Underplayed Gems

Chitram Bhalare Vichitram (1992)

Chitram Bhalare Vichitram poster
Original title
చిత్రం! భళారే విచిత్రం!!
Directed by
P. N. Ramachandra Rao
Genre
romantic comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 30m
Rated
U
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Four bachelors pretend to be a family to rent a house. One bachelor falls in love with the landlady's daughter, which leads to funny situations.

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What happens

Chitram! Bhalare Vichitram!! (transl. Picture! Bravo Strange!!) a 1992 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by P. N. Ramachandra Rao. The film features an ensemble cast including Naresh, Rajeevi, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Tulasi, Brahmanandam, and Maharshi Raghava. The film marked the first lead role for Rajeevi. The film follows four bachelors who disguise themselves as a family to secure a rental home, leading to comedic situations when one of them falls in love with the landlady's daughter. Chitram Bhalare Vichitram is a Telugu adaptation of Sailesh Dey's Bengali play Joymakali Boarding. Upon release, the film received positive reviews and was successful at the box office, eventually developing a cult following. Brahmanandam later listed Chitram Bhalare Vichitram among the top 11 films of his career. Naresh won the Nandi Special Jury Award for his performance. The film was later remade into Kannada as Bombat Hendthi (1992) and Tamil as Aanazhagan (1995). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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