Chalisuva Modagalu

Chalisuva Modagalu
Film poster
Directed by	Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
Produced by	Parvathamma Rajkumar
Written by	Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Chi. Udaya Shankar (screenplay)
Starring	Rajkumar Ambika Saritha Master Lohith
Music by	Rajan-Nagendra
Cinematography	B. C. Gowrishankar
Edited by	P. Bhaktavatsalam
Production company	Vaishnavi Movies
Release date	1982
Running time	157 min
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Chalisuva Modagalu (English: Moving Clouds) is a 1982 Indian Kannada film directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film starred Rajkumar, Saritha, Ambika and K. S. Ashwath in lead roles. The movie is famous for its evergreen songs which was composed by musical duo Rajan-Nagendra. The film was a major success at the box-office upon its release. The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks.^[1] The movie was remade in Telugu as Rajakumaar starring Sobhan Babu in 1983 with Ambika reprising her role.

Plot

Mohan and Sheela are in love, but due to circumstances Mohan ends up marrying Leela. After several years Sheela lands up in jail on charges of murdering her husband. Mohan is defending her and has to argue against Leela who is the public prosecutor. The rift caused between Mohan and Leela form the rest of the plot.

Cast

• Rajkumar as Mohan
• Ambika as Sheela ( Voice dubbed by B. Jayashree )
• Saritha as Leela
• Master Lohith as Ramu^[2]
• Vijay Raghavendra as a child judge in the song My Lord Nanna Vaada
• K. S. Ashwath
• Shivaram
• Advani Lakshmi Devi
• Thoogudeepa Srinivas
• Pandari Bai

Soundtrack

Chalisuva Modagalu
Soundtrack album by Rajan-Nagendra
Released	1982
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Sangeetha Music

The music and background score was composed by Rajan-Nagendra and lyrics were penned by Chi. Udaya Shankar. All the songs were received extremely well and were instant hits.

Awards

Karnataka State Film Awards

• Best Child actor - Master Lohith
• Best Sound recording - N. Pandurangan

References

External links

• Chalisuva Modagalu on IMDb