Raj Tilak (1958 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Raj Tilak
RAJ TILAK 1958.jpg
Directed byS. S. Vasan
Screenplay byK. J. Mahadevan
Ramanand Sagar
Story byKothamangalam Subbu
K. J. Mahadevan
Ramanand Sagar
Based onThe Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
Produced byS. S. Vasan
M. A. Partha Sarathy
StarringGemini Ganeshan
Padmini
Vyjayanthimala
Pran
CinematographyP. Ellappa
Edited byN. R. Krishnaswamy
Music byC. Ramchandra
Production
companies
Distributed byGemini Pictures
Release date
  • 1958 (1958)
Running time
171 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Raj Tilak (transl. Crown Prince) is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language Ruritanian romance epic film written by the Gemini Studios story department, consisting of K. J. Mahadevan, C. Srinivasan and Kothamangalam Subbu, along with Ramanand Sagar, while the film was directed and produced by S. S. Vasan.[1] The film features Gemini Ganeshan, Padmini, Vyjayanthimala in the lead roles, along with Pran, Gajanan Jagirdar, Bipin Gupta, Lalita Pawar, Durga Khote, Manmohan Krishna and Shammi forming an ensemble cast.[2]

The screenplay was written by Ramanand Sagar, who had earlier worked with Vasan in Insaniyat.[3][4] The film was a remake of 1958 Tamil film Vanjikottai Valiban.[5]

Cast[]

Table of Vanjikottai Valiban and Raj Tilak[]

Vanjikottai Valiban (Tamil) Raj Tilak (Hindi)
Sunderalingam (Gemini Ganeshan) Chander (Gemini Ganeshan)
Mandakini (Vyjayanthimala) Mandakini (Vyjayanthimala)
Padma (Padmini) Padma (Padmini)
Chokkalinga Navalar (T. K. Shanmugam) Sardar Mangalsen (Jagirdar)
Navalar's Wife (Kannamba) Sardar Mangalsen's Wife (Durga Khote)
Murugan (S. V. Subbaiah) Madho (Manmohan Krishna)
Ragamma (M. S. Sundari Bai) Alka (Lalita Pawar)
Senapathi (Veerappa) Senapati Durjay Singh (Pran)
Kothaval (T. K. Ramachandran) Gajpal (T. K. Ramchandar)
Gowri (Vijayakumari) Savithri (Vijayakumari)
Princess (Meenakshi) Maharani (Meenakshi)
Prince (Master Murali) Prince (Master Romi)
King of Rathna Island (R. Balasubramaniam) Maharaj Vikram Singh (Bipin Gupta)
King (D. Balasubramaniam) Ship Captain (Kumar)
Velan (Thangavelu) Govind (Agha)
Velan's Wife (Muthulakshmi) Govind's Wife (Shammi)

Soundtrack[]

The music was composed by C. Ramchandra and the lyrics were written by P. L. Santoshi.

Song Singer
"Dil Jo De Doongi Raja" Lata Mangeshkar
"Aaj Na Jane Reh Reh Kyun" Lata Mangeshkar
"Jaan-E-Jigar, Dekho Idhar" Asha Bhosle
"Aaja Tu Raja Aaja, Mausam-E-Bahar Hai" Asha Bhosle, Sudha Malhotra
"Chalna Sambhal Sambhalke Ji, Chalna Sambhalke" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Aayi Re O Kali Ghata" Mohammed Rafi
"Na Bolegi, Na Bolegi" Manna Dey
"Bam Bholanath, Bam Bhola" Manna Dey

Reception[]

According to the writer Ashokamitran, Raj Tilak was "the biggest flop Gemini ever made".[6]

Inspirations and remakes[]

The film was a remake of 1958 Tamil film Vanjikottai Valiban, which also directed by S. S. Vasan with Gemini Ganeshan, Vyjayanthimala and Padmini.[5] The film itself was inspired by the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Randor Guy (23 May 2003). "With a finger on people's pulse". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 July 2003. Retrieved 8 January 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Subhash K. Jha (Indo-Asian News Service) (1 April 2010). "Southside Male Bollywood". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  3. ^ Subhash K. Jha (Indo-Asian News Service) (13 December 2005). "Ramanand Sagar: TV and cinema's blockbuster man". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Ramanand Sagar: A writer's sensibility". The Tribune. 25 December 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  5. ^ a b Randor Guy (26 March 2011). "Vanjikottai Vaaliban 1958". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  6. ^ Ashokamitran (2016). Fourteen Years with Boss. Penguin Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-14-342329-4.
  7. ^ Ramachandran, T.M (1985). 70 Years of Indian Cinema 1913 to 1983. I B D Ltd. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-86132-090-5. Retrieved 4 June 2011.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""