Chandramukhi

Chandramukhi English Moonfaced beauty is a 2005 Indian Tamil comedy horror film written and directed by P. Vasu, and was produced and distributed by Ramkumar Ganesan of Sivaji Productions. The film features Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Jyothika and Nayantara leading an ensemble cast that includes Vadivelu, Nassar, Sheela, Vijayakumar, Vinaya Prasad, Sonu Sood, Vineeth, Malavika and K. R. Vijaya. The film is a remake of Vasus Kannada film Apthamitra 2004, which itself is a remake of the Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu 1993. The soundtrack album and background score were composed by Vidyasagar. Cinematography was handled by Sekhar V. Joseph and editing was done by Suresh Urs. Chandramukhis plot revolves around a woman who suffers from dissociative identity disorder that affects a family, and a psychiatrist who intends to solve the case while risking his life.

Saravanan Rajinikanth, a psychiatrist, visits India on vacation. He meets up with his foster brother Senthilnathan, alias Senthil Prabhu, and his wife Ganga Jyothika. Senthils mother Kasthuri K. R. Vijaya wanted Senthil to marry Priya Malavika, the daughter of his fathers cousin Kandaswamy Nassar, to reunite the two branches of the family afteryears of separation because Senthils father Sivaji Ganesan chose to marry Kasthuri instead of Kandaswamys sister, Akhilandeshwari Sheela. Saravanan learns that Senthil had bought the Vettaiyapuram mansion, despite attempts by the local village elders to dissuade them, and moves in with them. Akhilandeshwari is jealous of Saravanan and plots to kill him with the help of her assistant Oomaiyan Sonu Sood.When the family visits a temple, the chief priest reveals the reason everyone fears the Vettaiyapuram mansion. A hundredandfifty years ago, a king named Vettaiyan travelled to Vijayanagaram in Andhra Pradesh, where he met and fell in love with a dancer named Chandramukhi. However, she did not reciprocate his feelings as she was already in love with a dancer named Gunashekaran. As a result, Vettaiyan took her back to his palace by force. Unknown to him, Chandramukhi made Gunashekaran stay in a house nearby and had meetings with him secretly. When Vettaiyan discovered this, he beheaded Gunashekaran on Durgashtami and burnt Chandramukhi alive. As a result, Chandramukhis ghost tried to take revenge on Vettaiyan, who with the help of various priests and sorcerers from all over the country, tames the ghost by locking it up in a room located in the palaces southwest corner. Later, Vishwanathan Vineeth, a dance professor, and Priyas love is supported by Saravanan, who asks Kandaswamy to arrange their marriage. ........

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