| Chandrasena | |
| Director: | V. Shantaram Keshavrao Dhaiber |
| Producer: | Prabhat Film Company |
| Cinematography: | Keshavrao Dhaiber |
| Studio: | Prabhat Film Company |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Silent film Marathi intertitles |
Chandrasena is a 1931 Indian silent film directed by V. Shantaram and Keshavrao Dhaiber.[1] [2] The director of photography was Keshavrao Dhaiber.[3] Produced under the banner of Prabhat Film Company, the film brought the company into the "frontline" of film makers.[4] The cast included Lila, "alias" Lilavati Pendharkar, who was making her debut with this film,[5] [6] with Kamla, Gulabbai and G. R. Mane.
The film's story involved an episode from the epic Ramayana.[7] Ahiravan's wife, Chandrasena helps Hanuman to rescue Rama and Lakshmana from Patala and in the process defeat Mahiravana's army.
The use of the trolley was made for the first time in Chandrasena.[8] The Prabhat company films, were cited to be of "high quality" even though their content was similar to others produced around the same time.