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Chandramukhi is one of the pivotal characters in the 1917 Bengali novelDevdas by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Her character was inspired by the Hindumystical singer Meera, who devoted her life to Lord Krishna; similarly Chandramukhi devoted her life to Devdas.^[1] Chandramukhi is portrayed as a hooker with a heart of gold in the novel and its film adaptations.^[2] Chandramukhi means 'moon faced' or 'as beautiful as the moon' in Sanskrit.^[3]

In the novel[edit]

Chandramukhi is a courtesan who lives in Calcutta also known as Kolkata. She is considered the most beautiful and richest prostitute in the area of Chitpur.^[4] She is first introduced to Devdas by Chunnilal, who returns to Calcutta heartbroken after the marriage of Parvathi 'Paro'. Devdas, disgusted over Chandramukhi's profession insults her and leaves her kotha. Chandramukhi, impressed by Devdas's attitude, later falls in love with him after realizing his steadfast love for Paro. She leaves her profession for Devdas and convinces him to marry her; he, however, has to reluctantly reject her offer as he has devoted his life to Paro. In return, Chandramukhi does not force him to be with her but waits patiently for him. Subsequently, she also moves to Ashthajhari village, where she lives in a muddy house located at the bank of a river and helps the needy. After some struggle, she meets with Devdas again, who now accepts her love.

In the film[edit]

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In most of the film adaptations of Devdas, the story of Chandramukhi is similar to the novel. However, in most of the films her humanitarian work in helping the needy is not depicted. Unlike in the novel, a scene in which Chandramukhi and Parvathi meet was added in Bimal Roy's 1955 version when Paro, played by Suchitra Sen riding in a human rickshaw, comes across Chandramukhi, played by Vyjayanthimala, who just stares at Paro without a single word being exchanged between them.^[5] The meeting scene of Paro and Chandramukhi in the 1955 version was still regarded as one of the memorable scene in Bollywood with the background music adding the impact to the scene.^[6] In the 2002 version, the director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, extended the interaction between Paro and Chandramukhi, also showing them dancing together to the hit song 'Dola Re Dola'.^[7]

Performers[edit]

Social impact[edit]

Chandramukhi is one of the first characters in an Indian novel to deal with prostitution.^[9] She was often depicted as a prostitute with a heart of gold.^[10] The character of Chandramukhi had paved the way for other portrayals of prostitutes in films like Sadhna, Pyaasa and Pakeezah.^[11] Actresses such as Nargis, Suraiya and Bina Rai refused to enact the role of a prostitute in the 1955 film of Devdas, which later went to Vyjayanthimala.^[12]

Legacy[edit]

Chandramukhi was well-received in India by critics. In 2006, Rediff listed Chandramukhi in their list of 'Bollywood's Best Tawaif'.^[13]Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India also ranked Chandramukhi at #5 in his list 'Tart with a heart', saying that 'The egotistical Paro may have given her boy friend the goby, but self-sacricficing Chandramukhi was willing to put everything on hold — her livelihood too — for her lover'.^[14]

Awards[edit]

There are many actresses who have portrayed Chandramukhi in film adaptations of Devdas. The first notable award was won by Vyjayanthimala in 1956 when she won the Filmfare Awards, known as Bollywood's Oscar,^[15] in the Supporting Actress category. However, she was also the first person to decline the award, as she thought that her role was not a supporting one but was of equal importance and parallel to that of Parvathy in the 1955 version.^[16] Other actresses who played Chandramukhi in Hindi versions of the novel have also won this award.^[13]

The following are awards and nominations received by actresses who have played the role of Chandramukhi in film:

See also[edit]

• Chandramukhi (2005) Tamil film

References[edit]

