Chakravarthy (1977 film)

Chakravarthy
Chakravarthy
Directed by	Krishnan–Panju
Story by	Mahendran
Starring	Jaishankar; Srikanth; Thengai Srinivasan; S. A. Ashokan;
Music by	V. Kumar
Production; company	P. V. T. Productions
Release date	1977;
Running time	157 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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

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

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

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)
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

^ ^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

Chakravarthy at IMDb
Chakravarthy at Rotten Tomatoes

[Indian_Films-1] Dharap, B. V. (1978). Indian Films. Allied Publishers. p. 124.

[2] Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 586. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.

[3] Mahendran (2013) [2004]. சினிமாவும் நானும் [Cinema and I] (in Tamil). Karpagam Publications. p. 344. OCLC 54777094.

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