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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Chakra Dhari<br />
| image =Chakrathari1948.jpg <br />
| alt = <br />
| caption =Poster <br />
| native_name = {{film name|Tamil|சக்ரதாரி}}<br />
| director = K. S. Gopalakrishnan{{efn|Not [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]}}<br />
| producer = [[S. S. Vasan]]<br />
| writer = Gemini Story Dept.<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = Gemini Story Dept.<br />
| based_on = a story from the book titled Sri Maha Bhaktha Vijayam<br />
| starring = [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]]<br>[[Pushpavalli]]<br>Surya Prabha<br>Gemini Ganeshan<br>Nagarcoil Mahadevan<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[M. D. Parthasarathy]]<br />
| cinematography = Thambu<br />
| editing = N. K. Gopal<br />
| studio = [[Gemini Studios]]<br />
| distributor = [[Gemini Studios]]<br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1948|12|03|India}}<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1948-cinedetails12.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|authorlink=Film News Anandan|date=23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=Tamil|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20161121153850/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1948-cinedetails12.asp|archivedate=21 November 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Chakra Dhari''''' (''{{lang-en|He who holds the wheel}}'') is a [[List of Tamil films of 1948|1948]] Indian, [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film produced by [[Gemini Studios]]. [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]] and [[Pushpavalli]] acted in the lead roles while [[Gemini Ganesan]] who was a budding actor then, appeared in a minor role.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/chakradhari-1948/article3023634.ece |title=Chakra-Dhari 1948 - CHEN |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=5 December 2008 |accessdate=6 April 2017 |last=Guy |first=Randor |authorlink=Randor Guy |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20170114190658/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/chakradhari-1948/article3023634.ece |archivedate=14 January 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=anandan /><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Gora is a potter who lives in a village near [[Pandharpur]] in Maharashtra. He is a strong devotee of [[Vithoba|Lord Panduranga]]. He is not interested in earning money which worries his wife Thulasi. Venkat is Gora's elder brother and an affluent man. His wife Sona does not like Gora and his family. One day while Gora was mixing clay, his child Hari comes there, playing. Gora was in a devotional ecstasy and did not notice his child. The child is killed trampled under the mud. Thulasi threatens to destroy the idol of Panduranga but Gora tries to kill her with an axe. She tells Gora that he should not touch her in future and he also vows that he will not touch her. However, Thulasi gets her sister Shantha to marry her husband Gora so that they can beget a child. But Gora refuses to touch Shantha too. The sisters seduce Gora one night. Gora is shocked and cuts his hands for breaking the vows. Lord Panduranga and his consort Rukmini come in disguise and work for Gora. Due to their divine powers happiness is restored in the family. Gora gets back his hands and Hari come back alive. The whole family becomes devotees of Lord Panduranga.<ref name=hindu /><br />
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==Cast==<br />
;Adapted from the film credits. (See External links)<br />
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*[[Chittor V. Nagaiah|Nagaiah]] as [[Gora Kumbhar|Gorakumbar]]<br />
*[[Pushpavalli]] as Thulasi Bai<br />
*Suryaprabha as Shantha Bai<br />
*Nagarcoil Mahadevan as Namadhevar<br />
*L. Narayana Rao as Venkaji<br />
*K. N. Kamalam as Sona<br />
*[[Gemini Ganesan|Ganesh]] as Pandurangan<br />
*[[S. Varalakshmi|Varalakshmi]] as Rukmani<br />
*S. Krishnamoorthy as Penda<br />
*Subbaiah Pillai as Sevaji<br />
*T. V. Kalyani as Parvathi Bai<br />
*Nandi Velayutham as Guard<br />
*G. V. Sharma as Goldsmith<br />
*Baba Narayanan as Mali<br />