1. ^Guha, Srejara (2002). Devdas: a novel. Penguin Books. p. 9. ISBN978-0-14-302926-7. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
2. ^Vidya Pradhan (21 Jan 2008). 'Heart of gold, speckled with sin'. The Hindu. Retrieved 16 Feb 2012.
3. ^Ghose, Anindita (August 2006). 'Of Names of Women in Hindi Cinema: An Exploration in Semantics'(PDF). e-Social Sciences. p. 11. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-04-10. Retrieved 16 Feb 2012. Madhuri Dixit in ‘Devdas’ (2002) is Chandramukhi which means ‘moon faced’.
4. ^Shubha Tiwari (2005). Indian fiction in English translation. New Delhi Atlantic Publication. p. 151. ISBN978-81-269-0450-1. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
5. ^Corey K. Creekmur (13 December 2001). 'The Devdas Phenomenon'. University of Iowa. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
6. ^Vijay Lokapally (20 February 2009). 'Devdas (1955)'. The Hindu. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
7. ^'Fighting Queens'. Outlook (magazine). 13 December 2001. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
8. ^Allan Koay (2 Apr 2007). 'A new era'. The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 22 Feb 2012.
9. ^Lindsay J. Proudfoot, M. M. Roche (2005). (Dis)placing empire: renegotiating British colonial geographies. Ashgate Publishing Limited. p. 160. ISBN0-7546-4213-5. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
10. ^Sumita S. Chakravarty (1993). National identity in Indian popular cinema, 1947-1987. Harward Academic Publication. p. 271. ISBN978-0-292-71156-3. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
11. ^Meghnad Desai (2004). Nehru's hero Dilip Kumar in the life of India. Lotus Collection, Roli Books. p. 95. ISBN978-81-7436-311-4. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
12. ^Lata Khubchandani (5 Jul 2002). ''I did not approve of Vyjayanthimala as Chandramukhi''. Rediff. Retrieved 18 Feb 2012.
13. ^ ^abDinesh Raheja (30 Oct 2006). 'Bollywood's top tawaifs'. Rediff. Retrieved 18 Feb 2012.
14. ^Nikhat Kazmi (16 January 2006). 'Tart with a heart'. The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
15. ^Mishra, Vijay, Bollywood Cinema: A Critical Genealogy(PDF), Victoria University of Wellington, p. 9, archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-09-24, retrieved 2012-02-18
16. ^Sheela Bhatt (22 Jun 2012). 'A star spangled evening'. Mumbai, Maharashtra: Rediff. Retrieved 18 Feb 2012.
17. ^'Vyjayanthimala'. Upperstall. Retrieved 16 Feb 2012.
18. ^'The Winners – 1956'. Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
19. ^Subhash K. Jha (2003-02-22). 'Shah Rukh, Ash, Ajay Devgan's rich haul'. Rediff. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
20. ^Raymond Ronamai. 'The winners of the 55th Filmfare Awards are...'Oneindia.in. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
21. ^Bollywood Hungama News Network (2010-01-16). 'Nominations for Max Stardust Awards 2010'. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2012-02-16.^{[permanent dead link]}
22. ^'মেরিল—প্রথম আলো পুরস্কার ২০১৩' [Meril Prothom Alo Award, 2013]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). April 17, 2014.

External links[edit]

• Chandramukhi on IMDb

Chandralekha^[1] is a 2014 IndianTamil-language soap opera that airs on Sun TV. The show premiered on 6 October 2014. The show stars Shwetha, Nagasri, Munna and Sandhya Jagarlamudi. It is currently directed by A.P. Rajendran.^[2][3] This is the 4th longest running Tamil soap opera after Valli and Vani Rani.

6 oct - 2014 - 26- Dec - 2020.

Plot[edit]

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Meena gives birth to Lekha and Vasundhara Devi gives birth to Chandra. With the aid of a child-stealing group, each child leaves the hospital with a different mother. How Chandra and Lekha grow up and solve the problems is the rest of the story.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

• Shwetha as Chandra Sanjay and Nila
• Nagasri as Lekha Sabarinathan
• Sandhya Jagarlamudi as Bhavani / Nurse Brindha
• Jai Dhanush/Munna as Sanjay Parandhaman
• Arun Kumar Rajan as Sabarinathan

Recurring[edit]

