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Nala Damayanthi (1959 film)

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'Nala Damayanthi' is a 1959 Indian Tamil language film produced and directed by Kemparaj Urs. The film stars Kemparaj Urs and P. Bhanumathi. The film was originally made in Telugu with the same title and was released in 1957.

Plot



Based on a story from the Vana Parva of Mahabharata. Damayanthi is the princess of Vidarbha Kingdom. Nala is the king of Nishadha Kingdom. He is an excellent cook. They love and marry each other and beget two children. But soon they undergo hardships due to Nala losing his kingdom in a game of dice. They get separated but Damayanthi is found and joins her father with her two children. Nala is bitten by a snake and becomes a dwarf. Damayanthi arranges for a fake swayamwara to find her husband. Nala, as a dwarf, attends the ceremony with his master. Damayanthi recognizes him from the food he prepared. Nala is restored to his former self and the couple are reunited.

Cast



*P. Bhanumathi as 'Damayanthi'

*Kemparaj as 'Nala'

*Chittor V. Nagaiah as 'Paakugan'

*Relangi as 'Vidhooshagan'

*Mukkamala as 'Pushkaran'

*Jayalakshmi as 'Neelaveni'

*Kameswaramma as 'Gowri'

*Ramadevi as 'Kannamma'

*Seetha as 'Vannaralakshmi'

*Lankasathiyam as 'Vannara Chinnaan'

*Sri Vathsa as 'Rudhubarnan'

*Venkara as 'Sudevan'

*Lakshmaiya Chowdri as 'Kali Purushan'

Soundtrack



Music was composed by B. Gopalam and lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan, Kuyilan, Puratchidasan and M. Sundaran.

References




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