Starring T. R. Rajakumari, M. K. Radha and Ranjan in the lead roles, the film follows two brothers named Veerasimhan and Sasankan, who fight with each other over ruling their father's kingdom and for marrying the village dancer Chandralekha.
Originally made in Tamil and later in Hindi, Chandralekha was in production for five years from 1943 to 1948. It went through a number of changes to the script, cast and production, and ultimately became the most expensive film made in India at the time; the budget for a single sequence equaled that typical for an entire film of the period.
Chandralekha premiered in Chennai on 8 April 1948 and had a wide theatrical release the following day. The film received generally positive reviews, but was unable to recover its production costs. As a result, Vasan released the film in Hindi with some changes on 24 December in the same year, and Chandralekha soon became a major box office success. South Indian cinema gained prominence throughout the country with the film's release. The film inspired South Indian film producers to market their Hindi films in North India. It was dubbed in English, Japanese, Danish and other foreign languages and was screened at Indian and international film festivals.
Directed by : S. S. Vasan
Starring : T. R. Rajakumari, M. K. Radha, Ranjan
Lyrics : Papanasam Sivan and Kothamangalam Subbu
Music : S. Rajeswara Rao
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