Koka" | S. P. Charan, Sujatha, Swarnalatha, Mano | 05:04 |
Reception
Jeevi of Idlebrain rated the film three out of five and wrote, "Over all, it's a watchable film that has got some entertainment value. Made on a shoestring budget, this Srikanth-starrer is all set to recover the money and make handsome profits."[2] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote, "This film falls precisely into that category, where everything is as morbid as the designation of this title to a Jane Austin novel."[3] Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu noted, "Director Sattibabu and dialogue writer Maruduri Raja can take full credit for making this film an engrossing and entertaining comedy."[4]
References
- ^ "Tollywood Top 10 Box Office Collection Movies In 2002". T2BLive. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Telugu Cinema - Review - O Chinnadana - Srikanth, Raja, Gajala, Sruthi Raj - e Sathi Babu - Vidya sagar - Marudhuri Raja".
- ^ a b Verma, Mithun. "O Chinadana Review". Full Hyderabad.
- ^ a b "Telugu Cinema - Review - O Chinnadana - Srikanth, Raja, Gajala, Sruthi Raj - e Sathi Babu - Vidya sagar - Marudhuri Raja".
- ^ Sunil, Sreya; Jeevi. "Research - Telugu cinema in the first half of 2002". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
Srikanth starrers O Chinnadana and Aaduthu Paaduthu brought smiles on the faces of their distributors mainly due to the presence of good comedy in both the films.
- ^ "Oh Chinadana Songs Download, Oh Chinadana Telugu MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Telugu Songs - Raaga.com - A World Of Music". Raaga.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
External links
- O Chinadana at IMDb