Chandrakala was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu,

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and

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films.

Film career

She debuted in Kannada films in 1963 and went on to pair with

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, Uday Kumar and Rajesh. In 1971, she made her debut in the Tamil movie '' Praptham'' opposite

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and Srikanth. Her most significant role was in the film '' Alaigal'', directed by C. V. Sridhar. Her other notable films include ''Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham'', ''

Ulagam Sutrum Valiban ''Ulagam Sutrum Valiban'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language science fiction film directed and co-produced by M. G. Ramachandran. The film stars Ramachandran, Chandrakala, Manjula and Latha. It revolves around a scientist who discovers an en ...

'' and ''Moondru Deivangal'' (as Sivakumar's co-star). She was better known for her soft roles.

Partial filmography

Tamil

# '' Praptham'' (1971) as Gowri - Debut in Tamil # '' Moondru Dheivangal'' (1971) as Lakshmi # '' Puguntha Veedu'' (1972) as Vasanthi # '' Alaigal'' (1973) as Lakshmi # '' Deiva Vamsam'' (1973) as Radha # ''

'' (1973) as Rathnadevi # '' Uravadum Nenjam'' (1976) # '' Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham'' (1976) as Kalpana # '' Ellam Avale'' (1977) # ''

Varuvan Vadivelan ''Varuvan Vadivelan'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by K. Shankar. The film stars Jai Ganesh, R. Muthuraman, Vijayakumar, Jayachitra, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Latha, Chandrakala and Padmapriya. It was released on 1 ...

'' (1978) # '' Vazhthungal'' (1978)

Hindi

# '' Shola Aur Shabnam'' (1961) as young Sandhya # '' Arab Ka Sitara'' (1961) # '' Kala Jadoo'' (1963) # ''

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'' (1965) # '' Badmaash'' (1969) # '' Return Of Johny'' (1972) # ''Aarambh'' (1976)

Kannada

# '' Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddha'' (1963) as Dancer # '' Jeevana Tharanga'' (1963) # ''

Jenu Goodu ( ) is a 1963 Indian Kannada language film directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by T. Vasanna and S. Heera. The film stars K. S. Ashwath, Udaykumar, Rajashankar and Pandari Bai in lead roles. Jayanthi and Chandrakala made their Kannada de ...

'' (1963)...Latha # '' Navakoti Narayana'' (1964) # '' Subba Shastry'' (1966) # '' Parvathi Kalyana'' (1967) # ''

Onde Balliya Hoogalu ''Onde Balliya Hoogalu'' ( ) is a 1967 Indian Kannada film, directed by M.Nageshwara Rao and M. S. Nayak and produced by Vanamala S. Nayak. The film stars K. S. Ashwath, Rajashankar, Balakrishna and Dikki Madhavarao in the lead roles. The film ...

'' (1967) # '' Bedi Bandavalu'' (1968) # '' Rowdy Ranganna'' (1968) # '' Ananda Kanda'' (1968) # '' Punya Purusha'' (1969) # '' Punarjanma'' (1969) # '' Margadarshi'' (1969) # '' Manashanthi'' (1969) # '' Chaduranga'' (1969) # '' Amarabharathi'' (1971) # '' Sankalpa'' (1973) # '' Maga Mommaga'' (1974) # ''

Onde Roopa Eradu Guna ''Onde Roopa Eradu Guna'' () is a 1975 Indian Kannada film, directed by A. M. Sameevulla and produced by A. M. Sameevulla. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Bhavani, Chandrakala and Chandrashekhar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Sal ...

'' (1975) # '' Mane Belaku'' (1975) # '' Suli'' (1978) # '' Sri Raghavendra Vaibhava'' (1981)

Telugu

# ''Sathi Sukanya'' (1963) # '' Visala Hrudayalu'' (1965) # '' Aada Paduchu'' (1967)...Sharada # '' Chelleli Kosam'' (1968) # ''

Aatmiyulu Aatmiyulu () is a 1969 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language Drama (film and television), drama film, produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under the Saradhi Studios banner and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Van ...

'' (1969)...Seetha # '' Mathru Devata'' (1969) # '' Pratheekaram'' (1969)...Radha # '' Varakatnam'' (1969) # '' Thalli Thandrulu'' (1970) # '' Jai Jawan'' (1970) # '' Thalla? Pellama?'' (1970) # '' Sampoorna Ramayanamu'' (1971)... Sita Devi # ''Nammaka Drohulu'' (1971) # ''Tahsildar Gari Ammayi'' (1971) # '' Dussehra Bullodu'' (1971)...Nirmala # '' Inspector Bharya'' (1972)...Vimala # '' Maa Inti Velugu'' (1972) # '' Kiladi Bullodu'' (1972) # '' Tata Manavadu'' (1972)...Suguna # '' Kanna Thalli'' (1972) # '' Poolmala'' (1973) # '' Puttinillu Mettinillu'' (1973) # '' Sthree'' (1973) # '' Manuvu Manasu'' (1973) # ''

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'' (1973)...Raji # '' Nomu'' (1974)...Parvati # '' Chakravakam'' (1974) # '' Uttama Illalu'' (1974)...Meena # '' Mugguru Ammayilu'' (1974) # '' Kode Nagu'' (1974) # '' Ammayila Sapatham'' (1975) # '' Iddaru Iddare'' (1976) # '' Oka Deepam Veligindhi'' (1976) # '' Kurukshetram'' (1977)...

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# '' Jeevithamlo Vasantham'' (1977)...Vasantha # '' Annadammula Savaal'' (1978) # '' Sahasavanthudu'' (1978)...Raji # '' Lakshmi Pooja'' (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 ''Aalmaaraattam'' is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. Venu. The film stars Vincent, K. P. Ummer, Sudheer and Sadhana in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. K. Arjunan. Cast *Jose Prakash * K. P. Ummer * Sudheer * ...

'' (1978)

Death

Chandrakala died prematurely of cancer on 21 June 1999, aged 48.Noted for soft roles - Chandrakala

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandrakala Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian film actresses 1950s births Year of birth uncertain 1999 deaths Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian actresses