• Rishi Keshav as Azhagesan
• Meenakumari as Meena Azhagesan
• Bhuvaneswari (Episode 1-680) / Niharika (Episode 694-1653) / Dr. Sharmila (Episode 1655- present) as Vasundhara Devi Ashok Kumar
• Premi Venkat (Episode 1-1234) / Shanthi Anandraj (Episode 1237-present) as Radha Parandhaman
• Ramesh as Parandhaman
• Shanthi Williams as Meenakshi
• Vanitha Hariharan and Harshala Honey as Devi
• V. C. Jeyamani as Murugesan
• J. Lalitha as Deivanai
• Sumangali as Thangam
• Saakshi Siva as Ashok Kumar
• Vijay Krishnaraj and Sai Gopi as Manickam (died in serial; episode 1738; killed by Chandrakantha)
• Shravan Rajesh as Inspector Siddarth
• Baby Athina as Abirami
• Krithika Laddu and Preethi Kumar and Krithika Laddu as Jeeva Siddarth
• Maanas Chavali as Vignesh
• Mahesh Prabha as Inspector Sethupathy
• Sunitha as Sharanya Sabarinathan
• Rani as Chandrakandha AC
• Dev Anand Sharma as Haasan
• Lakshmi Raj as Sendhooran
• Gowthami Vembunathan as Mohana Valli
• Gve Krishna as Varun
• Mukesh Kanna as Vicky
• Surekha as Lakshmi
• Suresh Krishnamurti as Rajashekar
• Vimal Raj as Thambi Anne
• Varun Mithra as Karthick
• Divya Padmini as Mangaiyakarasi Siddarth
• Krithika Laddu as Jenifer
• Dubbing Janaki as Abirami Ramanathan
• Thyagarajan as Ramanathan
• Mahesh Subramaniam as Sriram
• Rekha Suresh as Mrs Vinodhan
• --- as Jhansi
• Ravivarma as Jeeva's uncle
• Usha Elizabeth as Latha
• Bharathi Mohan as Anbarasu
• Vimitaa Krishnan as Lavanya Anbarasu
• Isaac Varghese as Kathir
• S.Sunil Kumar as Vinodan
• Keerthi Jai Dhanush as Rudhradevi
• Birla Bose as Rudhradevi's uncle
• K. S. Jayalakshmi as Tamilarasi Varadhachari
• Sairam as Varadhachari
• ------- as Subhadra (died in serial)
• Devipriya as Fake Brinda Sarathi
• Vaani as Nila's adopted Grandmother
• --- as Sivanaandi, Nila's adopted uncle
• ----- as Rajesh (died in serial)
• Chitra Lakshmanan as Gemini Ganeshan
• Nalini as Arivu Azhagi
• Nisha Jagadeeswaran as Anjali
• Sujatha as Renuka, Anjali's mother
• -------- as Raghavan, Rajesh's father
• Shyam as Vinod
• Sabana Parvin as Divya Vinod
• Jothika as Aishwarya, Divya and Sundar's sister
• Pavithran as Arun, a worker in a CSF company
• Navindhar as Sundar, Divya and Aishwarya's brother
• Chandini Prakash as Priyanka
• --------- as Chandru, Priyanaka's Assistant
• Shwetha as Nila Thiruvasagan
• Supergood Kannan as Sundaram, Thiruvasagan's father
• Ujjayinee Roy as Chintamani Sundaram, Thiruvasagan's mother
• -------- as Prathibha, Thiruvasagan's sister
• Dharini as Bhairavi, Sundaram's sister and Nila's mother
• Nimesh Sagar as Thiruvasagan, Nila's husband

Cameo appearances[edit]

• Sibbu Suryan as Arjun Prathap
• Priyanka Nalkari as Roja Arjun
• Vanitha Vijayakumar as Herself
• Divya Sridhar as Bharathi Puviarasan, Chandra's close friend
• SSR Aryann as Puviarasan, Bharathi's Husband

Original soundtrack[edit]

Title song[edit]

It was written by lyricist V.Saravana Raja, composed by the music director X.Paulraj. It was sung by Anuradha Sriram.

Soundtrack[edit]

International broadcast[edit]

• The series was released on 6 October 2014 on Sun TV, the series also airs on Sun TV HD.
• The Show was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution. It airs in Sri Lanka, South East Asia, Middle East, United States, Canada, Europe, Oceania, South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa on Sun TV.
• The show's episodes are released on the YouTube channel Saregama TV Shows Tamil after the original telecast.

Legacy[edit]

The episode telecasted on 23 July 2016 was subjected to trolls for the scene where a woman gets shot by a sniper and remains alive for hours before dying.^[4]

Awards and nominations[edit]

References[edit]

Chandramukhi Serial Wikipedia

1. ^'Saregama's 'Chandralekha' Completes 1000 Episodes, It's Their Third Show to Reach This Milestone'. India West.
2. ^'Chandralekha serial'. tamil.filmibeat.com.
3. ^'Chandralekha new serial on Sun TV'. tamil.filmibeat.com.
4. ^'Tamil soap opera shoots logic in the head, video goes viral, viewers get headache'. India Today. Ist. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

External links[edit]

• Official Website(in English)