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Mayabazar is a 1957 Indian epic fantasy film directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy. It was produced by B. Nagi Reddy and Aluri Chakrapani under their banner, Vijaya Vauhini Studios. The film was shot in both Telugu and Tamil with the same title, but with a few differences in the cast. The story is an adaptation of the folk tale Sasirekha Parinayam, which in turn is based on the epic Mahabharata. It revolves around the roles of Krishna and Ghatotkacha, as they try to reunite Arjuna's son Abhimanyu with his love, Balarama's daughter (Savitri). The Telugu version features Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Mukkamala, Ramana Reddy, and Relangi Venkata Ramaiah in supporting roles, with D. Balasubramaniam, R. Balasubramaniam, V. M. Ezhumalai, and K. A. Thangavelu playing those parts in the Tamil version.
Original Release
03/27/1957
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Cast
Name | Character |
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N.T. Rama Rao | Lord Krishna / Krishna |
S.V. Ranga Rao | Ghatotkajudu / Ghatotkacha |
Savitri | Sasirekha |
Gemini Ganesan | Abhimanyu |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Abhimanyu |
Rushyendramani | Subhadra |
Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu Chilakalapudi | Sakhuni |
M.N. Nambiar | Sakuni |
K.A. Thangavelu | Lakhmana Kumaran |
Relangi Venkatramaiah | Laxmana Kumarudu |
Directors
Writers
Kadiri Venkata Reddy, Pingali Nagendra Rao
Cast
Name | Character |
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N.T. Rama Rao | Lord Krishna / Krishna |
S.V. Ranga Rao | Ghatotkajudu / Ghatotkacha |
Savitri | Sasirekha |
Gemini Ganesan | Abhimanyu |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Abhimanyu |
Rushyendramani | Subhadra |
Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu Chilakalapudi | Sakhuni |
M.N. Nambiar | Sakuni |
K.A. Thangavelu | Lakhmana Kumaran |
Relangi Venkatramaiah | Laxmana Kumarudu |
Balasubramaniam D. | Balaram |
Gummadi | Balarama |
Sandhya | Rukmini |
Chhayadevi | Revathi |
Suryakantham | Hidimbi |
Nagabhushanam | Satyaki |
Ramana Reddy | Chinnamaya |
Mukkamala | Dhuryodhana / Duryodhana |
Mikkilineni | Karna |
Anand | Young Abhimanyu |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Aluri Chakrapani | Producer |
B. Nagi Reddy | Producer |