Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Chandralekha (1948 film)


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The result was:  by Gog the Mild (talk) 16:25, 8 July 2023 (UTC)



Chandralekha is a 1948 Indian historical adventure film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios. Starring T. R. Rajakumari, M. K. Radha and Ranjan, the film follows two brothers who fight over ruling their father's kingdom and marrying the village dancer, Chandralekha. Veppathur Kittoo developed a story based on a chapter of George W. M. Reynolds' novel Robert Macaire: or, The French bandit in England. Chandralekha spent five years in production, undergoing a number of scripting, filming and cast changes, and was the most-expensive film made in India at the time. Vasan mortgaged all his property and sold his jewellery to complete the film. The Tamil version was released on 9 April 1948, but did not recoup its production costs. Vasan directed a Hindi version with some changes, which was a box-office success. South Indian cinema became prominent throughout India with the film's release, and it inspired South Indian producers to market their Hindi films in North India.
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 * Promoted: January 12, 2018
 * Reasons for nomination: Mark Indian Independence Day.
 * Support as nominator. Sheila1988 (talk) 19:26, 29 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Support: All good. Kailash29792 (talk)  02:34, 30 June 2023 (UTC)