Chali Cheemalu

Chali Cheemalu (చలి చీమలు) is a 1978 Telugu film directed by Devadas Kanakala. The film stars Nutan Prasad, Rallapalli and S. P. Sailaja. Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao, elder of the Paruchuri Brothers entered the Telugu cinema field as writer. Novel of Mandha Venkata Ramana Rao was developed into a full-length movie by their writing skills. Nutan Prasad’s catch phrase Notokka jillaala andagaadni became popular among the Telugu audience. The film won two Nandi Awards.

Cast

 * Nutan Prasad
 * Rallapalli
 * S. P. Sailaja
 * Satyendra Kumar

Soundtrack

 * "Bajana Sedhama Srirama Namamu"
 * "Bhoomi Poye" (Lyrics: Rallapalli; Singer: Rallapalli)
 * "Voorukove Chitti Thalli"

Awards

 * Nandi Awards - 1978
 * Second Best Feature Film - Silver - J. Venkatarya.
 * Best Story Writer - Mandha Venkataramana Rao

Legacy
Nutan Prasad’s catchphrase "Nootokka jillalaku andagadni" became popular among the Telugu audience. The phrase was adapted as a title for the film Nootokka Jillala Andagadu (2021)