Chandralekha (1995 film)
Chandralekha is a 1995 Tamil romantic thriller drama film, directed by Nambirajan. Starring Vijay and Vanitha Vijayakumar in her debut,[1][2] the film had music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3][4] The film was released on 23 October on diwali and received mixed to negative reviews.[5][6][7]
| Chandralekha | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Nambirajan |
| Produced by | N. Sreedevi |
| Written by | Nambirajan |
| Starring | Vijay Vanitha Vijayakumar Sindhu Jaishankar Sarath Babu Ponnambalam Senthil Vadivelu Karan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | K. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | R. Bhaskaran |
Production company | Shri Sairam Arts (P) Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Shri Sairam Arts (P) Ltd. |
Release date | 23 October 1995 |
Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Chandralekha (Vanitha Vijayakumar), an orthodox Brahmin girl, falls in love with, Rahim (Vijay), a Muslim boy. Whereas, Salima (Sindhu) loves Rahim since her childhood. Mustafa (Ponnambalam), Rahim's brother, and Jamal (Karan), Salima's brother, agrees to engage Salima and Rahim without Rahim's permission. Their families discover the love between Rahim and Chandralekha and don't accept it. Meanwhile, the lovers try to run away from everybody but are caught by militants in the forest. Salima becomes mentally unstable unable to bear her love failure. Rahim and Chandralekha are rescued from the militants by the police and brought safely to the village. Mustafa transforms and agrees for their wedding. Jamal, upset that her sister has gone mad, kills Chandralekha and Rahim at the railway station. Immediately, policemen kill Jamal. In the end, Chandralekha makes a wish that she and Rahim's dead body are to be buried together.
Cast
- Vijay as Rahim
- Vanitha Vijayakumar as Chandralekha
- Sindhu as Salima
- Jaishankar as Ibrahim
- Sarath Babu as Shankar
- Ponnambalam as Mustafa
- Karan as Jamal
- Senthil as Ulaganathan
- Vadivelu as Sundaram
- Sabitha Anand as Fathima
- Kalaranjini as Chandralekha's mother
- Kamala Kamesh as Chandralekha's aunt
- Sri Kala as Chandralekha's friend
- LIC Narasimhan as Ramachandran
- Pasi Narayanan as Village Man
- Sanjeev as Rahim's friend
- Karnaa Radha
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[8]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Adikkadi Thudikum" | Swarnalatha | Kamakodiyan | 5:28 |
| 2 | "Adi Aathadi" | K. S. Chithra | Panju Arunachalam | 5:03 |
| 3 | "Allah Un Aanai" | P. Unni Krishnan, Preethi Uttamsingh | Vaali | 6:02 |
| 4 | "Andanil Vaazhnthidum" | Bhavatharini | Kamakodiyan | 6:00 |
| 5 | "Arumbum Thalire" | Arun Mozhi | Vaali | 4:49 |
| 6 | "Sangili" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | Muthulingam | 5:35 |
| 7 | "Tharai Varamal" | Arun Mozhi, P. Unni Krishnan | Vaali | 1:48 |
| 8 | "Vanji Ponnu" | K. S. Chithra | Panju Arunachalam | 5:19 |
References
- "Chandralekha - 1995". Joint Scene. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010.
- "Filmography of chandralekha". Cinesouth. 21 October 1995. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012.
- http://vijayfilmsongs.blogspot.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozMlujUjKkc
- https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/sarkar-diwali-release-11-other-times-vijays-films-released-during-the-festival/306099
- Team, MBOC (28 March 2018). "Vijay All Movies Box Office Collection Hits and Flops Analysis List (Top 10)". MBOC | Bollywood Box Office 2018, Hollywood Collection Day Wise, Tollywood, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali Hits or Flops Lifetime Analysis. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- Vignesh (17 October 2017). "Vijay Hit, Flop, Blockbuster Movies | Ilayathalapathy Vijay Films List". Scooptimes - Latest Online News. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- "Chandralekha Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
External links
- Chandralekha on IMDb