The Movie - Chandramukhi

Chandramukhi is Rajinikanth's 2005 Tamil language Indian movie. A remake of the Malayalam movie Manichitrathazhu, the movie was a popular one and broke several Bollywood box office records and is currently the highest grossing movie ever in the Tamil film industry. [citation needed]

The movie stars Rajinikanth, Jyothika, Nayanthara, Vineeth, Malavika and Prabhu as lead characters. It is produced by actor Prabhu under his home banner, Sivaji Productions, named after his father Tamil actor, Sivaji Ganesan. The movie is directed by P.Vasu. Music is composed by Vidyasagar. The movie was released on the eve of Tamil New Year, April 14, 2005.

The movie opens with Saravanan (Rajnikanth) returning from the U.S.A. after studying to become a psychiatrist. He meets up with his friend, Senthilnathan (Prabhu), and his wife, Ganga (Jyothika). He learns that they have bought the Vettayapuram Palace, even after the fear of the elders and dissuading them. Saravanan moves in with them, as well as his entire family. When they go to a temple, a priest reveals why everyone is so scared:

When King Vettayan lived in that palace, he took a trip to Andhra Pradesh and met the dancer Chandramukhi and instantly fell in love with her beauty. However, she would not give any back, because her heart was already set on the dancer Gunasekaran. But Vettayan kidnapped her and brought her back to his palace. Chandramukhi, without the letting the king know, had Gunasekaran stay in a nearby house for her pleasure. When the king found out, he killed Gunasekaran on 'Durgashtami' and burned Chandramukhi alive. Chandramukhi, having an unjustifiable and unfair death, lived in that palace as a spirit to take revenge on the king. Legend has it thather soul is locked up in the southern room.

When Ganga finds out about this story, she wants to go up to Chandramukhi's room. She gets the key and opens the door. After she does, strange things start happening in the household. A ghost is scaring the people in the house, things strangely are breaking, and Ganga's sari catches on fire. The suspicion of everyone turns towards Durga (Nayantara), the gardner's granddaughter. Senthil calls Saravanan to have him figure out what's going on in the house. As someone tries to kill Senthil and a msysterious voice sings and dances in the middle of the night, Saravanan tries to figure out what happens...and fast.

• Rajnikanth as Dr.Saravanan/Vettayan
• Jyothika as Ganga/Chandramukhi
• Nayantara as Durga
• Vineeth as Viswanathan/Gunasekaran
• Malavika as Priya
• Prabhu as Senthilnathan
• Nassar as Kandaswamy
• Vinaya Prasad as Kandaswamy's wife
• Vadivelu as Murugesan
• Vijayakumar as Rasan
• Sonu Sood as Oomayan

• Director : P. Vasu
• Producer : Sivaji Productions (Prabhu and his elder brother Ramkumar)
• Music Composer : Vidyasagar
• Art Director : Thotta Tharani

However, this was not the only work in Tamil to deal with MPD or Multiple Personality Disorder. Other stories that had MPD in their plot include

1. Anniyan (2005)
2. Marmadesam (Tamil Tv Serial) (1997-1998)
3. Kadhal Kirukkan

Other films that potrayed characters with Psychiatric / Neurlogical Problems include

1. Ghajini (Short Term Memory Loss) (2005)