Chantabbai (transl. The little chap) is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film adapted and directed by Jandhyala, based on Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy‘s novel with the same name.[1][2] The film was a casting coup in that Chiranjeevi, who was an action hero, was cast as a bumbling private detective in a full-length comedy.[3] The film received critical acclaim[4] and is considered be a classic film.[5][6