Raja Malaya Simha

Raja Malaya Simha
Poster of Raja Malaya Simhan
Directed by B. S. Ranga
Produced by B. S. Ranga
Story by Anishtti
Starring Ranjan
Sowkar Janaki
Rajasulochana
Rajanala Kaleswara Rao
Music by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy
Cinematography B. N. Haridas
Edited by P. G. Mohan
Distributed by Vikram Productions
Release date
 27 February 1959 (Telugu)[1]
6 March 1959 (Tamil)[2]
Running time
 184 minutes
Country India
Language
  • Telugu
  • Tamil

Raja Malaya Simha (or Raja Malaya Simhan) is a 1959 Telugu/Tamil language film directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. This film is known to be the first Tamil and Telugu film to contain sequences in Eastmancolor.

Plot

Raja (Ranjan), a nobleman, is stripped of his birthright by an army commander who is an enemy of his deceased warrior father. When Chitralekha Devi (Rajasulochana) the princess of Malaya, arrives in India for a visit, the two fall in love. The jealous commander imprisons Raja, but Raja still manages to escape and sails to Malaya with Chitralekha on her ship. After confrontation the relentless and ruthless commander, Raja emerges victorious and marries Chitralekha.[3]

Cast

Production

Raja Malaya Simha was simultaneously shot in Tamil as Raja Malaya Simhan. Udayakumar wrote the dialogues and A. Maruthakasi penned the lyrics.[2] The costumes were designed by V. N. Murthi.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Raja MalayaSimha". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  2. 1 2 Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers.
  3. 1 2 Bai, Devika (2014-09-13). "Malaya romanticised". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-05-13.


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