Chandralekha (1995 film)

This article is about the 1995 film. For other uses, see Chandralekha (disambiguation).

Chandralekha
Directed by	M.G.R. Nambi
Produced by	N. Sreedevi
Written by	M.G.R. Nambi
Starring	Vijay Vanitha Vijayakumar Sindhu Ponnambalam Karan Sarath Babu Jaishankar Vadivelu Senthil
Music by	Ilayaraaja
Release date(s)	23 October 1995
Running time	162 mins
Language	Tamil

Chandralekha (1995) is a Tamil film directed by "En Rasavin Manasula" and "Aranmanai Kili" fame M.G.R. Nambi. The daughter of Tamil veteran actor Vijayakumar, Vanitha Vijayakumar, played the love interest of Vijay.^[1][2]

Plot

Chandralekha, an orthodox Brahmin girl, falls in love with, Rahim, a Muslim boy. Whereas, Salima loves Rahim since her childhood. Mustafa, Rahim's brother, and Jamal, Salima's brother, agreed to engage Salima and Rahim without Rahim permission. Their families discover the love between Rahim and Chandralekha and don't accept it. Meanwhile, the lovers try to run away from everybody, but are caught by militants in the forest. They are rescued from the militants by the police and brought safely to the village. Jamal, upset that her sister has gone mad, kills Chandralekha and Rahim at the railway station. Then, the police kills Jamal. The message of the movie is that love should be beyond religion, caste, and creed.

Cast

• Vijay as Rahim
• Vanitha Vijayakumar as Chandralekha
• Sindhu as Salima
• Ponnamabalam as Mustafa
• Karan as Jamal
• Sarath Babu as Shankar
• Jaishankar as Ibrahim
• Vadivelu as Sundaram
• Senthil as Ulaganathan

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Ilaiyaraja

Box office

• The film was a flop at the box office.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ http://www.jointscene.com/movies/kollywood/Chandralekha_-_1995/1162
2. ^ http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1868