Rajinikanth’s horror comedy ‘Chandramukhi’ was to be named ‘Nagavalli’ & other trivia

Rajinikanth is truly a megastar of Tamil film industry. Some of Rajinikanth’s films which were box office hits include Mullum Malarum (1978), Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979), and Johnny (1980).  2005 comedy-horror film Chandramukhi was t an exception to this eir.

This film sold about 20 million tickets worldwide and me 8.4 million from its Indian box office sales in first 11 days. Here’s some interesting trivia about Rajinikanth’s horror-comedy, Chandramukhi:

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Chandramukhi movie trivia

• title of film was given by Rajinikanth. film was initially going to be named Nagavalli. However Robot actor Rajinikanth felt that Chandramukhi sounded more royal.
• role of Chandramukhi was initially going to be played by South actress Simran. However, due to her pregnancy, she h to opt-out of project.
• Rajinikanth decided t to feature smoking scenes from this movie to promote healthy habits amongst his fans. It is interesting to te that Rajini’s fans reportedly liked to see his smoking scenes.
• Chandramukhi is a remake of Malayalam film, Manichithrathazhu.

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• Rajinikanth was asked to feature in sequel of Chandramukhi. However, since he declined offer film was passed onto Ajith. Since producer decided to take up this film, rights of film were sold to a Telugu director. Initially, sequel was going to be named Chandramukhi 2, however, Telugu director named it Nagavalli. Nagavalli features some scenes from Chandramukhi as flashback scenes.
• director of Chandramukhi, P.Vasu decided to revive Chandramukhi 2 in 2016. It was alleged that Rajinikanth and Anushka Shetty would play le roles in this film. However, Rajinikanth inste decided to remake Kanna film Shivalinga and market it as Chandramukhi 2. However, title of this film was later changed to Shivalinga. Furr, this film h connection to horror-comedy, Chandramukhi.

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More about film:

2005 horror-comedy, Chandramukhi was produced by  Ramkumar Ganesan of Sivaji Productions and directed by P. Vasu. This film starred actors like  Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Jyothika Saravanan, Vivelu, and Nayanthara in le roles. Furr, this film also starred actors like  Nassar, Sheela, Vijayakumar, Vinaya Pras, Sonu Sood, Suvarna Maw, Vineeth, Malavika and K. R. Vijaya. 

plot of film revolves around an abandoned mansion where creepy happenings take place. Furr, this film features story of a ghost who comes back to mansion in order to take revenge.

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Promo Im Source: Rajinikanth's Instagram