| Chitte | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover | |
| Directed by | Dinesh Baboo |
| Written by | Dinesh Baboo |
| Produced by | C Pandu |
| Starring | Anirudh Chaya Singh |
| Cinematography | P K H Das |
| Edited by | B S Kemparaj |
| Music by | V. Manohar |
Production company | Chennam Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Chitte (transl. Butterfly) is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Dinesh Baboo and starring Anirudh and Chaya Singh.
Cast
[edit]- Ananth Nag as Shanthi's father
- Anirudh as Anil
- Chaya Singh as Shanthi
- Dwarakish as a lorry driver
- Chitra Shenoy
- Damini
- Avinash
- Ramesh Pandit
- M. S. Umesh as a doctor
- Mandeep Roy
- Sharan as Putnarsa
- Master Anand
- Vinayak Joshi
- Vanitha Vasu
- Vijayalakshmi Singh
Production
[edit]The film marked the debut of Aniruddha Jatkar and the lead debut of Chaya Singh.[1] The film has eight songs by V. Manohar including one poem by D. R. Bendre. Re-recording for the film was set to begin on 25 August 2001.[2] Some scenes were shot at Mayura Valley view guest house at Srirangapatna.[3]
Music
[edit]The music was composed by V. Manohar, who also wrote the lyrics.[4]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" | Gurukiran | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Chitte Chitte Haaditho" | Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Olavalli Nanna" | K. S. Chithra | 5:33 |
| 4. | "Olagade Yaar Illa" | Rajesh Krishnan | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Namma Maneya" | Rajesh Krishnan | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Chora Chori" | Gurukiran | 4:39 |
| 7. | "Yaarigu Helonubeda" | C. Ashwath | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Belakku Iruvatanakane" | Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra | 4:12 |
| Total length: | 36:11 | ||
Release and reception
[edit]The film was initially scheduled to release in the first week of October.[2] Chaya Singh was conscious about how Chitte would fare at the box office and did not commit to any films for almost half a year.[5]
Sify wrote "Dinesh Babu tries to recreate the magic of his earlier film Chitra and Laali, still Chitte falls flat. He is trying to serve sour wine in the same old bottle! Babu it is time to avoid this theory of making hay while the sun shines. The audience on the first day itself was hooting".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "2001 Year Round Up". Chitraloka.com. 28 December 2001. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Chitte progressing". The Times of India. 24 August 2001. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ CNB (6 July 2001). "'CHITTE' FINISHING FAST". Chitraloka. Archived from the original on 6 October 2001. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "Chitte Songs by V.Manohar". Gaana. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ Bala, Priya; Rajah, Ranga (14 March 2002). "Look who's calling the shots". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Chitte". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 December 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2025.