Chakram (2005 film)

2005 film

Chakram

Directed by| Krishna Vamsi
Written by| Krishna Vamsi
B. V. S. Ravi
Produced by| C. Venkatraju
G. Sivaraju
Starring| Prabhas
Asin
Charmy Kaur
Cinematography| C. Ramprasad
Om Prakash
Arvind Krishna
Edited by| K. V. Krishna Reddy
Music by| Chakri

Production
company

Geeta Chitra International

Release date

* 25 March 2005 (2005-03-25)

Running time

| 150 minutes
Language| Telugu

Chakram (transl. Wheel) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language drama film co-written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. It stars Prabhas in lead role as the titular character, while Asin (in her penultimate Telugu film role) and Charmy Kaur play the female leads. The music was composed by Chakri. The film was released on 25 March 2005 to mixed reviews and became a flop at the box office.[1] However, it won two Nandi Awards. The film was dubbed in Bhojpuri under the same name and in Malayalam as Dharma Chakram.

## Plot

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Chakram (Prabhas) is a foreign returnee who has a dream of building a hospital at Pulivendula. He is in love with his colleague and cousin Lakshmi (Asin), who studied medicine with him abroad. For an unknown reason, he runs away from his marriage hall. He then moves to Hyderabad and stays in a place called "Sahara Colony". There, he helps all the people solving their problems and to smile again. Seeing all this, another girl who is also named Lakshmi (Charmy) slowly falls in love with Chakram. Chakram left because he found out that he has blood cancer and will die soon.

## Cast

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* Prabhas as Chakram
* Asin as Lakshmi
* Charmy Kaur as Lakshmi
* Prakash Raj as Peddi Reddy, Chakram's father
* Urvashi as Chakram's mother
* Tanikella Bharani as Lakshmi's (Asin) father
* Rajya Lakshmi as Lakshmi's (Charmy) mother
* Radha Kumari as Lakshmi's (Charmy) grandmother
* Ahuti Prasad as Ram Prasad
* Venu Madhav as Auto Driver
* M. S. Narayana as Watchman
* Raghu Babu as Conman
* Santhosh Keezhattoor as Giri
* Mallikarjuna Rao
* Srinivasa Reddy
* Bhuvaneswari
* Shiva Reddy
* A.V.S.
* Delhi Rajeswari
* Narayana Rao
* Kalpana
* Vajja Venkata Giridhar as Henchman
* B. Padmanabham as himself
* Bill Bitra
* Brahmanandam as railway T.C. (Cameo)

## Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Chakri.

Chakram

Soundtrack album by

Chakri

Released| 28 February 2005
Recorded| 2005
Genre| Soundtrack
Length| 29:01
Label| Aditya Music
Producer| Chakri
Chakri chronology
| Soggadu
(2005)  | Chakram
(2005)  | Bhageeratha
(2005)

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Track listNo.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Na Peru Chakram"| Chandrabose| Sri| 5:07
2.| "Sony Cell Phone"| Kandikonda| Chakri, Kousalya| 4:54
3.| "Oke Oka Mata"| Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry| Chakri| 5:30
4.| "Koncham Karanga"| Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry| Kousalya| 4:26
5.| "Rangeli Holi"| Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry| Shankar Mahadevan| 4:46
6.| "Jagamanta Kutumbam"| Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry| Sri| 4:18
Total length:| 29:01

## Reception

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A critic from Rediff.com opined that "despite spending lavishly, a wafer-thin plot ensures a loser".[2] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com said that "On the whole, Chakram disappoints".[3] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Not worth a watch unless there is nothing better around".[4]

## Awards

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Nandi Awards[5]

* Best Director \- Krishna Vamsi
* Best Lyricist \- Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry for "Jagamantha Kutumbam"

## References

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1. ^ M. L., Narasimham (30 December 2005). "Dubbed films rule yet again". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. "Putting behind a flop (Chakram), Prabhas has clearly arrived with Chatrapathi, another big hit directed by S.S. Rajamouli."
2. ^ "Chakram is cliched fare". Rediff.com.
3. ^ "Chakram - Telugu cinema Review - Prabhas, Asin, Charmi - Krishna Vamsi". Idlebrain.com.
4. ^ "Chakram Review". Full Hyderabad.
5. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

## External links

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* Chakram at IMDb

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Filmography of Krishna Vamsi

* Gulabi (1995)
* Ninne Pelladata (1996)
* Sindhooram (1998)
* Chandralekha (1998)
* Anthahpuram (1998)
* Samudram (1999)
* Murari (2001)
* Khadgam (2002)
* Shakti: The Power (2002) (Hindi)
* Sri Anjaneyam (2004)
* Chakram (2005)
* Danger (2005)
* Rakhi (2006)
* Chandamama (2007)
* Sasirekha Parinayam (2009)
* Mahatma (2009)
* Mogudu (2011)
* Paisa (2014)
* Govindudu Andarivadele (2014)
* Nakshatram (2017)
* Ranga Maarthaanda (2023)

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