Chakram (2005 film)

Chakram (transl. Wheel) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language drama film co-written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. It stars Prabhas in lead role as the titular character, while Asin (in her penultimate Telugu film role) and Charmy Kaur play the female leads. The music was composed by Chakri. The film was released on 25 March 2005 to mixed reviews and became a flop at the box office.^[1] However, it won two Nandi Awards. The film was dubbed in Bhojpuri under the same name and in Malayalam as Dharma Chakram.

Chakram
Directed by	Krishna Vamsi
Written by	Krishna Vamsi B. V. S. Ravi
Produced by	C. Venkatraju G. Sivaraju
Starring	Prabhas Asin Charmy Kaur
Cinematography	C. Ramprasad Om Prakash Arvind Krishna
Edited by	K. V. Krishna Reddy
Music by	Chakri
Production company	Geeta Chitra International
Release date	25 March 2005 (2005-03-25)
Running time	150 minutes
Language	Telugu
Box office	₹21 Crores

Plot

Chakram (Prabhas) is a foreign returnee who has a dream of building a hospital at Pulivendula. He is in love with his colleague and cousin Lakshmi (Asin), who studied medicine with him abroad. For an unknown reason, he runs away from his marriage hall. He then moves to Hyderabad and stays in a place called "Sahara Colony". There, he helps all the people solving their problems and to smile again. Seeing all this, another girl who is also named Lakshmi (Charmy) slowly falls in love with Chakram. Chakram left because he found out that he has blood cancer and will die soon.

Cast

• Prabhas as Chakram
• Asin as Lakshmi
• Charmy Kaur as Lakshmi
• Prakash Raj as Peddi Reddy, Chakram's father
• Urvashi as Chakram's mother
• Tanikella Bharani as Lakshmi's (Asin) father
• Rajya Lakshmi as Lakshmi's (Charmy) mother
• Radha Kumari as Lakshmi's (Charmy) grandmother
• Ahuti Prasad as Ram Prasad
• Venu Madhav as Auto Driver
• M. S. Narayana as Watchman
• Raghu Babu as Conman
• Santhosh Keezhattoor as Giri
• Mallikarjuna Rao
• Srinivasa Reddy
• Bhuvaneswari
• Shiva Reddy
• A.V.S.
• Delhi Rajeswari
• Narayana Rao
• Kalpana
• Vajja Venkata Giridhar as Henchman
• B. Padmanabham as himself
• Bill Bitra
• Brahmanandam as railway T.C. (Cameo)

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chakri.

Chakram
Soundtrack album by Chakri
Released	28 February 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	29:01
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Chakri
Chakri chronology
Soggadu (2005) Chakram (2005) Bhageeratha (2005)

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Na Peru Chakram"	Chandrabose	Sri	5:07
2.	"Sony Cell Phone"	Kandikonda	Chakri, Kousalya	4:54
3.	"Oke Oka Mata"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Chakri	5:30
4.	"Koncham Karanga"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Kousalya	4:26
5.	"Rangeli Holi"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Shankar Mahadevan	4:46
6.	"Jagamanta Kutumbam"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Sri	4:18
Total length:				29:01

Reception

A critic from Rediff.com opined that "despite spending lavishly, a wafer-thin plot ensures a loser".^[2]

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com said that "On the whole, Chakram disappoints".^[3]

A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Not worth a watch unless there is nothing better around".^[4]

Awards

Nandi Awards^[5]

• Best Director - Krishna Vamsi
• Best Lyricist - Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry for "Jagamantha Kutumbam"

References

1. M. L., Narasimham (30 December 2005). "Dubbed films rule yet again". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Putting behind a flop (Chakram), Prabhas has clearly arrived with Chatrapathi, another big hit directed by S.S. Rajamouli.
2. "Chakram is cliched fare". Rediff.com.
3. "Chakram - Telugu cinema Review - Prabhas, Asin, Charmi - Krishna Vamsi". Idlebrain.com.
4. "Chakram Review". Full Hyderabad.
5. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

External links

• Chakram at IMDb