Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam (1957)

Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam poster
Directed by
T. R. Raghunath, I. V. Sasi
Genre
fantasy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 35m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film adapts the classic story of Aladdin from Arabian Nights. It follows a young man who finds a magical lamp and a genie. The story unfolds with wishes, adventures, and romance.

whimsicalmagicalenergeticcolorfullightheartedadventurousmythicfantastical

What happens

Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp, also known by its Telugu-language title Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam, its Tamil-language title Allavudeenum Arputha Vilakkum, and its Hindi-language title Alladdin Ka Chirag, is a 1957 Indian fantasy film produced by M. L. Pathy on the Jai Sakthi Pictures banner and directed by T. R. Raghunath. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi. It is an adaptation of the story of Aladdin from One Thousand and One Nights and filmed simultaneously in three different languages. Allavudeenum Arputha Vilakkum was released on 29 March 1957, and Allavuddin Adbhuta Deepam followed on 13 April. Alladin Ka Chirag was also released the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?