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Sunil Agnihotri has done it again. His latest Fantasy Costume Drama 'Chandramukhi' on DD1 has managed to grab the highest number of eyeballs in its 3rd Week of telecast itself. Comments an obviously proud director, "All my previous shows from Chandrakanta to Yug to Betal Pachisee and Jai Ganesha have maintained the top three positions. My latest show Chandramukhi began almost after a hiatus of five-six years but I have managed to prove that good work always wins. We are second only to Cricket, which is like religion to Indians." Chandramukh received a TVR of 22.3 on Tuesday November 11, 2007 from 10PM , in the week 11th November 2007 to 17th November 2007 (Target Audience 4+ nonCS). Even in all TV homes Chandramukhi was the number one show in serials second only to Cricket on DD1. In all TV homes and in 4+ age group Chandramukhi received a TVR of 5.5 in the week 11th November 2007 to 17th November 2007 (source TAM people meter). So well received is the show on Tuesday 10Pm to 11PM slot that DD1 started the repeat telecast at Sunday morning prime time from 9.30 AM to 10.30 AM. Naturally production house Applause Entertainment is very happy about this feat of Sunil Agnihotri. According to his artist and friend Mamik, "We all had full faith in Sunil and we knew that his magic is still intact. That is why we all were so keen to work with him again. He is truly a master of fantasy." Shot at outdoor locations like Kulu Manali, Raj Pipla and Mahableshwar, Chandramukhi is a huge costume fantasy with a still bigger star cast of Deepak Parashar, Natasha Sinha, Krutika Desai, Mamik, Sachin Khurana, Nishigandha Wad, Amita Nagia, Goga Kapoor, Shiva, Sanjiva, Raja Chaudhray, Ram Mohan, Vinod Kapoor, Rita Jagtiani, Dinesh Hingoo, Ria Walia, Gunjan Pant, Mahindra Ghule, Manish Sharma, Savi Juneja, Yogesh, Anwar Fatehan, Jai Prakash, Shandar Amrohi With Vindu Dara Singh. Conceived and Directed by Sunil Agnihotri, Chandramukhi is produced by Applause Entertainment Pvt Ltd.
Chandramukhi leads
Chandramukhi is already part of the Tamil film legend. Now it is set to make more history. The movie will kickoff the festival at the IIFA Awards in Dubai to be held from June 15 to 17. This will be the first time that a south Indian film opens the festival in the seven years of the IIFA Awards, which has been a platform for promoting Hindi cinema globally. Ramesh Sippy, Madhavan, producer of Chandramukhi Ram Kumar, and director of the film P Vasu talked to the media at a meet in Chennai yesterday. Madhavan was thrilled to be part of the festival, as it would be a good opportunity for more recognition to the best technicians in this part of the world. Most of the films screened will be accompanied by an interaction of the audience with the cast or crew of the films. A total of 14 south Indian films would be screened this year ' seven Tamil, four Malayalam and three Telugu films. Besides Madhavan, other south Indian film stars who will be attending the event in Dubai include Vikram, Meera Jasmine and Mohanlal.
Chandramukhi creates new record
Rajinikanth starrer Chandramukhi has created a new record in the history of Tamil cinema. After Thyagaraja Bhagavathar's Haridas, Chandramukhi has won the unique distinction of running continuously in a theatre for 600 days. The film which was released in Shanthi Theatres in Chennai on 14 April, 2005, is still running in the cinema hall. Says Venugopalan, the director of Shanthi Theatres, 'We never expected the movie to see such a fabulous run. We are screening the noon show in Shanthi theatre now. It's amazing that over 50 per cent of the seats are filled up even today. All the artistes who were part of the movie had been to the theatre to watch the film in the last few months. Plans are on to hold a grand function at Nehru Stadium in Chennai to celebrate this rare feat by Chandramukhi.' A remake of the critically acclaimed Malayalam movie Manichitrathazhu, the movie broke several box office records and is currently one of the highest grossing movies ever, in the Indian film industry. It stars Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Jyothika, Nayantara, Vineeth and Malavika. It was produced by actor Prabhu under his home banner, Sivaji Productions, named after his father, Sivaji Ganesan. The movie was directed by P Vasu. Music was composed by Vidyasagar.
Chandramukhi marching towards glory
Rajinikanth's Chandramukhi has successfully completed a 700 day run on Friday. The movie is still running at Shanthi Theatre in Chennai. The movie is all set to emulate the record set by Thyagaraja Bhagavathar's Haridoss, which ran continuously for over 800 days in a theatre in Chennai. The whole cast of Chandramukhi including Superstar Rajinikanth, Jyothika, Nayantara, Prabhu and Nasser has given wonderful performances in the thriller movie. This movie which also saw a spectacular run abroad including Egypt and Japan, is one of the highest grossers in the Tamil film industry. With just a month left for Rajinikanth's Sivaji to hit the screens, the success of Chandramukhi has created a lot of expectations and hype on Sivaji. A mega function is planned to celebrate the big success of Chandramukhi later this year.
Chandramukhi 2 on cards with Lawrence and Vadivelu
According to sources, veteran filmmaker P. Vasu is planning to remake his latest Kannada outing Shivalinga in Tamil as Chandramukhi 2 and has already initiated talks with Raghava Lawrence and Vadivelu to be a part of the lead cast. The remake starred Vedika and Shivarajkumar in the lead roles. Sources say P. Vasu is currently on the lookout for a female lead to cast opposite Lawrence. An official announcement is likely to be made once the cast and crew are finalized.
New Chandramukhi on screen...
After Madhuri essaying the role of Chandramukhi for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas, it's now Chitrangada's turn to play the same role for Sudhir Mishra's Aur Devdas. Chitrangada, who made her debut in Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi suddenly disappeared from the screen for quite a long time. There were rumours that her marriage with golfer Jyoti Randhawa were on the rocks because of her acting career. But now keeping all the rumours aside, the mother of a seven-month baby is back on the golden screen with two projects in her kitty. One being Sudhir Mishra's Aur Devdas and the other Onir's Sorry Bhai. Her character is that of a seductress belonging to a high class society unlike that of a weak woman in love with Devdas, as portrayed by Madhuri. Her character ends up falling in love with an aspiring politician. Surprisingly, she doesn't have any dance sequence in the film. Let's just wait and watch how good this new Chandramukhi does in a totally new avatar.