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Chithegu Chinthe
1978 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chithegu Chinthe (transl. The Restless Corpse) is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language Political satire film directed by M. S. Sathyu and written by Javed Siddiqui.[1] It stars C. R. Simha and Manjula in the lead roles along with Paula Lindsay, Ramprakash, Shivaram and Mac Mohan in key supporting roles.[2] The songs were composed by B. G. Ramanath and Prabhakar Bhadri while the background score was by G. K. Venkatesh and L. Vaidyanathan. The cinematography and editing were handled by Ashok Gunjal and Chakraborthi.
The satirical film is a comedy set in a fictional country called Gajadweepa, where a superstar becomes a politician, and it uses mainstream film tropes to deliver a keen allegorical critique of power.[3] Upon release, the film was critically acclaimed and went on to win the Special Jury Award at the Karnataka State Film Awards.
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Plot summary
A popular film star navigates a new life as a politician while avoiding the traps of crooked politicians and criminals on a mythical island called Gajadweepa.
Cast
- C. R. Simha as Gajasimha
- Manjula
- Paula Lindsay
- Ramprakash
- Shivaram
- Uma Shivakumar
- Mac Mohan
- Anantharam Macheri
- Padmashree
- Hamju Imam
- Narayana Rao Phule
- Kunigal Ramanath
- Sundar Krishna Urs in a guest appearance
- Dheerendra Gopal in a guest appearance
- Shantharam in a guest appearance
- B. S. Achar in a guest appearance
- Meena Kuttappa in a guest appearance
Soundtrack
The music was composed by B. G. Ramanath and Prabhakar Bhadri with lyrics for the soundtrack by S. Ramaswamy.
Awards
References
External links
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