Soggade Chinni Nayana

Soggade Chinni Nayana
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKalyan Krishna Kurasala
Screenplay bySatyanand
Story byRam Mohan P
Produced byNagarjuna
StarringNagarjuna
Ramya Krishna
Lavanya Tripathi
CinematographyP. S. Vinod
Siddhardh Ramaswamy
Edited byPrawin Pudi
Music byAnup Rubens
Production
company
Distributed byAnnapurna Studios
Release date
  • 15 January 2016 (2016-01-15)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget15–20 crore
Box officeest.₹82.5 crore

Soggade Chinni Nayana (transl.The young man is a charmer) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language supernatural drama film directed by Kalyan Krishna Kurasala and written by Satyanand and Ram Mohan P. In addition to producing the film under his Annapurna Studios banner, Nagarjuna played dual roles, starring alongside Ramya Krishna and Lavanya Tripathi. Nassar, Mahadevan, Sampath Raj and Brahmanandam played supporting roles. The film revolves around the soul of Bangarraju, a flirtatious zamindar whom Yama sends back to earth to reconcile his son (Ram "Ramu" Mohan) and his wife Seetha, who are on the brink of divorce. In the process, he learns about his death and its connection with a local Shiva temple.

P. S. Vinod and Siddhardh Ramaswami provided the cinematography, and Anup Rubens composed the film's soundtrack and background score. Prawin Pudi edited the film. Principal photography for the film began on 19 November 2014 after it was launched in Hyderabad, and wrapped on 4 October 2015. Most of the film was shot in and around Rajahmundry and Mysore.

Produced on a budget of 1520 crore, Soggade Chinni Nayana was released worldwide on 15 January 2016 during the Makar Sankranti festival season in 390-410 screens. It received positive reviews from critics and was commercially successful, earning 82 crore globally. The film was remade in Kannada as Upendra Matte Baa (2017). A sequel titled Bangarraju was released in 2022.