Major Chandrakant is a 1966 Tamil-language Drama Family film written and directed by K. Balachander and produced by A. V. Meiyappan under the banner of AVM Productions. Produced by A. V. Meiyappan of AVM Productions, it revolves around a retired and blind major who gives asylum to a fugitive wanted for committing murder, unaware that the victim was his younger son. Major chandrakant features Major Sundarrajan, Nagesh, R. Muthuraman, A. V. M. Rajan, Jayalalithaa, J Jayalalitha and A.v.m. Rajan. The film is based on Major Chandrakanth by K. Balachander. The music was composed by V. Kumar. Cinematography was done by S. Maruti Rao and editing by R. G. Gopu. The movie has a running time of 163 minutes. It was released on 1st January 1966. Produced by A. V. Meiyappan of AVM Productions, it revolves around a retired and blind major who gives asylum to a fugitive wanted for committing murder, unaware that the victim was his younger son.