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Bhaktha Sri Thyagaraja (1937)

Bhaktha Sri Thyagaraja poster
Genre
musical film
Country
British Raj

How it feels

This film tells the story of the Carnatic musician Tyagaraja. It focuses on his life and his devotion to music.

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What happens

Bhaktha Sri Thyagaraja (also known as Sri Thiagaraja Charitham) is a 1937 Indian Tamil-language biographical film written by M. P. Sundararajan and directed by Virendra Desai. Produced by Sagar Movietone, Mathirimangalam Natesa Iyer, Kamala and Seetha appeared in the leading roles. The film is based on the life of the Carnatic musician Tyagaraja. The film's success at the box office was largely attributed to its music. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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