Chandralekha - 1948 - Hindi - T.R. Rajkumari, M.K. Radha

[@f5rwall]

My father was the Chief Operations Officer for Gemini Colour Labs(Studio division was closed by then) for about 10 years. I have been to Vasan Sirs room and the editing table in which he used to sit and edit. He was considered the finest editor india had produced till then. This was 11 years after Vasan Sirs death. people in the studio still spoke about him wirh reverence and affection. He was always remembered as 'The Boss'

[@uttamsingh33378]

क्या तब computer थे?

[@f5rwall]

@@uttamsingh33378 computer nahi, editing table tha. Jisme neeche se light laga hoga. Ji iske upar film ko rakh ke dekh sakte hai

[@NareshKumar-zc5px]

ओल्ड इज़ गोल्ड कोई नहीं इनका सानी

[@Kishan_Mishra15]

40 के दशक के हिसाब से बहुत ही शानदार फिल्मांकव। S.S. वासन जी को कोटिशः बधाई ।

[@sunandmabbula3556]

In India my mom took me to this movie when I was eight years old I think. My mom is no more, but I am 84 years old. Sunand Mabbula. WA, USA.

[@anushkamund745]

That is so nostalgic and emotional. 🥹MAY YOUR MOTHER REST IN PEACE 🙏🙏🙏

[@prasantabehera7461]

God Bless You 🙏

[@harendrayegr]

terrific presentation by gemini.8/10.and T.R. Rajkumari deserved a double oscar or a super oscar.

[@tshrinivas]

When Chandralekha was released in 1948, I was nine years old and lived in Palaspe, a village 5km from Panvel which then was a small town 45 kms from Mumbai., The film was immensely popular and everyone in the village had seen it except my uncle Bapu who had never been to a movie. Well, like all of us, one day he went to Panvel and saw the movie. What impressed us most from the movie was the famous Nagara (drum) dance.

[@gunasekaraneluthachan4243]

I am 73 years and am a citizen of Malaysia. I remember my parents talking highly of this film way back in early 1950s. This film played to packed 3 theatres in Kuala Lumpur for several months. I got to watch for the 1st time many years later in a re-release. I was entrilled even then.

[@tukaramkudalkar5860]

Very Good.... Namaskar

[@silurusglanis6133]

In Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic), this film aired at the beginning of the 1980s in a shortened version called “The Two Brothers and the Beautiful Chandra”. I was seven years old then, but I remember the “drum dance” to this day; what a wonderful scene! I spent a lot of time vainly trying to find out the film’s original name. Thank you very much!

[@tommydan55]

Yes, that dance is certainly spectacular. I only wish there was a translation available because I'd like to enjoy the film myself. If you'd like to see a separate video of just the drum dance, there's one in my songs channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn2khH-whs2Cp7M Thank you for leaving your comment.

[@latachaudhari2220]

SILURusji Thanks for this sharing.I had seen this movie when I was in my twenties. MY HUSBAND was elder to me by 10 year .He told me this about Jeminy Cercus.

[@ssunilvshetye]

hello Silurus. Greeting from India. thanks for admiring our old bollywood movies.i will be happy if we are friends to share about our own film industries. please add me on hangout id [e-mail] and lets me two best cultural friends.

[@akbarbeg-nt3fc]

❤ 33:03

[@renukaprasadtumkur]

One of the legendry movies of pre independence era! Ss Vasan & Ss Balan of Gemini pictures were great production companies of Madras. The dance sequence of ending portion was a great hit in those days, T R Raja Kumari and villian Ranjan were superb in acting. I watched this movie in mid 60s, when I was abou 12 years, thanks for upload

[@tommydan55]

You're welcome, and thank you for your detailed comment.

[@kapilraghuwanshi6981]

I think post independence era, it's came in 1948

[@Kishan_Mishra15]

इतनी पुरानी लेकिन अच्छी फिल्म । निर्देशन से लेकर सब कुछ ।

[@satyendramandal6590]

Wonderfull Movie. 74 Year's spent but it seems movie is fully NEW.Very Very Super acting of TS Rajkumari, Ranjan and M K Radha.Many Many thank,s of film director and production team.

[@samarghosh6071]

Excellent movie...brilliant photography by Kamal Ghosh (my father)

[@abhisheksingh-li6zo]

Aap bhee photographer hai kya?

[@indranisengupta2576]

Great.

