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[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]

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.	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[edit]

^ ^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]

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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