Major Chandrakanth (1966)
- Directed by
- K. Balachander
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 43m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A retired blind major unknowingly shelters a fugitive who killed his younger son. He struggles with loyalty and justice as his family and the law close in.
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What happens
Major Chandrakanth is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. Based on his play, the film stars Major Sundarrajan, Nagesh, R. Muthuraman, A. V. M. Rajan and Jayalalithaa. Produced by A. V. Meiyappan of AVM Productions, it revolves around a retired and blind major who gives asylum to a fugitive wanted for committing murder, unaware that the victim was his younger son. Major Chandrakanth was released on 11 November 1966, during Diwali. It became a commercial success and won two Chennai Film Fans' Association Awards: Best Film, and Best Supporting Actor (Muthuraman). Sundarrajan, who portrayed the title role in both the play and film, later became popularly known with the prefix "Major". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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