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