Choodalani Vundi


Choodalani Vundi is a 1998 Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Gunasekhar, cinematography by Chota K. Naidu and produced by Ashwini Dutt. This film stars Chiranjeevi, Soundarya, Prakash Raj, and Anjala Zaveri. It was later remade into Hindi as Calcutta Mail with Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukerji.

Plot

Ramakrishna is a mechanic whose life changes when he meets Priya at a train station. She sees him and feels some inexplicable connection, and then runs away with him to flee her father Mahendra's goons. They end up living in the forest with their son, but Mahendra, who is an underworld don, kidnaps her so that he can marry her off to another don's son. Ramakrishna confronts Mahendra, and in the ensuing struggle, Priya takes the bullet shot at Ramakrishna and dies. Their son loses his voice because of the shock, and Ramakrishna is jailed. Mahendra takes the boy away to Kolkata, where the story originally started. Ramakrishna, with the help of Padmavathi, reunites with his son.

Cast

The soundtrack and score were Composed by Mani Sharma. It is considered as his breakthrough film that helped him earn offers to compose for big budget films early in his career.

Awards

;Filmfare Awards
;Nandi Awards