Chandrakala was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films.

In 1971, she made her debut in the Tamil movie Praptham opposite Sivaji Ganesan and Srikanth.

Her most significant role was in the film Alaigal, directed by C. V. Sridhar.

Her other notable films include Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham, Ulagam Sutrum Valiban and Moondru Deivangal (as Sivakumar's co-star).

[citation needed] Chandrakala died prematurely of cancer on 21 June 1999, aged 48.