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Mayavathi

Mayavathi
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Tamil மாயாவதி
Directed by T. R. Sundaram
Produced by T. R. Sundaram
Screenplay by P. Kannan
Starring T. R. Mahalingam
Anjali Devi
Kali N. Rathnam
C. T. Rajakantham
Music by G. Ramanathan
Production
company
Ganapathy Pictures
Distributed by Modern Theatres
Release date
  • 30 July 1949 (1949-07-30) (India)
Running time
2 hrs. 24 mins. (12997 ft.)
Country India
Language Tamil

Mayavathi is a 1949 Indian, Tamil-language film produced and directed by T. R. Sundaram. The film featured T. R. Mahalingam and Anjali Devi in the lead roles.

Surangathan (T. R. Mahalingam) is a prince who hates women because of his father's bitter experience with women. Mayavathi (Anjali Devi) is a princess for whose pleasure her father creates lake with silver fish and pretty flowers. When Surangathan goes of hunting, he meets Mayavathi and they both fall in love with each other. There is a barber who puts on many disguises to win the love of the princess. Surangathan leaves Mayavathi saying he hates women. But Mayavathi vows to get him. How she does it forms the rest of the story.

The list is adapted from The Hindu article.

The story is based on a folk tale and the film was produced at Modern Theatres that was located on the outskirts of Salem. The dances by Lalitha and Padmini were choreographed by K. K. Sinha.

Music was composed by G. Ramanathan while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi and Ka. Mu. Sheriff.

Pennenum Maaya Peyaam Poi Maadharai is the first film song penned by A. Maruthakasi.

The film did not fare well at the box-office. However, the film is "Remembered for: Lalitha-Padmini’s dances, and the daring romantic scenes between the lead pair."


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