Chinnodu is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Kanmani. It stars Sumanth and Charmy Kaur in the lead roles while Rahul Dev, Chandra Mohan, Rajiv Kanakala, and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. It was remade in Kannada as Hara and in Bangladesh as Nishpap Munna.

Chinnodu
Release Poster
Directed byKanmani
Written byKanmani
Produced byKatragadda Lokesh
C.V Srikanth
StarringSumanth
Charmy Kaur
Rahul Dev
Chandra Mohan
Rajiv Kanakala
Brahmanandam
CinematographyJaswanth
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byRamana Gogula
Release date
  • 27 October 2006 (2006-10-27)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

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Chinna is born in jail to a mother who dies during childbirth. The jailer Pashupati feels sorry for Chinna and adopts him. He brings up Chinna along with his son Sanjay and daughter. However, Pashupati's father never acknowledges Chinna since he was born to a prisoner. In an ensuing episode, Chinna kills Pashupati's brother and is jailed. Upon release, Pashupati and his family tell Chinna to stay away from them. Chinna moves into a rough neighborhood that happens to be under the control of the local mafia. He overpowers the mafia and becomes a protector for the local people, while trying to make amends with his foster family. Despite Chinna's efforts, they mistreat him as he's a criminal, with the exception of Pashupati's wife, who is kind to Chinna for some reason. Anjali, a clerk in the police commissioner's office, enters as a co-tenant into Chinna's house. She falls in love with Chinna. However, she mistakenly assumes that Chinna is a soft-natured guy and is unaware of his reputation and murderous past. Their relationship breaks when Anjali finally discovers the truth about Chinna. In the end, it was revealed that Pasupathi's wife accidentally killed Pashupathi's brother and Chinna took the blame to protect her. After learning this truth, Pasupathi's family apologized to Chinna for mistreating him and welcome him back into the family, reuniting him with Anjali as well.

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Production

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After directing a "non-commercial film on artistic lines" with Naa Oopiri, Kanmani directed Chinnodu on a "mass scale."[1][better source needed]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Ramana Gogula and released by Aditya Music.[2]

Chinnodu
Soundtrack album by
Released13 October 2006
Recorded2006
GenreSoundtrack
Length21:39
LabelAditya Music
ProducerRamana Gogula
Ramana Gogula chronology
Aapthudu
(2005)
Chinnodu
(2006)
Lakshmi
(2006)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Masodu Leste"KandikondaRamana Gogula4:32
2."Hey Manasa"Suddala Ashok TejaVenu, Sunitha4:13
3."Kannullo Merisave"KandikondaTippu, Tanya4:23
4."Ye Mulla Teegallo"Suddala Ashok TejaNanditha4:35
5."Mila Mila"KandikondaJassie Gift, Nanditha3:56
Total length:21:39

Reception

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A critic from Rediff.com rated the film 2+12 out of 5 and wrote that "Chinnodu is for those who like action, but it is Sumanth who steals the show".[3] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com called the film "average".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Chitchat with Sumanth". Idlebrain. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Audio Launch - Chinnodu". Idlebrain. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. ^ Rajamani, Radhika (30 October 2006). "Chinnodu: Sumanth all the way". Rediff. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Telugu Movie review - Chinnodu". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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