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Chandrakala
Chandrakala was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil language, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. Film career She debuted in Kannada films in 1963 and went on to pair with Dr. Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar, Uday Kumar and Rajesh (Kannada actor), Rajesh. In 1971, she made her debut in the Tamil movie ''Praptham'' opposite Sivaji Ganesan and Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940), Srikanth. Her most significant role was in the film ''Alaigal (film), Alaigal'', directed by C. V. Sridhar. Her other notable films include ''Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham'', ''Ulagam Sutrum Valiban'' and ''Moondru Deivangal'' (as Sivakumar's co-star). She was better known for her soft roles. Partial filmography Tamil # ''Praptham'' (1971) as Gowri - Debut in Tamil # ''Moondru Dheivangal'' (1971) as Lakshmi # ''Puguntha Veedu (film), Puguntha Veedu'' (1972) as Vasanthi # ''Alaigal (film), Alaigal'' (1973) as Lakshmi # ''Deiva Vamsam'' (1973) as Radha # ''Ulagam Sutrum Valiban'' ( ...
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Parvathi Kalyana
''Parvathi Kalyana'' is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by B. S. Ranga and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Rajkumar, Chandrakala, Udaykumar, M. P. Shankar and Raghavendra Rao. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. Cast * Rajkumar as Lord Shiva *Chandrakala as Goddess Parvathi *Udaykumar as Narada *M. P. Shankar as Taraka *Raghavendra Rao *Dinesh *Kuppuraj *Master Babu *Pandari Bai * M. Jayashree *Vijayalalitha Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her appearances in '' Rani Mera Naam'' (1972), ''Baazigar'' (1972) and '' Saaks ... *Baby Prashanth *Baby Sunanda Soundtrack The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh and lyrics by Chi. Sadashivaiah. References External links * * 1960s Kannada-language films Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh Hindu mythological films Films directed by B. S. Ranga {{1960s-Ka ...
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Alaigal (film)
''Alaigal'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film written, produced and directed by Sridhar. The film, released on 13 January 1973, stars Vishnuvardhan and Chandrakala. It was the first Tamil film of Vishnuvardhan. Plot Cast * Vishnuvardhan as Inspector Raju * Chandrakala as Lakshmi * Cho * Manorama as Nalina * Dhulipala * Selvakumar * Thengai Srinivasan * Suruli Rajan * Rama Rao * Typist Gopu * Sundari Bai * Kumudhini * Seethalakshmi Production After the average response to his previous film ''Avalukendru Or Manam'' (1971), Sridhar decided to make a Tamil-Telugu bilingual titled ''Thulasi'' () with A. V. M. Rajan starring in Tamil and Sobhan Babu in Telugu. Sridhar developed a story from the Hindi film '' Aadmi'' (1939) and the American film ''Waterloo Bridge'' (1931), retaining only the basic premise. However after canning , he decided to drop the film, uncertain whether the audience would accept a film with anti-sentimental elements. Sridhar restarted the s ...
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Subba Shastry
''Subba Shastry'' is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by M. V. Krishnaswamy. The film is based on the novel ''Aashadhabhoothi'' by A. N. Murthy Rao. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, K. S. Ashwath, Arunkumar, Chandrakala, Harini, Mynavathi and Shivaraj.The film has musical score by Veena Doreswamy Iyengar and S. Krishnamurthy with the title song sung by the Smt. Srirangam Gopalaratnam. Cast *Kalyan Kumar *K. S. Ashwath *Arunkumar *Shivaraj *G. V. Shivanand *M. S. Subbanna *L. N. Swamy *Harini *Chandrakala *Lakshmamma *Mynavathi Mynavathi (26 July 1935 – 10 November 2012) was an Indian actress. She made her first screen appearance as an actor in the 1955 Kannada film ''Santa Sakhu'' and acted in over 100 Kannada films. She was the younger sister of another popular Ka ... in Guest Appearance *K. B. Gopinath *M. R. Subramanyam *K. N. Shanthadevi *Sharada *Indira * Bhargavi Narayan Soundtrack The music was composed by Veena Doreswamy Iyengar and S. Kr ...
