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Mayabazar

Mayabazar
Theatrical release poster of the Telugu version of the 1957 film Mayabazar
Theatrical release poster of the Telugu version
Directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy
Produced by B. Nagi Reddy
Aluri Chakrapani
Screenplay by Kadiri Venkata Reddy
Story by Pingali Nagendra Rao
Starring N. T. Rama Rao
Savitri
S. V. Ranga Rao
Music by Ghantasala
S. Rajeswara Rao
Cinematography Marcus Bartley
Edited by C. P. Jambulingam
G. Kalyanasundaram
Distributed by Vijaya Vauhini Studios
Release date
  • 27 March 1957 (1957-03-27)
Running time
184 minutes
(Telugu)
174 minutes
(Tamil)
Country India
Language Telugu
Tamil

Mayabazar (English: Market of Illusions) is a 1957 Indian epic fantasy film directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy. It was produced by B. Nagi Reddy and Aluri Chakrapani under their banner, Vijaya Vauhini Studios. The film was shot in both Telugu and Tamil with the same title, but with a few differences in the cast. The story is an adaptation of the folk tale Sasirekha Parinayam, which in turn is based on the epic Mahabharata. It revolves around the roles of Krishna (N. T. Rama Rao) and Ghatotkacha (S. V. Ranga Rao), as they try to reunite Arjuna's son Abhimanyu (Telugu: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Tamil: Gemini Ganesan) with his love, Balarama's daughter (Savitri). The Telugu version features Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Mukkamala, Ramana Reddy, and Relangi Venkata Ramaiah in supporting roles, with D. Balasubramaniam, R. Balasubramaniam, V. M. Ezhumalai, and K. A. Thangavelu playing those parts in the Tamil version.


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