Chandu (2002 film)

For other uses, see Chandu (disambiguation).

Chandu is a 2002 Kannada romantic-drama film directed by Arun Prasad P.A. in his Kannada debut, featuring Sudeep and Sonia Agarwal. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by Gurukiran and lyrics by K. Kalyan, Anant Kumar and V. Nagendra Prasad. The film was released on 10 May 2002.

Chandu
DVD Cover
Directed by	Arun Prasad P.A.
Written by	M. S. Ramesh R. Rajashekhar (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	Arun Prasad. P. A.
Story by	Arun Prasad. P. A.
Produced by	Sa Ra Govindu
Starring	Sudeep Sonia Agarwal
Cinematography	Sundarnath Suvarna
Edited by	S. Manohar
Music by	Gurukiran
Production company	Tanu Chithra
Distributed by	Ramu Films
Release date	10 May 2002 (2002-05-10)
Running time	136 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

A reckless guy named Chandu (Sudeep) has to deal with the misunderstanding between him and his lover Vidya(Sonia).

Cast

• Sudeep as Chandrashekar "Chandu"
• Sonia Agarwal as Vidya
• Siri as Sowmya, Vidya's cousin
• Srinath as Vidya's father
• Ramesh Bhat as Kumar, Chandu's brother-in-law
• Lohithaswa as Chandu's father
• Avinash as Swathi's father
• Arun Sagar as Clinton, Chandu's friend
• Sadhu Kokila as Thimma, servant
• Umashree as Mary, women's hostel warden
• Chitra Shenoy as Vidya's mother
• Shanoor Sana as Chandu's sister
• Chethan as Soori
• Amoolya as Akki, Chandu's niece
• Kishan Shrikanth as Bablu, Chandu's nephew (credited as Master Kishan)

Production

This film marked the Kannada debut of Telugu director P. A. Arun Prasad and also his first collaboration with Sudeep. Sonia Agarwal made her Kannada debut through this movie.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Gurukiran in his first collaboration with both Sudeep and Arun Prasad.

Chandu
Soundtrack album by Gurukiran
Released	2002
Recorded	Ashwini Recording Company
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	22:09
Language	Kannada
Label	Ashwini Audio
Producer	Gurukiran
Gurukiran chronology
Appu (2002) Chandu (2002) Thuntata (2002)

The soundtrack was released by Ashwini Audio label.^[1][2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Avala Olava Nage"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Rajesh Krishnan
2.	"Oh Raviye Idu Entha"	K. Kalyan	Gurukiran
3.	"Saddillade Moodide Prema"	Ananthkumar	Udit Narayan, Sowmya Raoh
4.	"Kanyakumariye"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Udit Narayan, Anuradha Sriram
5.	"Sontada Vishya"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Sudeep

Reception

A critic from Chitraloka.com wrote that "A few lovely scores, action extravaganza and well-weighed acting by key artistes is the highlight of ‘Chandu’".^[3]