Chitralahari (film)


Chitralahari is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Kishore Tirumala and produced by Mythri Movie Makers. The film stars Sai Dharam Tej, Kalyani Priyadarshan, and Nivetha Pethuraj in the lead roles, while Sunil, Vennela Kishore, Posani Krishna Murali, and Brahmaji, among others, play supporting roles. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad with cinematography by Karthik Ghattamaneni and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad. The film released on 12 April 2019.

Plot

Vijay Krishna is a guy who is called a loser because of bad luck and due to lack of social skills. He is often misunderstood and rejected by everybody except for his father Narayana. He is, however, an intelligent graduate who has an idea for an app to help people in road accidents and looks for investors. He is in a relationship with Lahari, but he lies to her that he does not drink. He also never mentions that he works at a TV repair shop for part-time and only mentions that he is working on a project. Vijay pitches his idea but is insulted by Janardhan for calling him unfit to complete his project. Vijay challenges Janardhan in front of his staff arrogantly. Lahari finds out the truth with the help of her friend Swecha, who also listens to Vijay's pitch, and breaks up with Vijay. Swecha, however, gives Vijay a chance and takes him to Mumbai where he completes the project. In order to complete the project, Vijay plans and executes an accident. Post accident, he is brought to the court where he is accused of being reckless and irresponsible to bring the app to public attention. The public prosecutor gives him a hard time with a barrage of allegations. During the interval, Lahari expresses her unconditional love for him. Once the session resumes again, he is given the right to pursue his dream by the judge.

Cast

On 15 October 2018, it is announced that Kishore Tirumala will be directing Sai Dharam Tej's next movie, Chitralahari, on Mythri Movie Makers. On the same day, other cast and crew were announced. The regular shooting started from 19 November 2018 and completed by March 2019. The film was released on 12 April 2019.

Music

Music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad.

Box office

Film opened in USA with $234k during the opening weekend.