Chandralekha (1948 film)
Chandralekha is a 1948 Indian historical adventure film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan. Originally made in Tamil and later in Hindi, it was the most-expensive film made in India at the time. The film follows two brothers who fight over ruling their father’s kingdom and marrying the village dancer. It is now considered one of the best-known Indian films of the 20th century.
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Chandralekha is a 1948 Indian historical adventure film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios. Originally made in Tamil and later in Hindi, it was the most-expensive film made in India at the time. The film follows two brothers who fight over ruling their father’s kingdom and marrying the village dancer. Original director T. G. Raghavachari left the film more than halfway through because of disagreements with Vasan, who took over in his directorial debut. The Hindi version was released on 24 December of that year, becoming a box-office success. South Indian cinema became prominent throughout India with the film’s release, and it inspired South Indian producers to market their Hindi films in North India. It received generally-positive reviews, but it did not recoup its production costs. It is now considered one of the best-known Indian films of the 20th century, along with Bollywood’s The Godfather and The Great Gatsby. It was released in India on 9 April 1948, but not in the UK or the US. It has been hailed as one of India’s greatest films of all time, and one of its most successful directors, S. S. Vasan, whose career has spanned four decades, is still living in India today. The movie is available on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time in the U.S.
and the UK, and is available in English and Tamil in India as well as in the United States and Canada. The UK version of the film has been released on DVD in the US and Canada, and the US version has been available in UK cinemas since the late 1990s. The US version is not available in India, but the UK version is available online for the same price. It also comes with a bonus feature, which includes an audio commentary by the director, T. R. R. Rajakumari, and a commentary by M. K. Radha, the cinematographers of the original Tamil version, Kothamangalam Subbu and Papanasam Sivan and D. Parthasarathy. The story is based on a chapter of George W. M. Reynolds’ novel, Robert Macaire: or, The French bandit in England. Veerasimhan and Sasankan are the sons of a king. They fall in love with a local dancer named Chandralek Ha and they fall inLove. When the king decides to abdicate his throne in favour of his younger brother, Veer asimhan, they embark on a crime spree. They escape and join a group of gypsies. They join the circus to hide from Sasankans’ men, who capture Chandraleksha and bring her to the palace. She rescues him with the aid of elephants from a passing circus troupe. When they return to the royal wedding, they attack SasankAn’s men and attack him.
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