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Gulebakavali (1955)

Gulebakavali poster
Directed by
T. R. Ramanna
Genre
swashbuckler film
Country
India
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young prince goes on a quest to the kingdom of Bakavali to find a magical flower that can restore his blind father's eyesight. It is an adventure story based on a tale from One Thousand and One Nights.

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What happens

Gulebakavali ( transl. The Flower of Bakavali) is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film produced and directed by T. R. Ramanna, and written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, T. R. Rajakumari, Rajasulochana and G. Varalakshmi. Based on the story of the same name from the Arabic folklore collection, One Thousand and One Nights, it tells the story of a young prince who sets out to the kingdom of Bakavali to find a mysterious flower which is believed to have the power to restore his father's eyesight. The film was released on 29 July 1955 and became a commercial success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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