Cheluva

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1997 Indian film

Cheluva

Directed by| V. Ravichandran
Written by| B. Suresh [Dialogues]
Screenplay by| E. V. V. Sathyanarayana
Story by| E. V. V. Sathyanarayana
Based on| Hello Brother by E. V. V. Satyanarayana
Produced by| S. Ramesh
Starring| V. Ravichandran
Meena
Gautami
Cinematography| G. S. V. Seetharam
Edited by| Suresh Urs
Music by| Hamsalekha

Production
company

Mahalakshmi Pictures

Release date

* 30 September 1997 (1997-09-30)

Running time

| 156 minutes
Country| India
Language| Kannada

Cheluva is a 1997 Kannada comedy-drama film directed and enacted by V. Ravichandran in dual roles. The rest of the cast includes Meena, Gautami and Tiger Prabhakar among others.[1] The film is a remake of Telugu film Hello Brother which itself was loosely based on the Hong Kong action comedy Twin Dragons (1992) starring Jackie Chan.[2][3]

The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed and written by Hamsalekha and was produced by S. Ramesh for Mahalakshmi Pictures banner.

## Plot

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Cheluva and Vijay, two twin brothers, are separated in their childhood by Raghuram, a well-known criminal. Cheluva is left on the streets by Raghuram and becomes a small-time criminal. Vijay was brought up under his parents' guidance and is a well-known engineer. After several years, Cheluva has come face to face with his family. The rest of the film deals with the confusion the family face due to the lookalikes of Cheluva and Vijay.

## Cast

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* V. Ravichandran (double acting) as Cheluva/Vijay
* Meena as Meena
* Gautami as Moha
* Tiger Prabhakar as Police Officer Prathap
* Kazan Khan as Kodanda, an evil
* Mukhyamantri Chandru as sidekick of Kodanda
* Srinivasa Murthy
* Umashree as lady PC
* Bank Janardhan as Bhandlee Bhandari
* Doddanna as Head P.C.
* Tennis Krishna as PK
* B. V. Radha as Akhilandeshwari, Mother of Moha
* Sumithra
* Mahesh Anand as Raghuram
* Bhavyasri Rai
* Padma Vasanthi
* Sundar Raj
* Pramila Joshai
* Ponnambalam
* Vijay Kashi
* Bank Suresh
* Stunt Siddu
* Shiva Kumar
* Dingri Nagaraj
* Sarigama Viji
* M. D. Kaushik

## Soundtrack

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The music was composed and written by Hamsalekha.[4]

Track listingNo.| Title| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Cheluvayya Cheluvayya"| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra|
2.| "Parapancha Ee Parapancha"| Mano, K. S. Chithra|
3.| "Thattharo Thattha"| L. N. Shastry, L. N. Vijayalakshmi|
4.| "Hanga Nodabeda Henne"| Mano|
5.| "O Pranasakhi"| Mano, K. S. Chithra|
6.| "Oye Oye"| Mano, K. S. Chithra|
7.| "Danthada Gombe"| Mano, Latha Hamsalekha|

## See also

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* Twin telepathy

## References

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1. ^ "Cheluva". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
2. ^ Srinivas, S. V. (2005). "7. Hong Kong Action Film and the Career of the Telugu Mass Hero". In Morris, Meaghan; Li, Siu Leung; Chan, Stephen Ching-kiu (eds.). Hong Kong Connections: Transnational Imagination in Action Cinema. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 111–124 (112). ISBN 978-1-932643-19-0.
3. ^ "David Dhawan's blue-eyed boys". Rediff.com. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
4. ^ Cheluva songs

## External links

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* Cheluva at IMDb

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Works of Ravichandran

Directorial works|

* Premaloka (1987)
* Paruva Ragam (1987)
* Ranadheera (1988)
* Kindari Jogi (1989)
* Shanti Kranti (1991)
* Nattukku Oru Nallavan (1991)
* Gopi Krishna (1992)
* Mane Devru (1993)
* Chinna (1994)
* Putnanja (1995)
* Sipayi (1996)
* Kalavida (1997)
* Mommaga (1997)
* Cheluva (1997)
* Preethsod Thappa (1998)
* O Nanna Nalle (2000)
* Ekangi (2002)
* Kodanda Rama (2002)
* Malla (2004)
* Aham Premasmi (2005)
* Hatavadi (2006)
* Hoo (2010)
* Crazy Star (2014)
* Apoorva (2016)
* Ravi Bopanna (2022)

Music direction|

* Naanu Nanna Hendthiru (1999)
* Sneha (1999)
* O Premave (1999)
* Chora Chittha Chora (1999)
* Mahatma (2000)
* Preethsu Thappenilla (2000)
* O Nanna Nalle (2000)
* Ekangi (2002)
* Kodanda Rama (2002)
* Malla (2004)
* Ayya (2005)
* Aham Premasmi (2005)
* Pandu Ranga Vittala (2005)
* Hatavadi (2006)
* Neelakanta (2006)
* Naariya Seere Kadda (2010)
* Crazy Star (2014)
* Apoorva (2016)

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