Rani Chandra (1949 – 1976) was an Indian actress and model, a winner of Miss Kerala.

Other major films included Ulsavam, Kadarumasam, Nellu, Swapnadanam, Oonjal, Alinganam, Abhinandanam, Sindoooram, Thirumadhuram, and Anuragam.

Rani Chandra played the major role in the very popular Tamil cinema song in the film Bhadrakali.

Rani Chandra, her mother, and three sisters were killed in Indian Airlines Flight 171 crash in 1976.

[citation needed] They were on a return flight from Bombay when their plane caught fire and nose dived near the airport, killing everyone on board.