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*N. Thyagarajan as Astrologer<br />
*M. Ramamoorthi, V. P. S. Mani,<br />N. Narasimhan, Raja Rao,<br />K. T. K. S. Mani as Thieves<br />
*Balaraman, K. Sampathkumar as Officers<br />
*Panduranga Das, T. S. B. Rao,<br />Vijaya Rao as Bhandari Devotees<br />
*Chopra and A. Chandra as Dancers<br />
*S. R. Lakshmi as Betel Seller<br />
*Kumari V. Thulasi as Flower Seller<br />
*B. Ramakrishna Rao as Bangle Seller<br />
*Pudukottai Seenu as Areca Nut Seller <br />
*Balan as Beggar<br />
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==Production==<br />
This tale has been filmed many times in many languages such as Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and twice in Tamil.<ref name=hindu /><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Music was composed by [[M. D. Parthasarathy]] with P. S. Anantharaman as assistant. Parthasarathy also sang one or two songs. Lyrics were penned by [[Papanasam Sivan]], [[Kothamangalam Subbu]] and Sangu Subramaniam. Singers are [[Chittor V. Nagaiah|V. Nagaiah]] and Nagarcoil Mahadevan. Playback singers are [[S. S. Mani Bhagavathar|S. S. Mani (S. Subramanian)]], [[T. V. Rathinam]], Balasaraswathi and M. Kalpagam.<ref>{{cite journal | title=Gemini's Chakra-Dhari | journal=Pesum Padam |language=Tamil| date=December 1948 |pages=52–55}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Kothamangalam Subbu Thiraiyisai Paadalgal|language=Tamil|trans-title=Kothamangalam Subbu Film Songs|author=Lakshmi Ramachandran|pages=76, 77, 88, 160, 162, 163 & 165|publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition September 2016}}</ref><br />
The song ''Kadhali Radhaiyai kalangavittan'' is set in the raga [[Kharaharapriya]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Vaa Vaa Ambuliye" || T. V. Rathinam || rowspan=10|Kothamangalam Subbu || 02:22<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Salangai Kulunga Vaa" || M. Kalpagam || 02:42 /<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Ayane Mayane" || [[S. S. Mani Bhagavathar|S. S. Mani]] || 03:30<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Aiyamaare Vanga Ammaamare Vanga" || || 07:16<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Kannale Vettadhe Ennaiye" || || 08:43 <br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Unakkum Enakkum" || rowspan=3| Nagaiah || 03:07<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Enna Ruchiyo, Aha, Enna Ruchiyo" ||<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || "Vittalanai Panivom" ||<br />
|-<br />
| 9 || "Ammaa Ammaa Ena" || Balasaraswathi ||<br />
|-<br />
| 10 || "Kanne Thaalelo" || T. V. Rathinam || <br />
|-<br />
| 11 || "Kakkai Sirakinile" || rowspan=3|Nagaiah || rowspan=5|Papanasam Sivan || 03:21<br />
|-<br />
| 12 || "Prabhu Pandu Ranga" || 02:47<br />
|-<br />
| 13 || "Pandu Rangan Karunayale" || 02:07<br />
|-<br />
| 14 || "Bhakthiyudan Puganzhndhu Paaduvome" || Nagarcoil Mahadevan || 02:03<br />
|-<br />
| 15 || "Poojai Seithome" || T. V. Rathinam and group || 02:29<br />
|- <br />
| 16 || Musical Dance || || || 02:31<br />
|-<br />
| 17 || "Oradiyal Ulagalanda" || Nagaiah || Sangu Subramaniam || 01:40<br />
|-<br />
| 18 || "Kadhali Radhaiyai Kalangavittan" || M. Kalpagam || || 02:43 <br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
The film was a success at the box-office. Film historian [[Randor Guy]] wrote in 2008 that the film is "Remembered for its soul-filling music, fine photography and Nagaiah’s performance."<ref name=hindu /><br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{youtube|thkAc0mbNfM|Film titles}}<br />
*{{youtube|H3d4-KuvUTg|Vaa vaa ambuliye}}<br />
*{{youtube|_an3PTSD0-k|Unakkum Enakkum}}<br />
*{{youtube|qpQjDovl-lU|Salangai Kulunga Vaa}}<br />
*{{youtube|X5QWe2nOZ58|Kadhali Radhaiyai kalangavittan}}<br />
*{{youtube|olxweICEfdA|Aiyamaare Vanga Ammaamare vanga}}<br />
*{{youtube|WyYZ4rCSbsw|Pandu Rangan karunayale}}<br />
*{{youtube|AzzaRDnFvh4|Kannale Vettadhe ennaiye}}<br />
*{{youtube|Nd6Yv-hic3o|Musical Dance}}<br />
*{{youtube|Ya8hcZHv3bY|Ayane Mayane}}<br />
*{{youtube|m3mt5CwE32Q|Oradiyal ulagalanda}}<br />
*{{youtube|t9e6Q9Oy_WE|Kakkai Sirakinile}}<br />
*{{youtube|OyKxrjByiEo|Prabhu Pandu Ranga}}<br />
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