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Wikipedia article




'Mayavathi' is a 1949 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by T. R. Sundaram. The film stars T. R. Mahalingam and Anjali Devi.

Plot



The story is that of a princess falling in love with a prince who hates women. Another person, a barber is also interested in the princess. He uses several tricks to get her but fails every time. How the princess succeeds in winning over the prince forms the plot of the story.

Cast



The list is adapted from a review article published in The Hindu newspaper.

;Male cast

*T. R. Mahalingam as Surangathan

*S. V. Subbaiah

*Kali N. Rathnam

*M. G. Chakrapani

*K. K. Perumal

*M. E. Madhavan

*A. Karunanidhi

*Narayana Pillai

;Female cast

*Anjali Devi as Mayavathi

*C. T. Rajakantham

;Dance

*Lalitha

*Padmini

Production



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.

Soundtrack



Music was composed by G. Ramanathan while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi and Ka. Mu. Sheriff. Singer is T. R. Mahalingam. Playback singer is M. L. Vasanthakumari.

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

Reception



According to Randor Guy, this movie was a flop s at the box-office. This was supported in M. Karunanidhi's autobiography. Karunanidhi had written that to recover from this flop in 1949, mogul T.R. Sundaram decided to make "Manthiri Kumari" movie in a grand style and succeeded well in 1950."Mayavathi", nevertheless is "remembered for: Lalitha-Padminis dances, and the daring romantic scenes between the lead pair."

References




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