Chatrapathi is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad. The film stars Prabhas and Shriya Saran in lead roles while Shafi, Bhanupriya, and Pradeep Rawat play the pivotal roles. Aarthi Agarwal makes a guest appearance. The film released on 29 September 2005. The film collected an estimated ₹22 crore distributors’ share against a budget of ₹8 crore. The film was remade in Bengali as Refugee (2006), and in Kannada with the same name in 2013.
Plot
Sivaji and Ashok are the sons of Parvati. Sivaji is her stepson, but Parvati shows equal affection for both of them. This is not liked by Ashok, her biological son. They are one of the families living on the coast of Sri Lanka. One day, these villagers are forced to evacuate the coast. By Ashok’s dislike on Sivaji, he lies to his mother that Sivaji died in the fire that was burning everything. Then, he is separated from his family. He ends up in a different boat and lands in Vizag port. He is brought up in the port itself, but his search for his mother never ceases. In that process, he comes across Neelu. Here, the port is dominated by Baji Rao and some goons using refugee labor for their own gain. Sivaji is an aggressive guy but is controlled by his well-wishers. One day, he reacts aggressively in defense of himself and the other refugees. People start calling him Chhatrapati. Meanwhile, Ras Bihari comes down to Vizag in the hunt for Sivaji since he killed his brother Baji Rao. Ashok, too lands in the same place. Realizing that Sivaji is his brother, he joins hands with the bad guys. The story is then of Chhatrapati, who is searching for his mother, and has a bunch of bad guys, including his brother, on his back while the entire port looks up to him.
Cast
- Prabhas as Sivaji / Chatrapathi
- Shriya Saran as Neelu
- Bhanupriya as Parvati
- Shafi as Ashok / Akash
- Pradeep Rawat as Ras Bihari
- Narendra Jha as Baji Rao
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Appala Nayudu
- Ajay as Ajay
- Kamal Kamaraju as Shivaji’s friend
- Supreeth as Katraju
- Venu Madhav as Mahesh Nanda
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Commissioner
- Surya as Syed Jaffar Khan
- Subbaraya Sharma as Commissioner’s assistant
- Srinivas Reddy as Appala Nayudu’s assistant
- L. B. Sriram
- Jeeva
- Stunt Silva
- Karate Kalyani as Fisherwoman
- Sekhar as Bhadram
- SS Kanchi as Clerk in Commissioner’s Office
- Raghava as Dr. Vihari
- Y. Vijaya
- Anita Chowdary
- Manoj Nandam as Young Sivaji
- Master Sajja Teja as Young Ashok
- Aarthi Agarwal in item number
- Mumaith Khan in item number
Soundtrack
| Chhatrapathi | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by
M. M. Keeravani
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| Released | 14 September 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 31:59 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
| M. M. Keeravani chronology | ||||
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The film has seven songs composed by M. M. Keeravani. The track “Gundusoodi” has been reused from the song “Kambangaadu”from the Tamil movie Vaaname Ellai (1992) also composed by M. M. Keeravani.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “A Vachhi B Pai Valli” | Chandra Bose | M. M. Keeravani, Mathangi Jagdish | 4:44 |
| 2. | “Agni Skalana” | Shiv Shakti Datta | M. M. Keeravani, Mathangi Jagdish, Mangari | 3:09 |
| 3. | “Summa Masuriyaaa” | Chandra Bose | Sunitha Upadrashta, Smita, Kalyani Malik, Niraj Pandit | 4:40 |
| 4. | “Nallanivanni” | Veturi | K. S. Chithra | 5:30 |
| 5. | “Mannela Tintivira” | Shiv Shakti Datta | Tippu, Smita, Karate Kalyani | 4:58 |
| 6. | “Gundusoodi” | Chandra Bose | Sunitha Upadrashta, M. M. Keeravani | 4:18 |
| 7. | “Gala Gala Gala” | Veturi | K. S. Chithra, Jassie Gift, Neerippal | 4:40 |
| Total length: | 31:59 | |||
Box office
The film had a 100-day run in 54 venues.
Awards and nominations
| Awards | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| Nandi Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Bhanupriya | Won |
| Best Music Director | M. M. Keeravani | Won | |
| 53rd Filmfare Awards South | Best Film | B. V. S. N. Prasad | Nominated |
| Best Director | S. S. Rajamouli | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Prabhas | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Shriya Saran | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Shafi | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Bhanupriya | Nominated | |
| Best Comedian | Venu Madhav | Nominated | |
| Best Villain | Pradeep Rawat | Nominated | |
| Best Music Director | M. M. Keeravani | Nominated | |
| Best Lyricist | Shiva Shaki Datta (for song “Agni Skalana”) | Nominated |
Dubbed versions and Remakes
The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Chandramouli (2013) and in Hindi as Hukumat Ki Jung (2009).
The film was remade in Bengali as Refugee (2006) starring Prosenjit and Rambha, and in Kannada with the same name in 2013, with Siddhanth and Priyadarshini. It will be remade in Hindi with Bellamkonda Sreenivas making his debut in Hindi cinema.