Chandra

<p>The story revolves around rajkumari Ammani<br /> Chandravathi ( ), a princess, and Chandrahasa ( ) a music teacher. The two falls in love with each other. But the princess is engaged to Arya ( ), settled in the US, against her wishes. She is not at all impressed by the US culture and tries to contact Chandrahasa to express her feelings. In another development, Chandrahasa promises his father that he would forget Chandravathi and allow her to marry Arya. But on the wedding day, the story takes a dramatic turn which ends on a happy note. has studied the life of quite a few royal families in India to arrive at a subject for her film. The last branches of Royal Families are not in a position to adjust to normal social life. They do not get the right match to lead a royal life that is a gift for them from ancestors. On this basis Roopa Iyer has added the eternal ‘Love’ and made a meaningful and beautiful love story subject. The royal families taken over by the government facing a perturbed situation is shown in this movie. had initially considered for the lead role and even signed her for the lead role. However the actress was dropped from the film later as she was not in good terms with the director and the fact that she skipped class required for her role to perform stunts. Following that, various actresses such as , , and was considered for the role. Then she finalized as the leading lady. Saran who earlier made her debut in Kannada cinema through opposite in a cameo role immediately accepted the offer after reading the script. Furthermore, actress and singer were chosen for a cameo appearance. played the protagonist in the film. P. H. K. Doss took the spot behind the camera. Yesteryear actors , and was signed to appear in supporting roles. has also been roped in to play the protagonist in this film. Tamil actor Vivek made his Kannada debut. Twenty percent of the shooting was held in USA and rest in India. It was 50 plus days schedule had planned for her second direction movie. In , , and , Roopa Iyer had chalked out shooting schedules with Mumbai-based Media Networks G. A critic from scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and says “Shriya Saran for her excellent portrayal of the princess. She impresses with her expression and dialogue delivery. Prem is superb as a music teacher and has given life to his character. Srinath shines as Shriya’s father. Music by Gowtham Srivathsa is impressive. PKH Das has done an excellent work with his camera”. A Sharadhaa from wrote “Music by debutant Gautam Srivatsa adds a classic touch. Cameraman PHK Doss has managed to capture the beauty of Shriya well. The verdict: Shot in a light-hearted manner, with a bright palette of colours, and aided by good performances by the actors, the movie is appealing”. B S Srivani from wrote “Prem and Shriya tease and delight the audience with their expressions and body language. Gautam Srivatsa’s music with evocative lyrics heighten the sense of yearning. All in all, Chandra mesmerises like a full moon but the pleasure wanes in the company of avoidable mistakes”. A critic from wrote  “The comedy track with two of the best comedians from Kannada and Tamil, Sahdu Kokila and Vivek, falls flat. The slow pace does not help either. The two stars are cinematographer PHK Doss and composer Gautam Srivatsa”.</p>