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Chandralekha
Chandralekha may refer to: Films * ''Chandralekha'' (1948 film), an Indian Tamil film directed and produced by S. S. Vasan starring M. K. Radha * ''Chandralekha'' (1995 film), an Indian Tamil film directed by Nambirajan starring Vijay * ''Chandralekha'' (1997 film), an Indian Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan starring Mohanlal * ''Chandralekha'' (1998 film), an eponymous Indian Telugu remake of the Malayalam film. The film was directed by Krishna Vamsi starring Nagarjuna * ''Chandralekha'' (2014 film), an Indian Kannada film directed by Om Prakash Rao starring Chiranjeevi Sarja People * Chandralekha (dancer), dancer and choreographer from India *Chandralekha Perera, Sri Lankan singer * V. S. Chandralekha V. S. Chandralekha (born 14 August 1947) is an Indian politician and former civil servant, who was the President of the Tamil Nadu state unit of the Janata Party, which merged into the Bharatiya Janata Party on 11 August 2013. M. G. Ramachandra ..., Indian politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandralekha (1948 Film)
''Chandralekha'' (also spelt ''Chandraleka'') is a 1948 Indian historical adventure film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios. Starring T. R. Rajakumari, M. K. Radha and Ranjan (actor), Ranjan, the film follows two brothers (Veerasimhan and Sasankan) who fight over ruling their father's kingdom and marrying the village dancer, Chandralekha. Development began during the early 1940s when, after two successive box-office hits, Vasan announced that his next film would be entitled ''Chandralekha''. However, when he launched an advertising campaign for the film he only had the name of the heroine from a storyline he had rejected. Veppathur Kittoo (one of Vasan's storyboard artists) developed a story based on a chapter of George W. M. Reynolds' novel, ''Robert Macaire: or, The French bandit in England''. Original director T. G. Raghavachari left the film more than halfway through because of disagreements with Vasan, who took over in his directorial debut. Original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandralekha (1995 Film)
''Chandralekha'' is a 1995 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic action film, directed by Nambirajan. Starring Vijay (actor), Vijay and Vanitha Vijayakumar in her debut, the film had music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film revolves around an orthodox Brahmin girl falls in love with a Muslim boy, Rahim, but their families don't accept it. Meanwhile, the lovers try to elope and are caught by militants in the forest. The film was released on 23 October 1995 on Diwali clashing with Rajinikanth film ''Muthu (film), Muthu'', and ''Chandralekha'' performed mediocre at the box office, even though the film songs were a hit. The film is about Hindu-Muslim marriage riots. The film's title was also titled after the hit song ''Chandralekha'' from ''Thiruda Thiruda'' (1993) film. Plot Chandralekha, an orthodox Brahmin girl, falls in love with, Rahim, a Muslim boy. Whereas, Salima loves Rahim since her childhood. Mustafa, Rahim's brother, and Jamal, Salima's brother, agrees to engag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandralekha (1997 Film)
''Chandralekha'' is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan which is an adaptation of an English movie called While you Were Sleeping (1995) and produced by Fazil. It stars Mohanlal, Sukanya, Pooja Batra, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, and Innocent. The film's title is a portmanteau of the two female lead characters' names—Chandra and Lekha. Berny Ignatius composed the songs, while the film score was composed by S. P. Venkatesh. The film's core plot was inspired by the 1995 Hollywood film '' While You Were Sleeping''. Plot Appukuttan Nair is a struggling unemployed youth who arrives in Mumbai to meet his sister and brother-in-law. His father has been falsely implicated in a bank fraud and wants to sell his ancestral property to pay towards the litigation. For that he needs his sister's approval, but is abused and turned away by his brother-in-law. Disappointed, Appu seeks out his old pal Nooruddin, who is working in a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandralekha (dancer)
Chandralekha Prabhudas Patel (6 December 1928 – 30 December 2006), commonly known as Chandralekha, was a dancer and choreographer from India. The niece of Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first deputy Prime Minister, she was an exponent of performances fusing Bharatanatyam with Yoga and martial arts like Kalarippayattu. She was conferred the highest award of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 2004. Early life and education She was born to an agnostic doctor father and a devout Hindu mother in Vada, Maharashtra. She spent her childhood in her native Gujarat and in Maharashtra. Career After completing high school, Chandralekha studied law, but quit her studies midway to learn dance instead. She started with Dasi Attam, a form of dance practiced by temple dancers in southern India, under the tutelage of Ellappa Pillai. She was also influenced by Balasaraswati and Rukmini Devi Arundale in her dance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandralekha (2014 Film)
''Chandralekha'' is 2014 Kannada language horror comedy film directed by Om Prakash Rao starring Chranjeevi Sarja and Shanvi, while Sadhu Kokila plays a supporting role in the movie. The film is the Kannada remake of Telugu film ''Prema Katha Chitram'' (2013) and released with positive reviews Plot People staying at a resort find terrifying things happening around them. Several people decide to commit suicide at a remote resort. The film is remake of Telugu film Prema Katha Chitram (2013) The movie starts with Sudheer Babu, Praveen and Nanditha planning a combined and flawless suicide because of their failures in their respective lives. Firstly they try to fulfill their last wishes before leaving this world. Nanditha wants to steal a new car and Sudheer wants to slap the local MLA in his own house. After stealing a new car and slapping the local MLA, the trio flees away from there to a nearby resort after escaping from the police. At the resort, the car is stolen and the trio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandralekha (1998 Film)
''Chandralekha'' is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Krishna Vamsi. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Ramya Krishna and Isha Koppikar, with music composed by Sandeep Chowta. The film was produced by Nagarjuna and V. Ram Prasad under Great India Enterprises banner. It is a remake of the 1997 Malayalam film '' Chandralekha'', directed by Priyadarshan. It is the second combination of Nagarjuna, Krishna Vamsi, and Sandeep Chowtha after '' Ninne Pelladata'' (1996). Hindi actor Sanjay Dutt made a special appearance for the first time in a Telugu film. The film was not commercially successful. Plot Sitarama Rao alias Seeta is a struggling unemployed youth who arrives in Hyderabad to meet his sister (Jhansi) and brother-in-law, his father has been falsely implicated in bank fraud and wants to sell his ancestral property to pay for the litigation, for that he needs his sister's approval, but is rebuked and banished by his brother-in-law. Disillusioned, Seeta seeks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandralekha Perera
Chandralekha Perera ( si, චන්ද්රලේඛා පෙරේරා) (born 1 December 1961), is a popular Sri Lankan pop singer. Personal life Perera was born to a middle-class family in Kurunegala. As a child she often sang at home. At school she frequently sang and successfully took part in inter-school competitions. While studying she sang for the band "Spring Time" in Kurunegala. She met her future husband Rookantha Goonatillake in 1976 when he was a keyboard player for the band. Perera married Rookantha Goonatillake in 1989, and she has three daughters and a son. Two children from her previous marriage; Daughter Shyami Nadisha and Son Yohan Kumarage. She has two daughters with Rookantha, Raini Charuka and Windy. Music career Without her knowledge, Perera's father submitted his daughter's name to a Sri-Lankan government-sponsored youth organization National Youth Services Council (NYSC). She subsequently attended and had a successful interview. She also appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |