Chandrika is a 1950 Indian Malayalam film, directed by V. S. Raghavan and produced by K. M. K. Menon. The film stars Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair and Nagavally R. S. Kurup in the lead roles. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy and G. Govindarajulu Naidu. It is the first Malayalam film of lyricist P. Bhaskaran, also, the debut film of actor P. K. Vikraman Nair and actress Sethulakshmi. It is the only Malayalam film in which V. N. Janaki acted and as the first film to be produced in more than one language simultaneously.
Chandrika | |
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Directed by | V. S. Raghavan |
Produced by | K. M. K. Menon |
Written by | N. P. Chellappan Nair |
Screenplay by | Nagavally R. S. Kurup |
Starring | Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Nagavally R. S. Kurup |
Music by | V. Dakshinamoorthy & G. Govindarajulu Naidu |
Cinematography | N. C. Balakrishnan |
Edited by | V. S. Rajan |
Distributed by | Sree Krishna Productions |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam Tamil |
Screenplay
The film was dubbed into Tamil with the same title and was released on 29 September 1950.
- Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair as Gopi
- Sethulakshmi (Old) as Chandrika
- Nagavally R. S. Kurup
- Gopalan Nair
- Kareepra Balakrishnan Nair
- Padmini
- V. N. Janaki
- Malathi as Vimala
- K. Sarangkapani as Prof. Raan
- Kumaran Bhagavathar
- S. P. Pillai
- Aranmula Ponnamma
- K. N. Gopalan Nair as Janardanan Pillai
- M. G. Menon as Mohan
- Saraswathi
- Bharathi (Old) as Malini
- Kamalakshi
- P. K. Vikraman Nair as Radhakrishnan
- T. S. Balaiah