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Arasilangkumari (1961)

Arasilangkumari poster
Directed by
A. S. A. Sami
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A princess goes on a risky journey to reclaim her throne. The story involves sword fights, political intrigue, and romantic entanglements.

adventurousdramaticswashbucklingromanticperiod-setaction-packedfast-pacedtheatrical

What happens

Arasilankumari (transl. Princess) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language historical adventure film directed by A. S. A. Sami and A. Kasilingam, and produced by M. Somasundaram under Jupiter Pictures. An adaptation of the 1952 film Scaramouche, itself based on a 1921 novel of the same name, it stars M. G. Ramachandran, Padmini and Rajasulochana. The film was originally directed by Sami, and completed by Kasilingam. It was released on 1 January 1961, and failed commercially. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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