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Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1941 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum' (read as "Alibabavum Narpadhu Thirudargalum"; ) is a 1941 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. S. Mani. The first Tamil film adaptation of the story 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves', it stars N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram. The film was released on 15 March 1941, and was commercially unsuccessful. No print is known to survive, making it a lost film.
Cast
Cast according to the song book:
* N. S. Krishnan as Ali Baba
* T. A. Mathuram as Morgiana
* K. Hiranaiah as Kasim
* P. G. Venkatesan as Miyan
* T. R. Ramaswami as Pulimoottai
* K. P. Kamakshi as Abdul
* S. V. Sahasranamam as Kamal
* P. A. Subbiah Pillai as Mustafa
* V. K. Achari as Wrestler
* N. R. Padmavathi as Gulabi
* M. K. Babji as Kathija
* M. Jayalakshmi as Alibaba's mother
Production
'Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum' was the first Tamil adaptation of the story 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'. It was directed by K. S. Mani for the company Pakshiraja Films that was owned and operated by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu. N. S. Krishnan was cast as Ali Baba, and his wife T. A. Mathuram as the slave girl Morgiana. Thoothukudi Ramaswamy Aiyer portrayed a character named "Pulimoottai", which subsequently became his prefix. Shooting took place at Central Studios.
Soundtrack
The lyrics were written by K. P. Kamatchi, while the soundtrack was composed by N. S. Balakrishnan. One song performed by Krishnan himself, "Adichippoottaney Noguthadaa", attained popularity.
Reception
Film historian Randor Guy praised 'Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum' for the "familiar storyline and the comical treatment that NSK gave his brainchild", but noted that the film was not successful. No print is known to survive, making it a lost film.
References
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