Chandrakala
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Born | 1950/1951 |
Died | 21 June 1999 (aged 48) |
Occupation | Actress, producer |
Years active | 1961–1978 |
Children | Reshma Ghatala (daughter) |
Parent(s) | M. S. Nayak (father) |
Relatives | Kapil Dev (brother-in-law) |
Chandrakala was an Indian film actress who appeared in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films.
Film career[]
She debuted into films in Kannada films in 1963 and went on to pair with Dr. Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar, Uday Kumar and Rajesh. In 1971, she made her debut in the Tamil movie Praptham opposite Sivaji Ganesan and Srikanth. Her most significant role was in the film Alaigal, directed by C. V. Sridhar.[1] Her other notable films include Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham, Ulagam Sutrum Valiban and Moondru Deivangal (as Sivakumar's co-star). She was better known for her soft roles. In Sampoorna Ramayanam (1971), she mesmerized the audience and critics with her performance as Goddess Sita.
She acted with almost all of the stars of her time. In Telugu she acted with N.T.R., A.N.R., Shoban Babu, Krishna, Krishnam Raju and in Tamil, M.G.R., Sivaji Ganesan and Muthuraman. The Telugu movie Nomu can be credited as her biggest hit as a heroine.
Partial filmography[]
Tamil[]
- Praptham (1971) as Gowri - Debut in Tamil
- Moondru Dheivangal (1971) as Lakshmi
- (1972) as Vasanthi
- Alaigal (1973) as Lakshmi
- (1973) as Radha
- Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973) as Rathnadevi
- Uravadum Nenjam (1976)
- Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham (1976) as Kalpana
- (1977)
- Varuvan Vadivelan (1978)
- (1978)
Hindi[]
- Shola Aur Shabnam (1961) as young Sandhya
- (1961)
- (1963)
- (1965)
- (1969)
- (1972)
- Aarambh (1976)
Kannada[]
- Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddha (1963) as Dancer
- Jeevana Tharanga (1963)
- Jenu Goodu (1963)
- Navakoti Narayana (1964)
- Subba Shastry (1966)
- Parvathi Kalyana (1967)
- Onde Balliya Hoogalu (1967)
- Bedi Bandavalu (1968)
- Rowdy Ranganna (1968)
- (1968)
- (1969)
- Punarjanma (1969)
- Margadarshi (1969)
- (1969)
- (1969)
- (1971)
- (1973)
- Maga Mommaga (1974)
- Onde Roopa Eradu Guna (1975)
- Mane Belaku (1975)
- Suli (1978)
- (1981)
Telugu[]
- Sathi Sukanya (1963)
- Aada Paduchu (1967) as Sharada
- (1968)
- Aatmiyulu (1969) as Seetha
- Mathru Devata (1969)
- (1970)
- Jai Jawan (1970)
- Thalla? Pellama? (1970)
- Sampoorna Ramayanamu (1971)...Sita Devi
- Nammaka Drohulu (1971)
- Dussehra Bullodu (1971) as Nirmala
- (1972)
- (1972)
- (1972)
- Tata Manavadu (1972) as Suguna
- (1972)
- (1973)
- Puttinillu Mettinillu (1973)
- (1973)
- (1973)
- Nomu (1974) as Parvati
- Chakravakam (1974)
- (1974)
- Kode Nagu (1974)
- (1976)
- (1976)
- Kurukshetram (1977) as Rukmini
- Annadammula Savaal (1978)
- (1979)
- Sri Mantralaya Raghavendra Vaibhavam (1981)
Malayalam[]
- Ezhuthatha Kadha (1970) as Meena
- Moonnupookkal (1971)
- Aanandham Paramaanandham (1977) as Rekha
- Aa Nimisham (1977)
- Vayanadan Thamban (1978)
- Aalmaaraattam (1978)
Death[]
Chandrakala died prematurely of cancer on 21 June 1999, aged 48.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Chandrakala". Jointscene. Joint Scene Ltd. Retrieved 16 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Noted for soft roles - Chandrakala.
External links[]
- Chandrakala at IMDb
- Actresses in Tamil cinema
- Indian film actresses
- 1950s births
- 1999 deaths
- Actresses in Malayalam cinema
- Actresses in Kannada cinema
- Actresses in Telugu cinema
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- 20th-century Indian actresses