Chandamama Kathalu

Chandamama Kathalu
Directed byPraveen Sattaru
Produced byChanakya Bhooneti
StarringKishore
Lakshmi Manchu
Naga Shourya
Aamani
Naresh
Krishnudu
Abijeet Duddala
Richa Panai
Chaitanya Krishna
Krishneswara Rao
CinematographySuresh Ragutu
Edited byDharmendra Kakarala
Music byMickey J. Meyer
Production
company
A Working Dream Production
Release date
  • 25 April 2014 (2014-04-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Chandamama Kathalu: Volume 1 (transl. Moon stories) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language anthology film[1][2] directed by Praveen Sattaru and produced by Chanakya Bhooneti.[3] The film has eight substories revolving around love.[4] The lives of the central characters in the sub-plots get intertwined with each other.[5] The film features an ensemble cast including Kishore, Lakshmi Manchu, Naga Shourya, Aamani, Naresh, Krishnudu, Chaitanya Krishna, Abijeet Duddala, Richa Panai, Chaitanya Krishna, and Krishneswara Rao,[6] while Soumya Bollapragada makes a special appearance.

The music was composed by Mickey J. Meyer.[7] The shooting was wrapped up in December 2013.[6] The film was released on 25 April 2014 to wide critical acclaim. The film bagged the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for the year 2014[8] while Lakshmi Manchu won her Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for her work in the film.[9]

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  3. ^ "I have a career defining role in CK : Lakshmi". 123telugu.com. 1 January 1998. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Sattaru's Chandamama Kathalu goes on floors". Sify. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Lakshmi Manchu's most glamourous [sic] avatar". The Times of India. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Chandamama Kathalu's shooting wrapped up". 123telugu.com. 1 January 1998. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Lakshmi Manchu starts working for Chandamama Kathalu". The Times of India. Times News Network. 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  8. ^ "62nd National Film Awards 2014" (PDF). dff.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Winners list: 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". The Times of India. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.