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Varuvan Vadivelan
''Varuvan Vadivelan'' is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language Hindu devotional film directed by K. Shankar. The film stars Jaiganesh, R. Muthuraman, Vijayakumar, Jayachitra, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Latha, Chandrakala and Padmapriya. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. Cast *Jaiganesh as Baskar *R. Muthuraman as Doctor, Baskar's Brother * Vijayakumar as Vijay *Jayachitra as Sengamalam *Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Vijay's Wife * Latha as Uma *Chandrakala *Padmapriya *Bhavani *Thengai Srinivasan as Alli's Husband * Manorama as Alli *V. S. Raghavan as Uma's Father *M. N. Nambiar as Velagiri, Sengamalam's father *Nagesh as Vijay's brother * Baby Sudha as Vadivelan Award 1978 Tamil Nadu State Film Award * Won – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Child Artist – Baby Sudha * Won – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director – M. S. Viswanathan * Won – Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize – Film Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan Ma ...
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Uravadum Nenjam
''Uravadum Nenjam'' is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Devaraj–Mohan, starring Sivakumar and Chandrakala. It was released on 27 November 1976. A dubbed Malayalam version ''Aaru Manikkoor'' () was released in 1978. Plot Cast * Sivakumar * Chandrakala * Suruli Rajan Production The story of ''Uravadum Nenjam'' was conceived by Shanmugapriyan and prepared in 30 minutes. He also wrote the screenplay. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of .... References External links * {{IMDb title, 0275027 1970s Tamil-language films 1976 films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films directed by Devaraj–Mohan ...
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Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
''Ulagam Sutrum Valiban'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language science fiction film directed and co-produced by M. G. Ramachandran. The film stars Ramachandran, Chandrakala, Manjula and Latha. It revolves around a scientist who discovers an energy harnessing formula, and seeks to keep his research from being abused by a rival scientist. ''Ulagam Sutrum Valiban'' was released on 11 May 1973. It emerged a major box office success, with a theatrical run for over 200 days. Ramachandran won the Filmfare Special Award for Excellent Production Values. Plot Murugan is an Indian scientist who has recently discovered how to store a part of the energy unleashed from lightning. He reports this at a Hong Kong scientists' conference. He subsequently announces that he will not reveal his discovery, since the world is at the brink of World War III and his research may be used for destructive purposes. Another scientist, Bairavan, claims Murugan is falsely claiming that his research is succ ...
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Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham (1976 Film)
''Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham'' () is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by S. Baskar. The screenplay was written by Panchu Arunachalam from a story by C. N. Muthu. The film stars R. Muthuraman, Chandrakala and Srividya. It was released on 13 April 1976. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Hrudaya Pallavi'' (1987). Plot It's the story of 2 sisters, Rajalakshmi (Raji), and Kalpana. They live with their father, and is often visited by their uncle Santhanam from Singapore. Kalpana, the younger one is in love with Ravi. The elder sister is about to be married, when fate has it that the groom unfortunately passes away in an accident, leaving her mentally troubled obsessing herself with marriage and groom. On the persuasion of her father, kalpana is asked to marry in the hope that at least his younger daughter would be happy. With initial hesitance she later agrees. Soon after she is married her father passes away leaving the mentally challeng ...
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Shola Aur Shabnam (1961 Film)
''Shola Aur Shabnam'' ( en, Fire and Dew) is a 1961 Bollywood romance film written and directed by Ramesh Saigal. It stars Dharmendra, Tarla Mehta, Abhi Bhattacharya, Vijayalakshmi and M. Rajan in pivotal roles. It was one of the very early films of Dharmendra. The film is about a young man torn between love for his long lost childhood sweetheart, and devotion towards a friend who has helped set him up in his career. The film features music by Khayyam. The original soundtrack contains some of the most famous songs, like "Jane Kya Dhoondti Rahti" etc. Plot Ravi or "Bunnu" (Akashdeep) as he's called at home and Sandhya (Chandrakala) are childhood sweethearts despite Ravi being poor, and Sandhya being rich. Sandhya's father, who is a senior official in the Railways is posted to a distant location; Ravi and Sandhya are separated and out of contact. Many years later, Ravi (Dharmendra) has matured into a strapping young man. Not being rich or influential, Ravi finds it hard to find ...
