Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1941 film)

Alibabavum Narpadhu Thirudargalum read as AlibabavumThirudargalum English Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, was a 1941 Indian comedy film in the Tamil language that starred N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram and M. R. Swaminathan in the lead roles. It was the first Tamil adaptation of the story Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

The story of Alibaba is one of the tales that Queen Scheherazade related to the brutal king Shahryar every night in order to save her own life. Translated in English by Sir Richard Burton, the Arabian Nights became popular all over the world. Alibaba and theThieves and Aladdin and the Magic Lamp are the most famous ones. Both have been translated into most languages of the world, and have found stage and screen adaptations in many languages. AlibabavumThirudargalum was the first Tamil adaptation of Alibaba and the Forty Thieves.In 1941, N.S. Krishnan made his first fulllength feature film AlibabavumThirudargalum, in which he played the lead role of Ali Baba. He roped in a leading Kannada stage and film actor, K. Hiranaiah, to star in the film. NSK made the film for Pakshiraja Films, a company floated by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu and K. S. Narayana Iyengar. Naidu had been deeply involved with Central Studios right from its inception, and later with differences surfacing in the board of directors, he decided to strike out on his own which resulted in Pakshiraja. As producerdirector, Naidu enjoyed a period of enviable success, making many hits in more than one language. ........

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