Chanti(1992)
Chanti is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty. The film stars Venkatesh and Meena in lead roles, with Nassar, Sujatha, and Brahmanandam in supporting roles. The story follows Chanti, a naive village singer, who becomes the bodyguard of Nandini, a young woman confined by her overprotective brothers. Their relationship deepens into love, leading to a secret marriage that challenges the family's authority. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Chinna Thambi. It was a major commercial success, running for over 100 days in many theaters and winning four Nandi Awards. The music, composed by Ilaiyaraaja, remains popular. The film is available on streaming platforms.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- ZEE5, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 30 June 1992
- Director
- Sobhan
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Rating
- 6.1/10
Storyline
Chanti is a simple, innocent singer who never went to school. He is hired as a bodyguard for Nandini, a young woman locked away by her three controlling brothers. Nandini longs for freedom. She tricks Chanti into helping her see the outside world. They fall in love. But her brothers will do anything to keep them apart.
“Love that breaks all rules.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Chanti
Cast reunions in this film: Nassar & Ilayaraja (49 films together), Nassar & Brahmanandam (37 films together), Venkatesh & Daggubati Venkatesh (29 films together), Brahmanandam & Ravi Teja (23 films together), Brahmanandam & Daggubati Venkatesh (22 films together), and Ilayaraja & Sujatha (20 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Chanti' is a common nickname for the lead character, but it also became a popular name for boys in Andhra Pradesh after the movie's release.
- Director Ravi Raja Pinisetty remade this film in Tamil as 'Chinna Mapillai' the same year, with actor Sarathkumar in the lead role.
- This was one of the early films where actor Venkatesh played a soft-spoken, romantic hero, a departure from some of his earlier action-oriented roles.
- The song 'Chitti Nadumune' was filmed in Ooty and became a major chartbuster, with its melody being reused in several other Indian films later.
- Composer Raj–Koti, known for their work in Telugu cinema, gave the music, and this film's soundtrack was among their last collaborations before splitting.
- A comedy track involving Brahmanandam and Ali as a duo was specially written and became a highlight, leading to them pairing up in more movies.
- The film's climax was shot in a single schedule at Ramoji Film City, which was a relatively new studio at the time.