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Mayabazar is a film of genre Drama directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy with Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao
Mayabazar (1957)
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Add to a movie listMayabazar (English: Market of Illusions) is a 1957 Indian epic fantasy film directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy. It was produced by B. Nagi Reddy and Aluri Chakrapani under their banner, Vijaya Vauhini Studios. The film was shot in both Telugu and Tamil with the same title, but with a few small differences in the cast. The story is an adaptation of the folk tale Sasirekha Parinayam, which in turn is based on the Mahabharata. It revolves around the roles of Krishna (N. T. Rama Rao) and Ghatotkacha (S. V. Ranga Rao), as they try to reunite Arjuna 's son, Abhimanyu (Telugu: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Tamil: Gemini Ganesan), with his love, Balarama 's daughter (Savitri). The Telugu version features Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Mukkamala, Ramana Reddy and Relangi Venkata Ramaiah in supporting roles, with D. Balasubramaniam, R. Balasubramaniam, V. M. Ezhumalai and K. A. Thangavelu playing those parts in the Tamil version.
The first mythological film produced by their studio, Mayabazar marked a milestone for Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani. In addition to the technical crew, 400 studio workers – including light men, carpenters and painters – participated in the development of Mayabazar. Director Reddy was meticulous with the pre-production and casting phases, which took nearly a year to complete. Rama Rao was initially reluctant to play the lead role, but his portrayal of Krishna received acclaim and turned out to be the first of many such performances. The soundtrack features 12 songs, with most of the musical score composed by Ghantasala. Telugu lyrics were written by Pingali Nagendrarao (Telugu) and Tamil lyrics by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. Four of the songs were composed by S. Rajeswara Rao prior to his departure from the project, the reason for which is not known. One of them was accompanied by the first illusion of moonlight in Indian cinema, shot by cinematographer Marcus Bartley.
Made on an estimated budget of ₹200 000 (valued at about US$4175 in 1957), Mayabazar had a final film-reel length of 5,888 metres (19,318 ft). The film's Telugu version was released on 27 March 1957; the Tamil version was released two weeks later, on 12 April. Both were critically and commercially successful, with a theatrical run of 100 days in 24 theatres, and it became a silver-jubilee film. Mayabazar was also dubbed into Kannada. The film is considered a landmark in Telugu and Tamil cinema, with praise for its lead cast, and for its technical aspects despite the limitations of technology at the time. Mayabazar received the Filmfare Award for Best Film in Telugu, and was featured at the 1957 International Film Festival of India and the Indonesian Film Festival. The film was screened at the Public Gardens in Hyderabad for its 50th anniversary on 7 April 2007. A May 2013 CNN-IBN poll listed Mayabazar as the greatest Indian film of all time.
Mayabazar became the first Telugu film to be digitally remastered and colourised, at an estimated cost of ₹75 million (valued at about US$1.7 million in 2010), after a Hyderabad-based company, Goldstone Technologies, acquired world negative rights to fourteen films (including Mayabazar) in late November 2007. The updated version was released on 30 January 2010 in 45 theatres in Andhra Pradesh. It was a commercial success with mostly positive reviews, one only expressing a preference for the original.
Synopsis
Subhadra (the sister of Balarama and Krishna) marries a Pandava named Arjuna, and their son Abhimanyu falls in love with Balarama's daughter, Sasirekha. The families decide to marry them when they reach adulthood. By the time Abhimanyu and Sasirekha grow up, the Pandavas have lost a dice game to the Kauravas due to Sakuni's manipulation. Krishna, furious at an action of Dussasana that has insulted Draupadi, saves Draupadi. Balarama teaches the Kauravas a lesson and later reaches Hastinapuram. Sakuni and Duryodhana respect Balarama; after manipulating him, they seek his favour by requesting that Sasirekha be married to Duryodhana's son Lakshmana Kumara. They intend to force Balarama and Krishna to support them if the Pandavas wage war after their fourteen-year exile. Unaware of this, Balarama accepts.Actors
Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao
(Ghatotkacha)
Kommareddy Savitri
(Sasirekha)
Gemini Ganesan
(Abhimanyu (Tamil))
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
(Abhimanyu)
Rushyendramani
(Subhadra)
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