Chakravarthy (1977 film)
Chakravarthy is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Krishnan–Panju.[2]
Chakravarthy | |
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Directed by | Krishnan–Panju |
Story by | J. Mahendran |
Starring | |
Music by | V. Kumar |
Production company | P. V. T. Productions |
Release date | 1977 |
Running time | 157 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
Chakravarthy, a rich boy; Ranjit, a criminal's son brought up by Chakravarthy's family; and Prakash are close friends. Chakravarthy, who becomes a renowned surgeon, finds his short temper the main cause of rift between him and Ranjit, who had become a police officer. Chakravarthy, by saving Ranjit's wife from molestation and rescuing Ranjit's own sister from the slums eventually clears his friend's misunderstandings about him.[1]
Cast
Adapted from Indian Films:[1]
- Jaishankar
- Srikanth
- Thengai Srinivasan
- S. A. Ashokan
- Senthamarai
- V. S. Raghavan
- Saratha
- Sripriya
- Y. Vijaya
- Manorama
Production
Chakravarthy was directed by the duo Krishnan–Panju, and produced by P. V. T. Productions.[1] The story and dialogues were written by J. Mahendran.[3] The final length of the film measured 4,281.54 metres (14,047.0 ft).[1]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film was composed by V. Kumar, and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan. The playback singers were T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki, P. Susheela and Manorama. The songs featured were "Aadharama Nirkkum", "En Ooru Mysore", "Thathalanguthu", "Gangai Yamunai" and "Aarathi Yedungadi".[1]
References
- Indian Films. Allied Publishers. 1978. p. 124.
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 586. ISBN 019-563579-5.
- Mahendran, J. (2013) [2004]. Cinemavum Naanum [Cinema and Me] (in Tamil). Karpagam Publications. p. 344.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)