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Meera is a film of genre Drama directed by Ellis Roderick Dungan with M.S.Subbulakshmi
Meera (1945)
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Add to a movie listMeera is a 1945 Indian Tamil historical fiction film starring M. S. Subbulakshmi, Kumari Kamala, T. S. Baliah and Chittoor V. Nagaiah based on the life of the devotional singer and dancer Meera. M. G. Ramachandran played a minor role. The film was directed by American film director Ellis R. Dungan.
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Around 1580 AD during the reign of Emperor Akbar, young Meera (Radha Viswanathan), influenced by the story of Andal and Krishna, is deeply in love with Krishna, so much so that she considers Krishna to be her husband after she garlands him on an auspicious day as advised by her mother. As Meera grows into a young woman (M. S. Subbulakshmi), her devotion to Krishna grows.Actors
M.S.Subbulakshmi
(Meera)
Chittor V. Nagaiah
(Rana, King of Mewar)
S. Balaiah
(Vikram)
M. G. Ramachandran
(Jayamal)
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