[@janardandhabale9132]

I appreciate your feelings about your great photographer father

[@janardandhabale9132]

This movie of 1948 and my birth year is 1950 means before two years of my birth, I feel very nice

[@gstsayi4413]

Very happy you are seeing your.father's master piece again and again. I saw it long back.Thanks for showing.Ranjan, Raja kumari beautiful pair of those days. I liked drim dance scene made on large scale arrangement.🎩🎩

[@sultanqamaruddin6317]

Previliged to watch this movie on June 11th 2020 in Dallas USA. Its a perfect movie made decades back. Direction, dialogues, music photography. All the actors worked hard in their diction.

[@SatyenChatterjee-hk6nr]

How fortunate we are to have been born in this country amid such melodious ambience !Thanks to this channel.

[@shortypie2105]

TQ for uploading this movie. First pan India & costliest movie from South india

[@javedkamdod5862]

All time great movie. All credit to great S.S.Vasan. It is hard to believe Chandralekha is released in1948. A perfect film by all angles of film making. TRR n Ranjan.are simply superb for beauty and acting. Thanks a lot for loading such old time spectacular .

[@tommydan55]

Yes, important historically and very very entertaining. Thank you for your comment.

[@jayBharatiraanga6425]

Gemini Good Production House 😩🇮🇳📢

[@rajuva10]

What a wonderful movie. Though born after the release of this movie I could enjoy it because of people like you. Thank u very much. Long live

[@outcomeclear1938]

A wonderful film with no expenses spared At grand scale Very entertaining and pleasure to watch since made in 1948 Produced to very high standard

[@cdhd252]

खूबसूरत क्लासिक फिल्म है उस समय की

[@nagarajaraokl7970]

Beautiful print, thanking tommydan55 for uploading such a nice movie. My Grandmother uses to tell a lot about this movie and heroin T R Rajakumari. I have enjoyed each and every frame of this movie. Wonderful movie and technically very much ahead of the time.

[@zebrazebralines7482]

WHAT A SUPER PHOTOGRAPHY,STORY LINE AND ACTORS DIRECTION IN 1948 ?

[@sureshchandrap.vyaasvyas1938]

Today I m 88.. I remeber I was much impressed and have seen several times.

[@ritasingh2193]

wow!!!!! I was searching for this movie since long long time. my mother use to talk about this nagara dance ......

[@tommydan55]

Is a 'nagara dance' the famous drum dance? If so, I have it available separately in my songs channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn2khH-whs2Cp7M

[@anilscorner6631]

Marvellous movie, amazing acting and beautiful and decent songs. Thanks for uploading this movie.

[@tommydan55]

You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for leaving your comment.

[@BestFriend-xc6ev]

I salute you... For this kind of effort... You are my great friend in my life. . I Thankfully said all this...

[@latachaudhari2220]

ये सर्कस इस सिनेमाके शूटिंग के लिए बनाई गयी थी बादमे रेग्युलर जेमिनी सर्कस के नामसे शुरू की गयी मैने मेरी जिंदगी मे दो बार जेमीनी सर्कस का शो देखा है.

[@rajendrachawhan9522]

Lata ji sahi jankari ke liye shukriya

[@jasham787]

پرانی کہانی پر مبنی یہ مووی بہت ہی اچھی سٹوری ہے اس کی۔ سواد آگیا ویکھ کے۔ Love from Faisalabad-Pakistan

[@sundart5451]

Before, Roja - 1993. Bombay - 1995. Robot - 2010. Bahubali Series - 2015 & 2017. This Is the First movie to break North Indian Market from South.

[@kaladar5377]

Exactly you said . True . Some south movies are underrated for some time in Bollywood

[@khushif5962]

I have started watching this movie 31dec 22 and now its 1jan 23 Thats how i started my new year.

[@Qqqqatarr]

1947 को देश 150 वर्ष के दास्मुक्त हुआ उस समय Technology, Education, पर फ़िल्में बनानी चाहिए थी ? परंतु उस समय people कैसे थे तथा आज भी है ?

[@gnpantulu1919]

Nava rasa bharitam chandralekha film,,, lot of satisfaction of seeing old films in my 64th year,, thanks,,,, Mrs Rajya Lakshmi pantulu

[@tommydan55]

You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[@ChetSans]

my Grand Father shown me this movie and we enjoyed together many times before 25 to 30 years, again many times I have seen this movie in last 2,3 years to show my children..

