Chandrasena 1935

Chandrasena is a 1935 Indian Bollywood costume drama, musical film released on Jan 01, 1935. The film is directed by V. Shantaram.
After his epochal Amritmamthan (1934), Shantaram returned to familar territory with this special-effects-laden episode from the Ramayana. Indrajit, son of Ravana, intiates an attack of Rama (Mane) and Lakhsmana (Kulkarni) in which they are captured by Mahi (Kerlkar). They escape with the assistance of Ramas disciple, the monkey-god Hanuman (Manajirao). The narrative foregrounds Chandrasena (Tarkhad), wife of Mahi, who reveres Rama but disaproves of the bacchanalian orgies and the celebration of liquor that is the norm in his kingdom. She helps resolve the stalemate of the battle when Mahi (Who can duplicate himself and his dead soldiers) proves invincible, by revealing the secret formula that will kill her husband. In addition to the unsual flying figures and magic arrows mandatory for a Ramayana, mythological, there is an effective scene of a giganatic Hanuman picking up a miniaturised human figure. A Tamil version was also made alongside the Marathi and Hindi ones. [Source: Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema] Check out this page for more updates on Chandrasena.