Cheetah) is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by C. Aswani Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies.

The film stars debutants Ram Charan and Neha Sharma, alongside Prakash Raj, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Sayaji Shinde in supporting roles.

The story follows Charan, a young man on a mission of vengeance against Mattu Bhai, a crime lord responsible for the deaths of his parents.

Released worldwide on 27 September 2007, Chirutha received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success.

It set the record as the highest-grossing Telugu film for a debut actor until it was surpassed by Uppena in 2021.

Twelve years later, Charan gets released from prison and learns from his uncle Venkateswara Rao that his mother has died.

Karthikeya contacts Charan, revealing that his mother is alive and that his uncle lied about her death.

During the exchange, a shootout occurs and Karthikeya's men are killed, while Biku escapes with Sanjana.

Karthikeya, who is shot in the leg, acknowledges Charan's love for his mother and urges him to rescue Sanjana.

[5] In May 2007, a fight sequence was shot in a huge set was erected at a cost of around ₹70 lakhs at Annapurna Studios under the supervision of Vijayan.

The introductory song was choreographed at Hyderabad under the dance direction of Raghava Lawrence in August.

[9] The film released in 708 screens including 532 in Andhra Pradesh, 44 in Karnataka, 4 in Tamil Nadu, 3 in Odisha and 115 overseas.

[10][failed verification] In Chennai, it debuted at number 1 and averaged 100% collections from 3 screens in its opening weekend.

You'll find an adequate dose of romance, sentiment and dollops of violence" and praised Charan's performance that he "earn some serious brownie points for effortless dancing and fights.

[15] The film collected ₹22.08 crore (US$2.6 million) share in 50 Days and declared as a Box Office Hit worldwide.