[@laksh4231]

I am 30 years old and I love to see only old movies. Chandralekha is a one of the great movies . I hate new movies from my childhood

[@chandershekharshekhar9282]

Dil khush ho gaya beautiful 🌹 movie

[@AnilDutta-n3d]

I am now 82yrs , I saw this film in 1954 when I was a student of class six,,actor ronjon was there , sword fighting,herd of elephants very good picture in those time ,,,,(Anil Chandra Dutta Guwahati Assam)

[@vinaydwivedi2315]

Thank you you tube for old movies showing project. Young chap will look acting art of old stars

[@pooransingh1882]

This movie brings back the memories of childhood with my mother and sister and nanni at the cinema. The movie was a sellout at each showing,with many standing.The circus scene was most enjoyable.

[@SachinWaghe-zg3tq]

superrra film and direction my favourate director jinko perfect rulana aata hai, thanks

[@sakuntalanagesan1745]

In this film, SS Vasan, hailing from Tanjore, included a folk dance, Bommalattam, (dancing horse) famous only Tanjore. I was raised in Tanjore, I have seen bommalattam many times. Sundari Bai, sings in this dancing horse scene, her horse is a dancing horse, it can sing English songs, will eat only Indian sweets, halva, rasa gulla, gulab jamun and almond pudding. It will not eat grass or horse gram. Its price is 4000 gold coins. Agreed? She sells her horse to a jester. For the benefit of poor people, who cannot afford to go to a circus show, Vasan hired Kamala Circus, which gives very exciting gymnastic exercises. During my younger days, I watched with excitement, a circus show by Kamala three ring circus. MD Partha Sarathy, in charge of back ground music, used a rare instrument, Jala tharangini. When Raja Kumari brings food for M K Radha, the Gemini orchestra played a rare raga with flutes and violins, "dwijavanthi" which is played when a person is in a happy mood. To show fear and sadness, Partha Sarathy chose, rag Charumathi, played on the flutes and violins. "Mysore nagari Dance", beating big drums with a certain rythm, performed during Dussera festival, is shown at the climax scene, with a slight difference of having girls dancing, Bharata Natyam, Kathakali and Kaththak on the big drums. Solders coming out of these drums, reminded me of trojan horses. Wonderful music, dance and acting.A magnificent movie. AVM Chettiar adapted the drum dance, on a small scale, in his 2 films, Nam iruvar and Penn.

[@tommydan55]

Penn has a drum dance also? I have a good version of that film (haven't watched it yet) and might work on it one of these days (years). Thanks for your discussion of the music and the dances.

[@althafahamed2333]

Wonderful movie. I was five years old when it released

[@raaj...5206]

excllent movie 👌👌👌who see in 2021

[@NidaInnocent]

My father used to say about this movie.I saw this movie in 1977 in Saroj talkies Moradabad U.P.Aadaab to all viewers.From Bareilly U.P.India

[@venkatalakshminanjappa267]

Good movie old is gold thanks for you tube channel ❤❤

[@aravindhavijayanayaka7564]

Thank you Great Bharat!

[@hareeshbudhwani]

You are really Amazing Tommydan. I do not download movies but save in my private folder so they are handy to watch. If i receive notification you have uploaded a movie, i replace the movie in my folder , with the one you have uploaded because the quality of your uploads is simply superb.👍👍

[@tommydan55]

Thanks, Mr. Budhwani, I appreciate the compliment.

[@mukundkulkarni8283]

Very beautiful and the best old hindi movie I like it very much thanks to you and youTube channel also

[@tnpscvetrikani2417]

This movie release in tamil, dubbed in hindi... Blockbuster hit in all over... Movie total collection 1.50 crore(now equal to 10000 crores)

[@tommydan55]

Not dubbed into Hindi. It was filmed separately in Hindi.

[@tnpscvetrikani2417]

@@tommydan55 but director, producer, artist all are tamil industry only

[@tommydan55]

@@tnpscvetrikani2417 Director and producer, yes. Some of the actors are native Hindi speakers and even the South Indian actors and actresses are speaking Hindi (maybe some dubbed?). Maybe the dances are from the original Tamil version with dubbed Hindi (not sure), but the dialog in this version is Hindi, with maybe some of it dubbed. "The Hindi version of Chandralekha was Vasan's first film in the language. For this version, Vasan re-shot several scenes and used a slightly different cast. Agha Jani Kashmiri and Pandit Indra wrote the dialogue for the Hindi version, while Indra and Bharat Vyas were the lyricists. Rajeswara Rao, who composed the soundtrack for both versions, was assisted by Bal Krishna Kalla on the Hindi version, while Parthasarathy and Vaidyanathan composed this version's background music. The Tamil version was over 18,000 feet (5,500 m) long,[i] but the Hindi version was edited down to 14,495 feet (4,418 m). Although Rajakumari, Radha and Ranjan reprised their roles in the Hindi version, Radha and Ranjan's characters were renamed. Radha's character was Veer Singh in the Hindi version, and Ranjan's character was renamed Shashank. Of the other cast members, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Mathuram, T. E. Krishnamachari, Pottai Krishnamoorthy and N. Seetharaman appeared only in the Tamil version, and Yashodra Katju and H. K. Chopra appeared only in the Hindi version. Nearly the entire cast were credited in the Tamil version, but only six-Rajakumari (credited as Rajkumari), Radha, Ranjan, Sundari Bai (credited as Sundri Bai), Katju and Narayana Rao (credited as Narayan Rao)-were credited in the Hindi version." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandralekha_(1948_film)

