Marmayogi
Marmayogi English The Mysterious Sage is a 1951 Indian Tamil fantasy film directed by K. Ramnoth and produced by M. Somasundaram under his banner Jupiter Studios. A film adaptation of the novel Vengeance by Marie Corelli and William Shakespeares novel Macbeth, the film was shot simultaneously in Hindi as Ek Tha Raja. The film features M. G. Ramachandran, Madhuri Devi and Anjali Devi in the lead roles with Pandari Bai, M. N. Nambiar and S. V. Sahasranamam playing supporting roles.
A Kings Serukalathur Sama mistress Anjali Devi usurps his power and casts him adrift in a river. The two princes of the kingdom Sahasranamam and MGR are denied their birthright. The deposed king wanders the country in the guise of a sage. The younger prince Ramachandran leads a popular rebellion against the usurperqueen and restores the kingdom to his father.After the success of Rajakumari 1947, Ramachandran approached writer A. S. A. Sami to write a script which revolves around him. Samy wrote a script inspired from Vengeance by Marie Corelli and Shakespeares novel Macbeth and Robinhood. Makers initially considered naming the film as Karikalan but later changed it as Marmayogi to avoid it being confused as a historical film. P. Bhanumathi was originally signed for the role of Urvasi later she was replaced by Anjali Devi. Serukulathur Sama, Sahasranamam and S. A. Natarajan were selected to portray supporting roles. M. N. Nambiar portrayed a positive character of Ramachandrans assistant. Masthan and Subbarao handled the films cinematography. The film was edited by M. A. Thirumugam. ........
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