Chandralekha is a 1948 Indian historical adventure film produced and
directed by S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios. Starring T. R. Rajakumari,
M. K. Radha and Ranjan, the film follows two brothers who fight over
ruling their father's kingdom and marrying the village dancer,
Chandralekha. Veppathur Kittoo developed a story based on a chapter of
Robert Macaire; or, The French Bandit in England, a novel by George
W. M. Reynolds. The film spent five years in production, undergoing a
number of scripting, filming and cast changes, and was the most
expensive film made in India at the time. Vasan mortgaged all his
property and sold his jewellery to complete the film. The Tamil version
(poster pictured), released on 9 April 1948, did not recoup production
costs. Vasan directed a Hindi version with some changes, which was a
box-office success. South Indian cinema became prominent throughout
India with the film's release, inspiring South Indian producers to
market their Hindi films in North India.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandralekha_%281948_film%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1812:
War of 1812: Potawatomi warriors ambushed a United States Army
convoy after it had evacuated Fort Dearborn, in present-day Chicago, and
razed the fort.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Dearborn>
1941:
Josef Jakobs, a German spy, became the last person executed at
the Tower of London.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Jakobs>
1948:
The Republic of Korea was established with Syngman Rhee as its
first president.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syngman_Rhee>
1977:
Big Ear, a radio telescope at Ohio State University received a
strong, apparently extraterrestrial radio signal that became known as
the Wow! signal.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow!_signal>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
hecatomb:
1. (Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A great public sacrifice
to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of
animals reserved for such a sacrifice.
2. (by extension, religion, historical) A great public sacrifice in
other religions; also, a great number of animals or people reserved for
such a sacrifice.
3. (figuratively, literary and poetic) A great number of animals,
people, or things that are sacrificed or destroyed; any great sacrifice;
also (generally), a large amount.
4. (transitive) To provide (someone or something) with a hecatomb (noun
senses).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hecatomb>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense — he is
always satisfied with himself.
--Napoleon
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