Chandralekha

<p>Chandralekha, a sheltered girl from an orthodox community, meets Rahim, a free-spirited boy, at a local bookstore, and the two form a strong connection. Rahim’s friend Salima, who is secretly in love with Rahim, is disappointed to learn of his feelings for Chandralekha. Jealous, Salima confides in her older brother Jamal and asks for his assistance in securing Rahim’s love for herself. Jamal and Mustafa, Rahim’s older brother, plan to establish an engagement between Rahim and Salima without Rahim’s knowledge. Believing that Rahim would eventually accept the engagement, they thought it was the best way to preserve family honor and preserve the social order. Rahim and Chandralekha’s families discover their relationship and vehemently oppose it. Bound by the traditions and religious beliefs of their respective communities, they refuse to accept an between a Brahmin and a Muslim. Rahim and Chandralekha decide to escape the disapproval of their families and elope. On their journey, Rahim and Chandralekha are captured in the forest by a group of militants. They are eventually freed by the police and return home. Meanwhile, Mustafa, moved by Rahim and Chandra’s love, urges the families to accept the marriage. The pain over Rahim’s rejection has pushed Salima to the brink of insanity. Overwhelmed by his sister’s suffering, Jamal attacks and kills Rahim and Chandralekha. In her final moments of life Chandralekha expresses her wish to be buried beside Rahim. The policemen, who are present at the murder, shoot and kill Jamal. The people of the village honor Chandralekha’s wish, burying Rahim and Chandralekha side by side. The film was shot in Delhi, Agra, Kulu Manali, and Talakonam. The music was composed by . Thulasi of wrote that the director seems to have thought he was dealing with a huge thing. The story is about love beyond religion. In this one thing, the man has felt too happy but left all the other things together with the fort, the wall, and the trench. D. S. Ramanujam of wrote that the director “banks mostly on Vijay […] to produce the results with his youthful looks and fighting abilities,” although Vanitha “does not put sufficient efforts in to acting the role of a heroine”.</p>