Chithegu Chinthe
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| Directed by | M. S. Sathyu |
| Screenplay by | Javed Siddiqui |
| Dialogues by | S. Ramaswamy |
| Story by | Javed Siddiqui |
| Produced by | G. N. Lakshmipathy |
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| Cinematography | Ashok Gunjal |
| Edited by | Chakraborthy |
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Production company | Savan Movies |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Chithegu Chinthe (transl. The Restless Corpse) is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language Political satire film directed by M. S. Sathyu and written by Javed Siddiqui. It stars C. R. Simha and Manjula in the lead roles along with Paula Lindsay, Ramprakash, Shivaram and Mac Mohan in key supporting roles. The songs were composed by B. G. Ramanath and Prabhakar Bhadri while the background score was by G. K. Venkatesh and L. Vaidyanathan. The cinematography and editing were handled by Ashok Gunjal and Chakraborthi.
The satirical film is a comedy set in a fictional country called Gajadweepa, where a superstar becomes a politician, and it uses mainstream film tropes to deliver a keen allegorical critique of power. Upon release, the film was critically acclaimed and went on to win the Special Jury Award at the Karnataka State Film Awards.