Chandi (film)

Chandee
Chandee
Soundtrack album
Recorded	2013
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	24:43
Label	Chandee

Chandi
Chandi
Directed by	V. Samudra
Produced by	Srinivas Babu
Starring	Priyamani; Krishnam Raju; R. Sarathkumar;
Cinematography	Vasu
Edited by	Nandamuri Hari
Music by	Ravi Shankar; Chinna;
Production; company	OMICS Creations
Release date	8 November 2013;
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Chandi is a 2013 Indian Telugu film directed by V. Samudra starring Priyamani,^[1] Krishnam Raju, and R. Sarathkumar.^[2]^[3]^[4]

It is loosely based on the Hollywood movie The Long Kiss Goodnight, and was remade in Bhojpuri in 2015 as Durga starring Rani Chaterjee and in Bangladesh in 2016 as Rokto starring Pori Moni.

Plot

Cast

Priyamani as Ganga a.k.a. Chandee
Krishnam Raju as Ashok Gajapati Raju
R. Sarathkumar as Chandrasekhar Azad
Brahmanandam as Satyanarayana
Ashish Vidyarthi as Minister
Vinod Kumar Alva as IAS Officer Rao
Nagendra Babu as CBI Officer
Ranganath as Judge
Posani Krishna Murali as Inspector Gabbar Singh
G. V. Sudhakar Naidu as Assistant Commissioner
Supreeth as Minister's accomplice
Giri Babu as Chief Minister
Chandra Mohan as Police Retired Constable
M. S. Narayana
Ali as Cherry
Thagubothu Ramesh as Driver
Telangana Shakuntala
Gundu Hanumantha Rao
Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao
Satyam Rajesh as Chandee's friend
Chitram Srinu as Chandee's friend
Kadambari Kiran as Constable
Chammak Chandra as Constable
Dasanna as Constable
Prabhas Sreenu
Raju
Scarlett Mellish Wilson in an item number^[5]

Production

The film was formally launched on 31 January 2013,^[6] with principal photography commencing on 30 October 2012. Filming took place over eight months, primarily across Hyderabad, Rajamundry and Bangkok, Thailand.

Soundtrack

All music is composed by NR Sankar and Chinna.

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Alluri Seetharama Raju"	Ramajogayya Sastry	Kailash Kher	5:15
2.	"Ganga Ganga"	Ramajogayya Sastry	Harini	4:52
3.	"A=Appla la unta"	Bhaskara Batla Ravi Kumar	Ramya NSK	4:53
4.	"Chall Chall"	Chandrabose	Bhargavi Pillai	4:11
5.	"Chandi Chandee"	Ramajogayya Sastry	Bhargavi Pillai	3:59
6.	"Uure leduga"	Ramajogayya Sastry	Bhargavi Pillai	2:53
Total length:				24:43

Release and reception

The film was originally scheduled for release in the first week of October 2013, but was postponed due to political unrest in Andhra Pradesh^[7] and finally released on 8 November 2013.^[8]

A critic from The Times of India rated the film 1.5/5 stars and wrote, "It’s a tediously trashy film that falls short of being an assault on your senses. Everything about the movie is so sloppy that, five minutes into the movie you realise this one’s going to be a pain".^[9]

References

^ "The Hindu Interview:Speaks his mind". The Hindu. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
^ "Chandee Movie shooting spot : I want to surprise the audience". The Hindu. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
^ "Priya Mani bags National Award for Best Actress". Sify. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
^ "Chandi Movie Opening". cinegoer.net. Retrieved 1 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
^ "Scarlett Wilson to shake a leg for Chandi". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
^ "Chandi movie launch". idlebrain.com. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
^ "New Telugu film releases doubtful". The Times of India. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
^ "Chandi Movie Release and Arrambam Begins on a fancy note". The Hans India. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
^ "Chandi Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Chandi by Times of India". The Times of India. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2026.

External links

Chandi at IMDb

[1] "The Hindu Interview:Speaks his mind". The Hindu. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

[2] "Chandee Movie shooting spot : I want to surprise the audience". The Hindu. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

[3] "Priya Mani bags National Award for Best Actress". Sify. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

[4] "Chandi Movie Opening". cinegoer.net. Retrieved 1 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[5] "Scarlett Wilson to shake a leg for Chandi". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[6] "Chandi movie launch". idlebrain.com. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

[7] "New Telugu film releases doubtful". The Times of India. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

[8] "Chandi Movie Release and Arrambam Begins on a fancy note". The Hans India. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

[9] "Chandi Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Chandi by Times of India". The Times of India. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2026.

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