Chavukkadi Chandrakantha


Chavukkadi Chandrakantha (lit. 'Chandrakantha who whips') is a 1960 Indian, Tamil language film[2] directed by M. Radhakrishnan.[1][3] The film featured T. S. Balaiah and Sowkar Janaki in the lead roles.[4]

Chavukkadi Chandrakantha
Directed byM. Radhakrishnan
Produced byM. Radhakrishnan
Screenplay byA. L. Narayanan
Story byJ. Rangaraju
StarringT. S. Balaiah
Sowcar Janaki
T. K. Ramachandran
Tambaram Lalitha
P. S. Veerappa
Music byG. Ramanathan
CinematographyN. Prabhakar
Edited byB. V. Manickam
Production
company
Aruna Films
Release date
  • 16 December 1960 (1960-12-16) (India)
[1]
Running time
187 mins.
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

CastEdit

The following list is adapted from the database of Film News Anandan[1]

ProductionEdit

The film was produced and directed by M. Radhakrishnan under the banner Aruna Films. The story was written by J. Rangaraj and A. L. Narayanan wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was done by N. Prabhakar while the editing was done by B. V. Manickam. Art direction was by C. Ramraj. A. K. Chopra, Chinni Sampath handled the choreography. Still photography was done by R. N. Rangaraja Rao.[1]

SoundtrackEdit

The music was composed by G. Ramanathan while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi, A. L. Narayanan, Udumalai Narayana Kavi, Ka. Mu. Sheriff and Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam. Playback singers are P. Leela, A. G. Rathnamala, P. Susheela, K. Jamuna Rani, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, K. Rani, P. B. Srinivas and Thiruchi Loganathan.[3]

No. Song Singer/s Lyricist Duration (m:ss)
1 "Aadchiyum Soozhchchiyum Sernthaal" P. Leela, A. G. Rathnamala
2 "Ennippaar Vaazhnaalil" P. Susheela
3 "Ingu Paarum Inikkum Azhagai" K. Jamuna Rani
4 "Mannaa Mayangaadhe Nee" Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, K. Rani
5 "Malarvana Veedhiyile Vasantha Thaerile" P. Leela 03:23
6 "Naanum Neeyum Yaaro Evaro" P. B. Srinivas, P. Susheela 03:34
7 "Usuru Namma Kaiyile" Thiruchi Loganathan and group

ReferencesEdit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 585.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers 044 25361039. p. 198.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. Chavukkadi Chandrakanta (1960)