''Chandramukhi'' is an Indian
fantasy television series that premiered on 30 October 2007 on
DD National
DD National (formerly DD1) is a state-owned public entertainment television channel in India. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan, India's public service broadcaster, and the oldest and most widely available terrestrial television channe ...
. It stars Piku Sharma in the titular role. It also stars
Mamik Singh,
Sachin Khurana
Sachin Khurana is an Indian model turned actor. He won the title of Grasim Mr. India in 1996 and represented India at the 1998 Mister World
The Mister World competition is a male beauty pageant sponsored by the Miss World Organisation. The ...
, Natasha Sinha,
Vinod Kapoor,
Kruttika Desai,
Vindu Dara Singh,
Shiva Rindani
Shiva Rindani (born Mukesh Rindani) is an Indian actor who appeared in Hindi films - mostly - in either villainous roles or in comic roles.
He has appeared in more than 100 films. His latest film was ''Deshdrohi'' in 2008, and ''Hum
Hum may ...
and Anwar Fatehan. It is loosely based on the folk-tale of
Gul-e-Bakawali.
Plot
This serial story revolves around the tale of Rajkumar vanraj singh.
who turns into an animal(
Werewolf
In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (; ; uk, Вовкулака, Vovkulaka), is an individual that can shapeshift into a wolf (or, especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature), either purposel ...
) on
Amavasya (moonless night) and kills his own people. There's also a curse upon him, whereby his father turned blind after there eye-contact between the two. The only way for Vanraj to restore his father's vision is by getting a particular flower from Princess Chandramukhi's (Piku Sharma) Kingdom - a place where no one comes back alive.
Cast
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Mamik Singh as
Rajkumar Suryapratap Singh
*
Saadhika Randhawa as Chandramukhi
* Piku Sharma as Chandramukhi / Kalavati
*
Sachin Khurana
Sachin Khurana is an Indian model turned actor. He won the title of Grasim Mr. India in 1996 and represented India at the 1998 Mister World
The Mister World competition is a male beauty pageant sponsored by the Miss World Organisation. The ...
as Rajkumar Vanraj Singh
*
Raja Chaudhary
Raja Chaudhary is an Indian television actor, writer and producer. He was a contestant on ''Bigg Boss 2.
Career
Raja Chaudhary played a villain in the Bhojpuri film ''Saiyyan Hamar Hindustani'' opposite Shweta Tiwari. His claim to fame has b ...
as Ranveer Singh
* Natasha Sinha as
Rani Padmavati Mahendrapratap Singh
*
Vinod Kapoor
*
Kruttika Desai as Durgeshwari, a dacoit
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Vindu Dara Singh as Rajkumar Bhanupratap Singh
*
Vikramjeet Virk
Vikramjeet Virk is an Indian actor who has worked in Telugu, Punjabi, Hindi and Malayalam language films.
Early life
Vikramjeet was born on 19 July 1984 to Sukhwant Singh Virk and Harjinder Kaur Virk in Tharwa Majra village, Karnal district, ...
as Vikram Singh
* Anwar Fatehan
*
Shiva Rindani
Shiva Rindani (born Mukesh Rindani) is an Indian actor who appeared in Hindi films - mostly - in either villainous roles or in comic roles.
He has appeared in more than 100 films. His latest film was ''Deshdrohi'' in 2008, and ''Hum
Hum may ...
*
Dinesh Hingoo
Dinesh Hingoo (born 13 April 1940) is an Indian actor who plays comic & supporting roles in Hindi films. He had appeared in over 300 films, from ''Taqdeer (1967)'' to '' Be Careful (2011)'', and is known for his laughter and impersonations incl ...
References
7. https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/chandramukhi-its-way-dd1 tellychakkar.com (Retrieved 05-10-2022)
8. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt8602890/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl
IMDb
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Retrieved 05-10-2022
External links
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Indian fantasy television series
2007 Indian television series debuts
DD National original programming
Indian period television series
Television shows based on fairy tales
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