Chali Cheemalu

Chali Cheemalu is a 1978 Telugu film directed by Devadas Kanakala. The film stars Nutan Prasad, Rallapalli and S. P. Sailaja. Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao, elder of the Paruchuri Brothers entered the Telugu cinema field as writer.^[1] Novel of Mandha Venkata Ramana Rao was developed into a full-length movie by their writing skills.^[2] Nutan Prasad’s catch phrase Notokka jillaala andagaadni became popular among the Telugu audience. The film won two Nandi Awards.

Chali Cheemalu
Directed by	Devadas Kanakala
Starring	Nutan Prasad Rallapalli S. P. Sailaja
Music by	L. Vaidyanathan
Release date	7 July 1978 (1978-07-07)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Cast

• Nutan Prasad
• Rallapalli
• S. P. Sailaja
• Satyendra Kumar

Soundtrack

• "Bajana Sedhama Srirama Namamu"
• "Bhoomi Poye" (Lyrics: Rallapalli; Singer: Rallapalli)^[3]
• "Voorukove Chitti Thalli"

Awards

Nandi Awards - 1978^[4]

• Second Best Feature Film - Silver - J. Venkatarya.
• Best Story Writer - Mandha Venkataramana Rao

Legacy

Nutan Prasad’s catchphrase "Nootokka jillalaku andagadni" (transl. I'm the handsome of 101 districts) became popular among the Telugu audience.^[5] The phrase was adapted as a title for the film Nootokka Jillala Andagadu (2021) ^[6]