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The Stage Play that Became a Film: Psychodynamics of K.Balachander's Major Chandrakanth (1966)

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A murderer, having escaped the police after committing a killing, seeks refuge in the home of the deceased's father. Yet, the killer is guilty only before the law, not before Justice —a verdict delivered by the very father of the man killed. The film explores how such a plot unfolds, how the characters' psychological knots are untangled, and how each reveals their innermost selves to the other. ​Directed by K. Balachander and released in 1966, Major Chandrakanth was the film that transformed the ordinary Sundararajan into the formidable Major Sundararajan . The character of Major Chandrakanth was sculpted with such majesty that it forever attached the title "Major" to his name. Nagesh, too, injected profound strength into his character, Mohan, with a compelling performance that intensely conveys the emotional atmosphere of the story to the audience. ​The story centers on Major Chandrakanth, a retired army officer who is blind. His two sons are Sreekanth ( Muthu...