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Chakravarthy
Directed byKrishnan–Panju
Story byMahendran
Starring
  • Srikanth
  • Thengai Srinivasan
  • S. A. Ashokan
  • Music byV. Kumar

    Production
    company

    P. V. T. Productions

    Release date

    • 1977 (1977)

    Running time

    157 minutes[1]
    CountryIndia
    LanguageTamil

    Chakravarthy is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Krishnan–Panju.[2] It was later remade in Telugu as Mugguru Mithrulu (1985), in Hindi as Dosti Dushmani (1986) and in Kannada as Brahma Vishnu Maheshwara (1988).[citation needed]

    Plot[edit]

    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 the 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.

    Cast[edit]

  • Thengai Srinivasan
  • Srikanth
  • S. A. Ashokan
  • Senthamarai
  • V. S. Raghavan (guest appearance)
  • Sarada
  • Sripriya
  • Y. Vijaya
  • M. N. Rajam
  • S. N. Parvathy
  • Manorama
  • Production[edit]

    Chakravarthy was directed by the duo Krishnan–Panju, and produced by P. V. T. Productions.[1] The story and dialogues were written by Mahendran.[3] The final length of the film measured 4,281.54 metres (14,047.0 ft).[1]

    Soundtrack[edit]

    The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar, and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[1]

    Track listing
    No.TitleSinger(s)Length
    1."En Ooru Mysore"S. Janaki 
    2."Aadharama Nirkkum"  
    3."Aarathi Yedungadi"Manorama 
    4."Thathalanguthu"Manorama 
    5."Vaa Valliyammai"P. Susheela 
    6."Gangai Yamunai"  

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d Dharap, B. V. (1978). Indian Films. Allied Publishers. p. 124.
  • ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 586. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
  • ^ Mahendran (2013) [2004]. சினிமாவும் நானும் [Cinema and I] (in Tamil). Karpagam Publications. p. 344. OCLC 54777094.
  • External links[edit]


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