Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam
| Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam மணாளனே மங்கையின் பாக்கியம் |
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| Directed by | Vedantam Raghavaiah |
| Produced by | P. Adinarayana Rao |
| Written by | Sadasiva Brahmam & Athithyan (Story) Udhaya Kumar (Dialogues) |
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Gemini Ganesan Anjali Devi Rajasulochana Girija |
| Music by | P. Adinarayana Rao |
| Cinematography | M. A. Rehman |
| Edited by | N. S. Prakash |
| Distributed by | Anjali Pictures |
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Release date
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24 May 1957 |
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Running time
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209 min |
| Language | Tamil |
Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam (Tamil: மணாளனே மங்கையின் பாக்கியம்) is a Tamil film starring Gemini Ganesan, Anjali Devi, Rajasulochana and Girija. The film was released in 1957.
The film was made simultaneously in Telugu as Suvarna Sundari starring A. Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi in lead roles. Remade in Hindi as Suvarna Sundari starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi in lead roles. The music was a great success and P. Adinarayana Rao won the best music director in Hindi. It's an all to familiar fairly tale. The folklore hero from the planet earth and an angel from a celestial land falling in love and the many turns the tale takes before reaching the climax.
The shooting of the film was held at Venus Studios, Madras. Anjali Devi had a sentimental attachment with the studio and most of her home productions were shot there. The outdoor shooting was held at Shimsa Falls, Mysore. The movie new to the audience yet they made Anjali Pictures Suvarna Sundari a big hit in all three languages in which it was produce.
This is a Folklore story, Jayanth (Gemini Ganesan) the prince of Kulothungan Chozlan takes leaves of his Guru, after completing his education. Peeved by his refusal to marry her, Guru's daughter Sarala(Suryakala) falsely accuses him of breaching her chasitity. The minister's son Vasanthan(Sattampillai Venkatraman) advises Jayanth to stay incognito for sometime to escape punishment from the king. So, Jayanthan gets ousted from the kingdom. He stays in a cave where he meets celestial dancer Suvarna Sundari (Anjali Devi) who comes to earth on every Kaarteeka Pournami day. Their love story is laced with curses and boons. They love each other. Lord Indra (K. Balaji) comes to know about their love and curses Suvarna Sundari. As a result, Jayanth forgets her. She loses her child near the river. How the two protagonists reunite forms the story. Jayanthi(Rajasulochana) played his female guise, due to a curse.
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