| Chilakamma Cheppindi | |
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| Telugu | చిలకమ్మ చెప్పింది |
| Directed by | Eranki Sharma |
| Written by | Pamman |
| Produced by | Chalasani Gopi |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Sangeeta Sripriya Lakshmikanth |
| Cinematography | B.S. Loknath R. Raghunatha Reddy |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Chilakamma Cheppindi (transl. "What the parrot said") is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language drama film, written and directed by Eranki Sharma. The film starred Rajinikanth in his first lead role.[1] The film won the state Nandi Award for Best Feature Film. The film was a remake of the 1969 Malayalam film Adimakal.[2] It was also remade in Tamil as Nizhal Nijamagirathu (1978) by K. Balachander. The film was premiered at the 1978 International Film Festival of India.[3]
- ^ Kumar, Hemanth (25 March 2014). "Rajinikanth's first film as a lead actor was in Telugu". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Bhattacharjya, Joy (10 October 2014). "Rajinikanth special". Business Line. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Indian Cinema" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.