[@soundararajansrinivasan6654]

@@tommydan55 1st came Tamil version late Hindi. Right sir?

[@tommydan55]

@@soundararajansrinivasan6654 Yes, but both were released in the same year, 1948, Tamil in April, Hindi in December.

[@asishkumarnayak1767]

nice thanks for posting in youtube

[@regionaldirectorlarkana718]

Decent film, actors performance, and song thanks for uploading old is real Gold

[@madhawkelkar7040]

This movie I watched twice in 1948 at Baitul in Madhya Pradesh. It refreshed my memories after watching online...

[@tommydan55]

I'm glad it was able to take you back in time for nearly three hours.

[@madhawkelkar7040]

Ranjan ka "Nishan" aur "ahut Din Huee" upload kar sake to bahut meherbani hogi.

[@madhawkelkar7040]

@ice breaker मै आज ८२ साल का हूँ। अमी भी कार ड्रायव्हिंग करता हूँ। but this pandemic has disturbed my life style...

[@jayBharatiraanga6425]

How R U and Where R U ?? 📢📢😩😩🇮🇳

[@NabiKaCartoonBanao]

​@@madhawkelkar7040how are you now

[@kammuupadhayay8731]

great movie ❤❤❤ old is gold.

[@chakritek]

Saluri Rajeswara Rao, hats off to you sir what a music and BGM ultimate.

[@NAGANAG-bm3yz]

i saw many times drum dance hre my grand father was telling about this during 1975 chandrlekha was film during those days it was so beautiful and spent lot of money expensive movie of that time and it was so famous and run for jubilee during those days for me it is an wonder i listening him with opening my mouth and eyes. Today i got an opportunity to see the film 72 years old movie i am really lucky and you too my friends let us view and enjoy it.

[@tommydan55]

Yes, the film is outstanding and the drum dance is spectacular. In my songs channel I have the drum dance by itself, in case you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn2khH-whs2Cp7M

[@yogeshwarsingh2872]

Very.nice.super.hit.film.hai.it.is.true.old.film.and.old.songs.are.alwayas.gold.for.all.times.jai.hind.johaar.jharkhand.

[@mukeshgoyal5560]

The greatest movie I have been seen🙏🙏🙏

[@bhagabansahu3902]

The coriografers of present days should see how neat and acceptable dances of those days.1948.

[@haidadali5994]

A great film from S. S Vasan.

[@kamaltripathi8203]

Golden Heritage of Indian cinema 🌷🌼🌼🌷🌷

[@vijaysinghchauhan4996]

Good night sir, Butifull movie, nice Darecter , Excellent siaid , seatup was , importeant , when there was no Teacknologee no teakneek , in that time suppar dupar hit,

[@rkkushwaha2445]

औरत किसी भी रूप में हो दयावान होती है पर मर्द स्वार्थी होता

[@MrSaynitin]

Its 2021 and this movie still has a entraining value 😃. great work from the team of that time 😇

[@innafahad5873]

Great vintage movies 👍 amazing

[@user-tv4ti9dv8n]

Gemini कि मैं बहुत सी फिल्में देखी है बहुत ही अच्छी फिल्में होती है

[@indranisengupta2576]

Most great movie. Love the movie. 2021

[@jnr1968]

Watched this wonderful movie just today

[@momtutor1305]

Great movie watching in Aug24

[@skyBlue-qb7lk]

💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️ NICE MOVIE 💐 THANKS ❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕

[@ramzankurzee2482]

Thanks for old movi like good job good clear nice thanks 2/6/2023

[@abhishekgoyal4590]

Brilliant movie with original acting, 🙏🏾

[@panditmurarilalsharma5524]

Fine picture.

