Chella Pilli
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| director = Sai Krishna
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| producer = Sudesh Bhandary
| starring = Vijay Raghavendra
Aishwarya Nag
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| music = Mikku Kavil
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|7|5}}
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| country = India
| language = Kannada
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Chella Pilli is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Saikrishna Kudla and starring Vijay Raghavendra and Aishwarya Nag.{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chella-pilli-trailer-released/articleshow/20362235.cms |title=Chella Pilli trailer released |last= Lokesh | first = Vinay |website=The Times of India |date=31 May 2013 |access-date=2022-10-08 |archive-date=2022-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008130651/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chella-pilli-trailer-released/articleshow/20362235.cms |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chella-pilli-to-release-soon/articleshow/19741513.cms |title=Chella Pilli to release soon {{pipe}} Kannada Movie News - Times of India |website=The Times of India |date=26 April 2013 |access-date=2022-10-08 |archive-date=2022-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008130651/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chella-pilli-to-release-soon/articleshow/19741513.cms |url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=150435 | title=Mangalore: Tulu Cine Stars to Weave Magic in Sandalwood with "Chella Pilli" |work = Daijiworld }} The film released on 5 July 2013,{{Cite web |url=https://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/Kannada-movie-Chella-Pilli-to-hit-silver-screens-on-July-5.html |title=Kannada movie 'Chella Pilli' to hit silver screens on July 5 |work = Mangalore Today |access-date=2022-10-08 |archive-date=2022-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008130655/https://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/Kannada-movie-Chella-Pilli-to-hit-silver-screens-on-July-5.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chella-pilli-to-release-on-july-5/articleshow/20699576.cms |title=Chella Pilli to release on July 5 {{pipe}} Kannada Movie News - Times of India |website=The Times of India |date=21 June 2013 |access-date=2022-10-08 |archive-date=2022-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008130651/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chella-pilli-to-release-on-july-5/articleshow/20699576.cms |url-status=live }} and ran in a Mangalore theatre for twenty five days.{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chella-pillis-got-a-good-run-in-mangalore/articleshow/20967654.cms |title=Chella Pilli's got a good run in Mangalore {{pipe}} Kannada Movie News - Times of India |website=The Times of India |date=8 July 2013 |access-date=2022-10-08 |archive-date=2022-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008131154/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chella-pillis-got-a-good-run-in-mangalore/articleshow/20967654.cms |url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/Mangalore-Elated-Chella-Pilli-team-organizes-Road-Show.html | title=Mangalore: Elated "Chella Pilli" team organizes Road Show|website=Mangalore Today }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.kannadigaworld.com/news/karavali/25080.html |title='Chella Pilli' {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|successfull}} 25 days; Road show with Vijay and Aishwarya {{pipe}} KANNADIGA WORLD |date=29 July 2013 |access-date=2022-10-08 |archive-date=2021-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201124518/https://www.kannadigaworld.com/news/karavali/25080.html |url-status=live }}
Cast
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- Vijay Raghavendra as Hemanth
- Aishwarya Nag as Diya
- Shobharaj as a police officer
- Sadananda Gowda as the chief minister{{Cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-sadananda-gowda-scripts-celluloid-debut-1778115 |title=Sadananda Gowda scripts celluloid debut |work = DNA |access-date=2022-10-08 |archive-date=2022-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008130651/https://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-sadananda-gowda-scripts-celluloid-debut-1778115 |url-status=live }}
- Naveen D. Padil
- Bhojaraj Vamanjoor
- Aravind Bolar
- Sathish Bandale
- Thimmappa Kulal
- Sundar Rai Mandara
- Jayaram Acharya
- Santhosh Shetty
- Ashok Shetty
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Production
The film began production in September 2012 and was released after Vijay Raghavendra's stint with Bigg Boss Kannada.{{Cite web |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=150647 |title=Mangalore: It's Lights, Camera, Action for 'Chella Pilli' Kannada Movie | work = Daijiworld|access-date=2022-10-08 |archive-date=2022-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008130653/https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=150647 |url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bigg-boss-win-helped-vijay-raghavendras-acting-career/articleshow/21423613.cms | title=Bigg Boss win helped Vijay Raghavendra's acting career? - Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=28 July 2013 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/345575/i-have-not-got-prize.html |title='I have not got the prize money in hand' |work = Deccan Herald |access-date=2022-10-08 |archive-date=2022-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008130653/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/345575/i-have-not-got-prize.html |url-status=live }}
Soundtrack
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| title1 = Usireega Marethanthe
| length1 = 5:31
| all_lyrics = Manju Karwara
| extra1 = Anuradha Bhat, Nakul Abhyankar
| title2 = Nan Hudugi
| length2 = 4:25
| extra2 = Anuradha Bhat, Nakul Abhyankar
| title3 = Kutti Shakeela
| length3 = 4:53
| extra3 = Chintan Vikas, Malathi, Shamitha Malnad
| title4 = Paperru
| length4 = 4:45
| extra4 = Jassie Gift
| total_length = 19:34
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Reception
A critic from The Times of India wrote that "The director does not impress you either with the script or the narration. The movie neither conveys a message nor entertains you".{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/chella-pilli/movie-review/20943630.cms |title=Chella Pilli Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Chella Pilli by Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=2022-10-08 |archive-date=2022-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008131155/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/chella-pilli/movie-review/20943630.cms |url-status=live }} A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "This Chella pilli is sure to leave most of the audience scatter-brained!"{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/342986/when-intentions-go-awry.html |title=When the best of intentions go awry |access-date=2022-10-08 |archive-date=2013-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709015816/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/342986/when-intentions-go-awry.html |url-status=live }}
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