Chandrika (film)

Chandrika
Directed by	V. S. Raghavan
Produced by	KMK Menon
Written by	NP Chellappan Nair
Screenplay by	Nagavally RS Kurup
Starring	Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Nagavally R. S. Kurup
Music by	V. Dakshinamoorthy & G. Govindarajulu Naidu
Cinematography	NC Balakrishnan
Edited by	VS Rajan
Distributed by	Sree Krishna Productions
Release dates	24 August 1950
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Chandrika is a 1950 Indian Malayalam film, directed by V. S. Raghavan and produced by KMK Menon.^[1] The film stars Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Nagavally R. S. Kurup in lead roles.^[2] 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. The only Malayalam film in which V. N. Janaki acted and as the first film to be produced in more than one language simultaneously.^[3]

Cast

• 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
• KN Gopalan Nair as Janardanan Pillai
• MG Menon as Mohan
• Saraswathi
• Bharathi (Old) as Malini
• Kamalakshi
• PK Vikraman Nair as Radhakrishnan
• T. S. Balaiah

References

1. http://spicyonion.com/title/chandrika-malayalam-movie/
2. http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=11
3. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/chandrika-1950/article783173.ece

External links

• Chandrika at the Internet Movie Database