Chandrakala was an Indian actress who appeared in

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, Tamil,

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and

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films.

Film career

She debuted in Kannada films in 1963 and went on to pair with Dr. Rajkumar,

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, Uday Kumar and

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. In 1971, she made her debut in the Tamil movie '' Praptham'' opposite

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and Srikanth. Her most significant role was in the film '' Alaigal'', directed by C. V. Sridhar. Her other notable films include ''Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham'', ''

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 ...

'' 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'' (1972) as Vasanthi # '' Alaigal'' (1973) as Lakshmi # '' Deiva Vamsam'' (1973) as Radha # ''

'' (1973) as Rathnadevi # '' Uravadum Nenjam'' (1976) # '' Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham'' (1976) as Kalpana # '' Ellam Avale'' (1977) # '' Varuvan Vadivelan'' (1978) # '' Vazhthungal'' (1978)

Hindi

# '' Shola Aur Shabnam'' (1961) as young Sandhya # ''

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'' (1961) # ''

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'' (1963) # ''

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'' (1965) # '' Badmaash'' (1969) # '' Return Of Johny'' (1972) # ''Aarambh'' (1976)

Kannada

# ''

Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddha ''Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddha'' is a 1963 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by M. Nageshwara Rao and M S Nayak. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, K. S. Ashwath and Dikki Madhavarao. The film has musical score by Chellapilla Satyam who made h ...

'' (1963) as Dancer # '' Jeevana Tharanga'' (1963) # '' Jenu Goodu'' (1963) # '' Navakoti Narayana'' (1964) # ''

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 ...

'' (1966) # '' Parvathi Kalyana'' (1967) # '' Onde Balliya Hoogalu'' (1967) # '' Bedi Bandavalu'' (1968) # '' Rowdy Ranganna'' (1968) # '' Ananda Kanda'' (1968) # ''

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'' (1969) # '' Punarjanma'' (1969) # ''

Margadarshi ''Margadarshi'' () is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language film directed by M. R. Vittal and produced by Srikanth Patel and Srikanth Nahatha. The film stars Rajkumar, Chandrakala, T. N. Balakrishna and Narasimharaju. The film has musical score by M. ...

'' (1969) # '' Manashanthi'' (1969) # '' Chaduranga'' (1969) # '' Amarabharathi'' (1971) # '' Sankalpa'' (1973) # '' Maga Mommaga'' (1974) # '' Onde Roopa Eradu Guna'' (1975) # ''

Mane Belaku ''Mane Belaku'' is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by A. R. S. Sharma. The film stars Chandrashekar, K. S. Ashwath, Balakrishna and Ramgopal. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao. Cast *Chandra ...

'' (1975) # ''

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'' (1978) # ''

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'' (1981)

Telugu

# ''Sathi Sukanya'' (1963) # '' Aada Paduchu'' (1967) as Sharada # '' Chelleli Kosam'' (1968) # '' Aatmiyulu'' (1969) as Seetha # '' Mathru Devata'' (1969) # '' Thalli Thandrulu'' (1970) # '' Jai Jawan'' (1970) # '' Thalla? Pellama?'' (1970) # ''

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'' (1971)...Sita Devi # ''Nammaka Drohulu'' (1971) # '' Dussehra Bullodu'' (1971) as Nirmala # '' Inspector Bharya'' (1972) # ''

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'' (1972) # '' Kiladi Bullodu'' (1972) # ''

Tata Manavadu ''Thatha-Manavadu'' () is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao in his debut. The film stars S. V. Ranga Rao and Raja Babu in the titular roles. ''Thatha-Manavadu'' featured Raja Babu, who had mostly ...

'' (1972) as Suguna # '' Kanna Thalli'' (1972) # '' Poolmala'' (1973) # ''

Puttinillu Mettinillu ''Puttinillu Mettinillu'' () is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Pattu and produced by AVM Productions. It is a remake of the Tamil film '' Puguntha Veedu'' (1972). The film was released on 12 July 1973. Plot Cast * Krishna ...

'' (1973) # '' Sthree'' (1973) # '' Manuvu Manasu'' (1973) # '' Nomu'' (1974) as Parvati # '' Chakravakam'' (1974) # ''

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'' (1974) # ''

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'' (1974) # '' Iddaru Iddare'' (1976) # '' Oka Deepam Veligindhi'' (1976) # '' Kurukshetram'' (1977) as Rukmini # '' Annadammula Savaal'' (1978) # '' Lakshmi Pooja'' (1979) # ''Sri Mantralaya Raghavendra Vaibhavam'' (1981)

Malayalam

# ''

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'' (1970) as Meena # '' Moonnupookkal'' (1971) # '' Aanandham Paramaanandham'' (1977) as Rekha # '' Aa Nimisham'' (1977) # '' Vayanadan Thamban'' (1978) # '' Aalmaaraattam'' (1978)

Death

Chandrakala died prematurely of cancer on 21 June 1999, aged 48.Noted for soft roles - Chandrakala

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandrakala Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian film actresses 1950s births Year of birth uncertain 1999 deaths Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian actresses