Chitralahari (film)

Chitralahari  is a 2019 Indian Telugu drama film directed by Kishore Tirumala with Sai Dharam Tej, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Sunil, Nivetha Pethuraj and Vennela Kishore in lead roles on Mythri Movie Makers banner. The film was released on 12 April 2019. Upon release, the film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics who stated that the movie is extremely lengthy but praised Sai Dharam Tej's performance.However the film received extremely positive reviews from audience due to the message given by the film as well as Sai Dharam Tej's performance. The film minted good collections at the box-office and was a box-office hit. The film has also completed 25-days run.

Synopsis
Vijay Krishna (Sai Dharam Tej) is a guy who is called loser because of bad luck and due to lack of social skills. He is often misunderstood and rejected by everybody except for his father (Posani Krishna Murali). He is an intelligent graduate who has an idea for an app and looks for investors. Story of the film is about how he undergoes through many hurdles before becoming victorious

Cast

 * Sai Dharam Tej as Vijayakrishna "Vijay"
 * Kalyani Priyadarshan as Lahari
 * Nivetha Pethuraj as K. Swetcha
 * Sunil as Michael "Mike"
 * Vennela Kishore as Kishore
 * Posani Krishna Murali as Narayana, Vijay's father
 * Himaja as Navneetha
 * Bramhaji as Janardhan
 * Bharath Reddy as Bharath
 * Jayaprakash as company CEO
 * Rohini Hattangadi as Judge
 * Rao Ramesh as Lawyer Purushottham
 * Pavitra Lokesh as Swetcha's mother
 * Srinu (new artist)
 * Hyper aadi as Ajay.
 * Sudharshan

Crew

 * Kishore Tirumala(Writer and Director)
 * Devi Sri Prasad(Music Director)
 * Karthik Ghattamaneni(Cinematography )
 * A. Sreekar Prasad(Editor)
 * A.S. Prakash(Art Director)

Marketing and Release
On 15 October 2018,it is announced that Kishore Tirumala will be directing Sai Dharam Tej's next Chitralahari on Mythri Movie Makers.[6] On the same day, other cast and crew were announced. The regular shooting started from 19 November 2018 and completed by March 2019.[7] The movie was released on 12th Of April 2019.[8][9][10][11]

Music
Music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad.

Box office
Film opened in USA with $234k during the opening weekend. The film was declared as a Hit at the box office. In India, the film collected 6 Crores gross on its opening day and managed to sustain well on the following days.

Criticism
The film wrongly mentions suicide as a punishable offence. However, suicide has been decriminalized in India with the passing of the Mental Health Care Act 2017.