Mayabazar (1936)

Genre

fantasy film

Country

British Raj

How it feels

This film adapts a folk tale from the Mahabharata epic. Characters from the ancient story face romantic and familial conflicts.

mythologicalromanticmusicaldramaticfantasticalnostalgicspiritedclassic

What happens

Mayabazar (also known as Sasirekha Parinayam) is a 1936 Indian Telugu-language fantasy film directed by P. V. Das and produced by Vel Pictures. The film stars Yadavalli Nageswara Rao, S. P. Lakshmana Swamy, Rami Reddy, and Santhakumari. Music was composed by Galipenchala Narasimha Rao. The story is an adaptation of the folk tale Sasirekha Parinayam, which in turn is based on the epic Mahabharata. The film was a huge hit. P. V. Das died before the release of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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