

A college romance so chaotic it invented the Telugu 'college love story' template overnight.
Janaki comes to India from US and joins a college. Here she meets Ramana and the two fall in love. Soon, she gets pregnant which results in further complications.
Acting
Uday Kiran's debut that made him an overnight sensation.
Direction
Teja's hyperkinetic style defined an era.
Score
R.P. Patnaik's earworms still haunt Telugu weddings.

Director
Teja
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made on a shoestring budget, this film ran for 200+ days and turned Uday Kiran into 'Hat-trick Hero' before tragedy struck his real life.
Chitram essentially created the 'college backdrop + middle-class hero + rich heroine' formula that dominated Telugu cinema for two decades.