Chandhrodhayam (1966)
சந்திரோதயம்
1966 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, inspired by the 1934 American film "It Happened One Night".
- Date of release
- 1966-05-27
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- K. Shankar
Casting
- M. G. Ramachandran — Chandran
- J. Jayalalithaa — Devi
- M. R. Radha — Duriothanan
- M. N. Nambiar — Paranthaman
- Pandari Bai — Lakshmi
- S. A. Asokan — Ponnambalam
- Nagesh — Alwar
- Manorama — Ahalya
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan — Kamala
- S. N. Lakshmi — Maheshwari
- Kuladeivam Rajagopal — Ekambaram
Interesting facts
Chandrodayam (transl. Moonrise) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Shankar. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa, with M. N. Nambiar and Nagesh in supporting roles. It was inspired by the 1934 American film It Happened One Night, and released on 27 May 1966.
Production
Chandrodayam was inspired by the 1934 American film It Happened One Night. It was produced by G. N. Velumani of Saravana Films, directed by K. Shankar, photographed by Thambu and edited by K. Narayanan. The climax fight sequence between M. N. Nambiar and M. G. Ramachandran was shot with the use of only one light source: a rolling, broken small table lamp.
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