Chakravyuha (1983 film)
| Chakravyuha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | V. Somashekhar |
| Produced by | N. Veeraswamy |
| Written by | M. D. Sundar |
| Starring |
Ambareesh Ambika Vajramuni |
| Music by | Sankar Ganesh |
| Cinematography | R. Chittibabu |
| Edited by | Yadav Victor |
Production company |
Eshwari Productions |
Release dates | 1983 |
Running time | 146 min |
| Country |
 India |
| Language | Kannada |
Chakravyuha (Kannada: ಚಕ್ರವ್ಯೂಹ) is a 1983 Kannada film directed by V. Somashekhar. The film stars Ambareesh and Ambika in lead roles. This film marked the entry of popular actor Mukhyamantri Chandru into films.[1] Produced by N. Veeraswamy for Eshwari Productions, this film also starred his son V. Ravichandran in a small role. Actor Tiger Prabhakar also featured in an extended cameo role.
The film, upon release, met with hugely positive reviews and catapulted actor Ambareesh's career to greater heights and coined him the title "Rebel Star" for his angry young man role.[2]
The film's huge success inspired other language industries and was subsequently remade in Bollywood as Inquilaab (1984) starring Amitabh Bachchan and Sridevi and in Telugu as Mukhyamanthri.[3]
Cast
- Ambareesh as Amarnath
- Ambika as Asha
- Tiger Prabhakar in an extended cameo
- V. Ravichandran
- Mukhyamantri Chandru
- Vajramuni
- Shakti Prasad
- Thoogudeepa Srinivas
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Sankar Ganesh with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar.[4] All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well, especially "Chali Chali" and the title song are considered as evergreen songs. The song "Nija Heluvenu Amma" was adapted from "Toothpaste Irukku" which was composed by the duo for the Tamil film Ranga.
| Track listing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Chakravyuha Idu Chakravyuha" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | S. P. Balasubramanyam | |
| 2. | "Chali Chali Thalenu" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 3. | "Baa Bande" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Nija Heluvenu Amma" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | S. Janaki, P. Susheela | |
| 5. | "Rita Rosy Julie" | Chi. Udaya Shankar | S. P. Balasubramanyam | |