---
title: 'Chandralekha (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Priyadarshan'
released: '1997-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/chandralekha-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289893/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Chandralekha (1997)

1997 · Comedy · India

Original title: ചന്ദ്രലേഖ

## Synopsis

Chandralekha is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Fazil. It stars Sukanya and Pooja Batra in titular roles along with Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, and Innocent. The film's title is a portmanteau of the two female lead characters' names—Chandra and Lekha. Berny-Ignatius composed the songs, while the film score was composed by S. P. Venkatesh. The film's core plot was inspired by the 1995 Hollywood film While You Were Sleeping.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Priyadarshan](https://cinepixo.com/people/priyadarshan)
- **Screenplay:** [Priyadarshan](https://cinepixo.com/people/priyadarshan)
- **Producer:** [Fazil](https://cinepixo.com/people/fazil)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jeeva](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeeva)

## Cast

- [Mohanlal](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohanlal)

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