Manohara (film)
| Manohara மனோகரா |
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| Directed by | L. V. Prasad |
| Produced by | M. Somasundaram |
| Written by | M. Karunanidhi (dialogues) |
| Story by | Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar |
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| Edited by | M. A. Thirumugam |
| Distributed by | Manohar Pictures |
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Release date
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3 March 1954 |
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Running time
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17885 meters |
| Language | Tamil |
Manohara (Tamil: மனோகரா) is a 1954 Tamil language historical fiction film starring Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, P. Kannamba, T. R. Rajakumari and Girija in the lead roles. The film was based on a play of same name by Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar and was directed by L. V. Prasad. It was dubbed into Telugu as Manohara and Hindi as Manohar and released on 3 June 1954 simultaneously.
Manohara was a film adaptation of the stage play of the same name staged by playwright Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar in the 1930s; he even acted in a film version which was released in 1930.K. R. Ramasami successfully staged Manohara under his own banner, playing the lead actor, Sivaji Ganesan portrayed the role of the queen in the play. Jupiter Pictures, announced the film adaptation of Manohara with Ramasami in the title role and A. S. A. Sami as the director. Elangovan, was engaged to write the script. However, this project was shelved and Sivaji Ganesan was brought on board. Producer signed Sivaji either for the role of Rajpriyan or Manoharan. However Sivaji was keen on doing the titular character and got selected. Elangovan worked on the script for sometime under the new setup, but he was soon replaced by Mu. Karunanidhi. Karunanidhi rewrote Mudaliar’s play, introducing changes like the climactic sequence for which he drew inspiration from Samson and Delilah, especially the part where the blind Samson pushes the pillars down. L. V. Prasad was selected to direct the film.
P. Kannamba was cast as Manohara's mother. Telugu actress Girija was cast as the princess, and T. R. Rajakumari as the king’s ambitious mistress Vasanthasena. Kaka Radhakrishnan, Pandari Bai, Javert Seetharaman, S. A. Natarajan, T. P. Muthulakshmi and Sadasiva Rao were recruited to play supporting roles.
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