

Her parents are killed by the village elders because her father married a woman of the lower caste.
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Unlike its predecessors, this movie has a tragic end to Ganga’s childhood. For example, glimpses of a gigantic snake is seen throughout the movie, and is shown as slithering out of the house after the climax of the movie. Like Apthamitra, Chandramukhi also decides to follow the more supernatural aspect of the events, rather than logically explain each suspicious occurrence.

The scene of the harmonica is again repeated in the Tamil version as well. However, unlike both the Malayalam and Kannada versions, the family members do not know the story behind the house, and are instead told the story by a priest in the temple. The doctor is sent by his foster mother before Senthil to investigate the dangerous rumours surrounding the palace to which the young couple have decided to move. Like the Kannada version, Chandramukhi also introduces Rajnikanth in the beginning of the movie, having him leave and come back again. He also acts very freely with the women of the household, who are all impressed by the doctor from America – making their husbands restless with sleepless nights. Saravanan is given supernatural powers in this version however, as he appears to read the minds of everyone in the household. Rajnikanth is also given a closer relationship to the young husband, as his foster brother, adopted by Senthil’s parents. However, by the end of the movie, on hearing of Saravanan’s intended life sacrifice for his friend, she bows down before him and asks for his forgiveness. This intimidating aunt who runs the household and is feared by all, feels she is not given due respect by Saravanan (Rajnikanth) and attempts to have him killed by her mute helper. Thus the two families are initially not on speaking terms, and this, along with Akhilandeswari’s character (played by yester-year actress Sheela), adds to the drama. She is a bachelorette who was promised in marriage to Senthil’s father, but was denied this right. For example, there is another interesting character within the household – Akhilandeswari – who is Senthil(the young husband)’s aunt. However, there are a few slight variations. The story is almost exactly like Vasu’s Kannada remake of Manichithrathazhu – Apthamithra. The songs in the movie became such a hit that an album was created and released based on the songs. The movie brought Rajinikanth back to fame, after the box-office failure of Baba, and is called his “come-back” film.

This remake also went on to win numerous awards, including the Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer and Best Comedian(Tamil), and the state award for Best Actor and Best Actress. The movie went on to overflow the box-office and brought back a collection of 64 crores. The star-studded cast included Tollywood’s idol Rajinikanth along with Prabhu Ganeshan and Jyothika. Vasu, the Tamil version of Manichithrathazhu came out in 2005 as Chandramukhi.
