Chakravarthy (1977 film)

Chakravarthy is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Krishnan–Panju.[2]

Chakravarthy
Directed byKrishnan–Panju
Story byMahendran
Starring
Music byV. Kumar
Production
company
P. V. T. Productions
Release date
1977
Running time
157 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

It was later remade in Telugu as Mugguru Mithrulu (1985), in Hindi as Dosti Dushmani (1986) and in Kannada as Brahma Vishnu Maheshwara (1988).

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 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.[1]

Cast

Adapted from Indian Films:[1]

Production

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

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

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
  1. Indian Films. Allied Publishers. 1978. p. 124.
  2. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 586. ISBN 019-563579-5.
  3. Mahendran (2013) [2004]. சினிமாவும் நானும் [Cinema and Me] (in Tamil). Karpagam Publications. p. 344.


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