Jyothika and Vadivelu were each awarded a Kalaimamani Award for their work on the film. The film won five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, four Film Fans' Association Awards and two Filmfare Awards. The film became a major box office success, with a theatrical run of 890 days at Shanti Theatre. It was released on 14 April 2005 on the eve of the Tamil New Year. Principal photography began on 24 October 2004 and was completed in March 2005. The film was made on a budget of ₹190 million. Chandramukhi 's 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. Joseph and editing was done by Suresh Urs. The soundtrack album and background score were composed by Vidyasagar. It is a remake of Vasu's Kannada film Apthamitra (2004), which itself was a remake of the Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu (1993). The film stars Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Jyothika, Vadivelu and Nayanthara, with Nassar, Sheela, Vijayakumar, Vinaya Prasad, Sonu Sood, Suvarna Mathew, Vineeth, Malavika and K. Vasu, and was produced and distributed by Ramkumar Ganesan of Sivaji Productions. Moon-faced beauty) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film written and directed by P.
What transpires later forms the crux of the story.Chandramukhi ( transl. Samrat also wants to impose Chandramukhi the same fate as Damayanthi. Samrat is a psychopath who wants to take revenge on Sundar at any cost as he believes that his late mother is still alive. Sundar later lied to the villagers that he had an affair with Samrat's mother, and she also died. In the past, Sundar killed Samrat's innocent father ( Thalaivasal Vijay) and removed the thaali from his mother's ( Sabitha Anand) neck. Samrat finally reveals to Chandramukhi the reason behind his acts. He even kills Damayanthi and the hospital doctor Ilyas (Rajasekhar), who witnessed Damayanthi's murder. In the meantime, Samrat covers one's tracks.
Chandramukhi continues her investigation with Inspector Kalidas (Veera Pandiyan), but without much success. Chandramukhi and her father send Damayanthi in a mental hospital. Sundar tried to do everything to find Ashok but could not find him. Sundar explains to Chandramukhi what happened in the past to Damayanthi. However, she is not like as before: she became a mentally disabled person. Damayanthi is none other than Chandramukhi's elder sister.ĭamayanthi is later found by her father Sundar. Chandramukhi is tasked with a tricky mission: to investigate the disappearance of Damayanthi. She also succeeds in passing the IPS exams and eventually becomes a police inspector. Chandramukhi is studying in the city, and she finally falls in love with him. Ashok then vanishes from the village and starts to blackmail Sundar.Īshok now lives in the city and tries to repeatedly woo the city girl Chandramukhi ( Vineetha) under the name of Samrat. The entire scene is recorded by a hidden camera, and Ashok then sends the videotape of the scene to Sundar. After tying the thaali around Damayanthi's neck, he removes himself from the knot. The couples decide to get secretly married in a small temple far from the village. When Sundar arranges Damayanthi's wedding with a rich bride, Ashok is heart-broken. There, Ashok meets Damayanthi (Rukma), the daughter of Sundar (Mohan Natarajan), the wealthiest man in the village. Sundarrajan) accommodate him in their house. His sister Arukkani (Vasuki) and his brother-in-law ( R. He claims to be Ashok and to be reported missing when he was a kid. A young man ( Ramki) comes in a remote village in Pollachi.