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Jenu Goodu
''Jenu Goodu'' () is a 1963 Indian Kannada film, directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by T. Vasanna and S. Heera. The film stars K. S. Ashwath, Udaykumar, Rajashankar and Pandari Bai in lead roles. Jayanthi and Chandrakala both made their Kannada debut with this movie. The film has musical score by Vijaya Krishnamurthy. The film was a remake of the 1954 Bengali film ''Banga Kora'' which in turn was based on the novel ''Bijila'' by Prabhavathi Devi Saraswathi. The Bengali movie was also earlier remade in Tamil as ''Kula Dheivam'' and in Hindi as ''Bhabhi''. Pandari Bai reprised her role in all versions except Bengali. Cast *Udaykumar *Pandari Bai * Jayanthi *Chandrakala *K. S. Ashwath *Rajashankar *Balakrishna Bala Krishna ( sa, बाल कृष्ण, lit=child Krishna/divine child Krishna, translit=Bālakṛṣṇa). Present day Krishna worship is an amalgam of various elements. According to historical testimonies Krishna-Vasudeva worship alread ... * Narasimharaju * ...
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Jeevana Tharanga
''Jeevana Tharanga'' is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by G. Bangar Raj and produced by D. Rama Naidu. The film stars Rajkumar, Rajashankar, D. R. Naidu and K. S. Ashwath. The film has musical score by M. Venkataraju. Cast * Rajkumar as Kumar *Raja Shankar *D. R. Naidu *K. S. Ashwath *Dikki Madhava Rao *Balakrishna * Subbanna * Narasimharaju *B. Hanumanthachar * Leelavathi *Advani Lakshmi Devi * M. Jayashree *Ramadevi *Jr Revathi *Leela Jayavanthi *Chandrakala Chandrakala was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil language, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. Film career She debuted in Kannada films in 1963 and went on to pair with Dr. Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar, Uday ... (credited as Kumari Chandrakala) *Chithradevi *Rajani Soundtrack References External links * 1963 films 1960s Kannada-language films Films scored by M. Venkataraju {{1960s-Kannada-film-stub ...
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Praptham
''Praptham'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by Savitri. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri. It is a remake of the 1964 Telugu film ''Mooga Manasulu''. The film was released on 14 July 1971, and became a box-office bomb, causing a massive impediment in Savitri's career and leading to her downfall. Plot Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Kannan * Savitri as Radha * S. V. Ranga Rao as Zamindar * M. N. Nambiar as Raju * Srikanth as Ramu/Thiyagarajan *Chandrakala as Gowri *Nagesh as Ponnan * C. K. Saraswathi as Rama *Senthamarai as Church father *S.R. Janaki as Kannan's mother Production After watching ''Mooga Manasulu'', Savitri wanted to remake it in Tamil, produce it and direct it. Gemini Ganesan, then romantically linked to her, warned her against doing so, describing it as an acid test, but Savitri refused to comply. Besides directing and producing, Savitri also was the lead actress, over Ganesan's objections. The film was mostly shot on an ...
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Moondru Dheivangal
''Moondru Deivangal'' () is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Dada Mirasi and written by Chitralaya Gopu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman and Nagesh. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It is a remake of the 1968 Marathi film ''Aamhi Jato Amuchya Gava''. Plot Three thieves get into a family and act as if they are good people. However, the family's humility causes a change of the thieves' heart and do they reform form the rest of the story. Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Siva * Muthuraman as Muthu *Nagesh as Nagu * V. K. Ramasamy as Kumar's uncle * S. V. Subbaiah as Pasupathy *Sivakumar as Kumar *V. S. Raghavan as a retired police officer *M. R. R. Vasu as Veerappan *Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Moorthy *Senthamarai as a police officer *Chandrakala as Lakshmi * Rukmani as Parvathi *Jaya Kausalya *Vijaya Chandrika as Muthu's wife *K. R. Indira Devi *Sivakami Production ''Moondru Deivangal'' is based on the 1968 Marathi film ''Aamhi Jato Amuc ...
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