[@gnchowdhury7249]

Nice movie seen first time in 1960 in childhood times

[@dineshjoshi7554]

Best movie, beautiful songs photography

[@terawalaashoka3844]

Very nice movie thx for uploading

[@tommydan55]

You're welcome. Yes, one of the greats out of India right after partition.

[@govindraokalyankar548]

Very good film 👍👌 it refreshed my bored mind during lockdown.

[@praveenshrivastava2141]

Fantastic❤🎉

[@radhavinodbose8554]

A great movie by the legendary producer-director,S.S.Vasan Sir! Kudos to him! Remarkable Post!

[@roopchand049]

Nice movie and great story. Ending is very good and impressive and thanks for uploading it

[@tommydan55]

You're welcome. I agree with you. Unfortunately though, as it's from a VHS tape with no subtitles, and because I don't understand Hindi. I've never been able to enjoy it. I'm glad you did, though, and thanks for leaving your comment.

[@srinivasanchanniga]

Many thanks for posting this classical movie. We can watch this but we are more fond of the Tamil version since we grew up watching it.

[@tommydan55]

Hehe, well of course you'd prefer the Tamil version. But this film is very important for being the first to become a hit throughout the entire country. They're both pretty much the same film and I believe the dances are identical (although I could be wrong). The dialog was refilmed , in Hindi the second time around. Isn't the Tamil version available here on KZbin? Let me check... Raj Video Vision has an inferior version (wrong aspect ratio, among other things) here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n32santva6yWbpI Maybe you've watched it already, if not many times in the past. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[@srinivasanchanniga]

But look at the dialogue delivery in Hindi by Tamil actors of those early times. That tells a lot about the capacity of southerners.

[@baderchaudhary7826]

Srinivasan Channiga

[@vijaysinghchauhan4996]

More thean Ap to commeant , supper, in All section, Acting , Darection , photografee ,i havent got Daylog ,How nice this moviee,

[@nagarajr6553]

I enjoyed enjoying this Golden Movie NOW though I was not born when this movie was produced . What a MIRACLE movie making ...... Thanks to ALL ALL those responsible for making this Moooooovieeeeeeeee.

[@jaivarasencurpennaick6469]

My parents spoke proudly of this magnanimous movie.Could you please provide a subtitled english version ?

[@tommydan55]

No, as I don't speak the language. Sorry.

[@kaladar5377]

1940s ka movies bahuth accha lagtha hai, really awesome music aur gaane ki awaz 1:29:52 woh senior actor plays daddies role now

[@spiritualnumbers]

Ty for the beautiful upload Arab ka sitara Baghbaan 1940s

[@kamalchawda7016]

Beautiful Photography and nice Story 👌🌈

[@ShanmugaPriyan-yw7bg]

Chandralekha highest budget movie in than time 30 lakhs 1948 collection 1.65 cr footh falls 3.65 indias 1st 1 crore movie tamil cinemas pride ❤ and also called 1st pan indian movie

[@DarshanSingh-vm1wp]

Very beautiful picture with exallent music

[@PARDEEPKUMAR-kr9ep]

Super Movie,,, Likeable

[@venkateshamadepu9313]

Dhanyavadhamulu. Adepu Venkatesham age63 Bellampalli telangana.19.05.2020.

[@newlife6746]

Sword 🗡️⚔️ fighting scenes are very good

[@ashoksahni1852]

perfect movie deserves all praise

[@hanslal2300]

Super Movie ❤

[@ravinderjalali2976]

watched this movie when i was kid at Doordarshn. now watching again on 15.4.20 during lockdown. Jai Ho!!!

[@amiedn01]

The Original Tamil version of the film is nearly 3.5 hours. Looks like the Hindi version is trimmed down. Anyways, a great movie from the South, and kind of first PAN Indian movie.

[@mukeshgoyal5560]

Great photography 🙏🙏

[@wimpylamba4513]

All Movie Beautiful Thank you my favourite song mere do naina matware kiske liye movie1965 nanaste ji

[@rajendrachawhan9522]

Thanks the great pictures

[@GaneshP-m2m]

She looks very dignified and charming.

[@IrfanAli-ln3td]

Best Movie..

[@kumarp.d.3136]

Enthralling, interesting.audio, video is pinned up good.old days of Swapna sundari t.r.rajkumari.

[@gujapattieseebarran4262]

That was the age when Indian cinema was decent.

[@nimalsbandara5205]

❤❤❤ सुखा टोम्मयिदान ❤❤❤

[@balwantnattian1609]

Old is gold 🥇