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Major Chandrakanth

1966 · 163 min

A slow-burning moral drama that mixes family tragedy with quiet suspense, anchored by a blind patriarch's dignity and a tense game of cat and mouse.

Directed by
K. Balachander
Genres
Thriller, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Nagesh, Major Sundarrajan, R. Muthuraman
Overview
When Vimala’s wayward lover Rajnikant is killed by her brother Mohan, the brother is sheltered from the police by the victim’s blind father, Major Chandrakanth. The major’s elder son, the zealous cop Srikanth, is in charge of finding Mohan, whom he finally arrests in his own house. Realising that his father knowingly sheltered a murder suspect, Srikanth arrests the blind old man as well.

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Directed by
K. Balachander
Genres
Thriller, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Nagesh, Major Sundarrajan, R. Muthuraman
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • morality
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, comedy, drama, family
Directed by
K. Balachander
Written by
K. Balachander
Starring
Nagesh, Major Sundarrajan, R. Muthuraman, A. V. M. Rajan, J. Jayalalithaa
Music
Kumar V
Cinematography
S. Maruti Rao
Runtime
163 min
Country
India
Languages
Tamil

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