General Chakravarthi

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General Chakravarthi
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Poster
Directed by D. Yoganand
Written bySelvabharathi
Produced byChinna Annamalai
Starring Sivaji Ganesan
K. R. Vijaya
CinematographyViswanath Rai
Edited byR. Vittal
Music by M. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Vijayavel Films
Release date
  • 16 June 1978 (1978-06-16)
Running time
146 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

General Chakravarthi is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by D. Yoganand and produced by Chinna Annamalai. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 16 June 1978, [2] and emerged a success. [3]

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Plot

Chakravarthi is a proud, straightforward, honest General. He is married to Bharathi and has a daughter Rani. He gets transferred and intends to take his family with him but they create hurdles and manage to evade going with him. Unknown to him, his daughter is pregnant and the father, Sekar, is believed to be dead. If the General finds out, either he will kill himself in humiliation or will kill his daughter, whom he dotes in anger or both. How they manage to get the baby out of the way without the father finding out is the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan. [4]

SongSingersLength
"Azhagiya Kiligalin " Vani Jairam 04:01
"Oh my dear doctor" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 04:33
"Nee Enna Kannana" T. M. Soundararajan 03:52
"Kingini Kingini Kadhal" L. R. Eswari 03:02
"Who Is The Black Sheep" T. M. Soundararajan 04:35

Reception

P. S. M. of Kalki said the film should be watched for the performances of Ganesan and Vijaya. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Dharap 1978, p. 316.
  2. ↑ "191-200". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "செலுலாய்ட் சோழன் சிவாஜி தொடர் 149 – சுதாங்கன்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 23 October 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ "General Chakravarthy Tamil FIlm EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. ↑ பி. எஸ். எம். (25 June 1978). "ஜெனரல் சக்கரவர்த்தி". Kalki (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

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