Chakraborty

Chakraborty (Chôkrôbôrti চক্রবর্তী) is a surname meaning ′Ruler of the country′ or ′Emperor′ of Bengali, Assamese and Punjabi people in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura. It is spelled in various ways, including Chakraborti, Chokroborti, Chakrabarti, Chakrabarty, Chakravarty, Chakravarthy, Chakravarti, Chakravarthi, Chakravorti, and Chakravorty. People with the surname Chakraborty are a caste of Bengali Brahmins or Kshatriyas. However, the Punjabi surname is specifically Chakravarty (formerly Chikar) and people with this surname are a caste of Kshatriyas (classified under the Arora subcaste).

Origin and meaning

From Sanskrit čakravartī - ‘king of kings’. Čakravartī means literally ‘wheels rolling’; metaphorically, it denotes a ruler whose chariot wheels roll everywhere without obstruction (čakra - ‘wheel’ + vart - ‘to roll or turn’).

Notable persons with this surname

Male

Chakravarthy (1987 film)

Chakravarthy is a 1987 Indian Telugu film, directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty and produced by Kodali Venkateswara Rao. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Mohan Babu, Bhanupriya and Ramya Krishnan in lead roles. The film had musical score by Chakravarthy.

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chakravarthy.

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Chakravarthy (1991 film)

Chakravarthy is a 1991 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A Sreekumar and produced by Pappachan. The film stars Sukumari, Jagathy Sreekumar, Suresh Gopi and Manoj K Jayan in lead roles. The film had musical score by PC Susi.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by PC Susi and lyrics was written by Bichu Thirumala.

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