Chandralekha (1948 film)

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Chandralekha (1948 film) is a landmark 1948 Indian Tamil-language epic film renowned for its grand production scale, elaborate drum-dance sequence, and pivotal role in establishing AVM Productions as a major studio.

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instanceOf Indian film
epic film
artDirector A. K. Sekhar
basedInPartOn swashbuckler traditions
boxOfficePerformance commercial success
castMember N. S. Krishnan
R. Chandrasekaran
T. A. Madhuram
T. R. Rajakumari
cinematographer P. Ellappa
countryOfOrigin India
director S. S. Vasan
distributor Gemini Pictures Circuit
drumDanceSequenceFeatures geometric choreography
giant drums
large number of dancers
editor M. V. Raman
filmingStartYear 1943
genre adventure
drama
epic
hasDanceSequence drum-dance sequence
hasHindiVersion Chandralekha (Hindi-dubbed/partly reshot version)
historicalSignificance helped AVM Productions become a major Indian film studio
one of the costliest Indian films of its time
languageVersion Hindi
Tamil
leadActor R. Chandrasekaran
leadActress T. R. Rajakumari
medium cinema
musicComposer M. D. Parthasarathy
S. Rajeswara Rao
notableFor elaborate drum-dance sequence
grand production scale
lavish sets
pivotal role in establishing AVM Productions as a major studio
originalLanguage Tamil
plotElement circus troupe involvement
conflict between two royal brothers
kidnapping of the heroine
producer S. S. Vasan
productionCompany AVM Productions
releaseYear 1948
runtimeMinutes 190
setting fictional kingdom
studio AVM Productions
title Chandralekha

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AVM Productions hasNotableWork Chandralekha (1948 film)