Rajnikanth’s “Chandramukhi” is the most eagerly awaited film of 2005 in Tamil. It is a sort of comeback vehicle for the superstar, as his last film “Baba” was a flop. A lot is riding on “Chandramukhi” which is said to be a remake of “Aapthamitra” from Kannada, which itself was inspired from Fazil’s “Manichitrathazhu” from Malayalam.

Nayantara, who made a sensational debut in Tamil with “Ayya” is Rajni’s heroine in “Chandramukhi”. Nayantara has already been paired with superstars in Malayalam and she is all set to make it big in Tamil with “Chandramukhi”.
In Fazil's classic "Manichitrathazhu", Mohanlal played Rajni's role as a psychiatrist who comes from US to find out the unusual happenings in his friend's house. Shobhana's excellent performance won her that year's Kerala State and the National award for best actress. In "Chandramukhi" Prabhu and Jyothika play the other important characters.

"Chandramukhi" is produced by Sivaji Productions. Story, screenplay, dialogues and direction are by P.Vasu. The music and background score is by Vidyasagar. Supporting cast includes Nasser, Sheela, Vadivelu, Vinaya Prasad, Swarna, Malavika, Vijayakumar, Avinash, Vineeth and K.R Vijaya. Shooting of the films is in progress around Chennai, Thiruvanamthapuram and Hyderabad. "Chandramukhi" is slated for April 14th release.