''Chandrakantham'' is a 1974 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

film, directed by

Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, film director, director, film producer, producer and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he w ...

and produced by Rajashilpi. The film stars

Prem Nazir Prem Nazir (born Abdul Khader; 6 April 1926 – 16 January 1989) was an Indian actor known as one of Malayalam cinema's definitive leading man, leading men of his generation. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in the hist ...

Jayabharathi Jayabharathi (born 28 June 1954 as Lekshmi Bharathi) is an Indian actress and two-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film), Nationa ...

Adoor Bhasi K. Bhaskaran Nair (1 March 1929 – 29 March 1990), professionally credited by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian actor and film director. He was mostly cast as a sidekick to protagonists, particularly Prem Nazir. His comedic roles were w ...

and Balakrishnan in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.

Plot synopsis

Vinayan, a writer, takes care of his twin brother Ajayan, whose behavior is different from his. Vinayan is shocked when he finds that his brother loves the same girl that he was planning to marry.

Cast

as Vinayan, Ajayan (double role) *

as Rajani *

as Dr. Jacob * Balakrishnan * Kedamangalam Sadanandan *

Sankaradi Paravoor memana Kanakku Chembakaraman Parameswaran Chandrashekara Menon, better known by his screen name Sankaradi (14 July 1924 – 8 October 2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artist, who had over 70 ...

as Sreesankara Pilla * T. R. Omana as School Teacher * P. K. Joseph * T. S. Muthaiah as Menon * Kedamangalam Ali * Baby Sumathi as Young Vinayan, Bindu (double role) *

Bahadoor Padiyath Kochumoideen Kunjalu (1930 22 May 2000), better known by his stage name Bahadoor, was an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films, primarily in comedic roles. He, along with Adoor Bhasi, were the two major comedians in Malayalam ...

as Raghavan *Master Rajakumaran Thampi as Young Ajayan *Satheesh * Sumithra as Dhobi's sister * Kunchan as Krishnankutty

Soundtrack

References

External links

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1974 films 1970s Malayalam-language films 1970s Indian films Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Films directed by Sreekumaran Thampi {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub