Mayabazar
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Mayabazar is a folklore Telugu Cinema
first released in Andhra Pradesh
, India
on 27 March 1957, produced by B.Nagi Reddy and Alur Chakrapani. It was also dubbed in Tamil
(released a month later), and the Telugu version was later dubbed in Kannada
. The story, dialogues, and song lyrics were written by Pingali Nagendra Rao.. It was directed by the Telugu director K. V. Reddy. Mayabazar is considered one of the enduring classics of Indian Cinema. The music delivered by Saluri Rajeswara Rao (uncredited) and Ghantasala
has been extremely popular. The film stars Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
as Balarama, NTR
as Krishna, ANR
as Abhimanyu, S. V. Ranga Rao
as Ghatothkacha, and Savitri as Sasirekha. Each and every artist induced life into the characters they played and the movie ultimately became iconic. A digitally remastered colour version was released in 2010.
" popular in Andhra Pradesh
, based on the Mahabharata
but not present in it.
In the initial days of beginning of this project once it was decided to name the movie as "Sasi Rekha Parinayam". But at a later time it was finalised as "Mayabazaar".
sends his wife Subhadra
and their son Abhimanyu
to Dwaraka to stay with her brothers, Krishna
(N.T.Rama Rao)and Balarama
(Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
). Sasirekha (Savitri), Balarama's daughter and Abhimanyu (Akkineni) have been in love with each other from their childhood. Their families had agreed to get them married when they were children. However, Balarama's wife refuses to honour that commitment as the Pandavas no longer have their kingdoms and are in exile. Balarama decides to conduct Sasirekha's marriage with Lakshmana Kumara (Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
) who is son of his favourite disciple, Duryodhana
(Mukkamala
). Krishna advises Subhadra to approach Ghatotkacha
(S.V.Ranga Rao). Initially Ghatotkacha assumes them to be intruders in his forest and attacks them, but later apologizes once he realizes who they are. He goes to Dwaraka along with his retinue. Using his magical powers he assumes the form of Sasirekha (Ghatotkacha becomes Maya Sasi Rekha) and goes about wrecking her marriage with Lakshmana Kumara, while the real Sasirekha is married to Abhimanyu. Parallelly, to break the marriage of Maya Sasi Rekha with Lakshmana kumara, Ghatotkacha's follower's (Ramana Reddy- Played a magician role) enter the Bridegroom's guest house (Vididi griha) and draws hilarious comedy to the audience with Balaiah and Allu Rama Lingaiah.
This a must watch movie for the Telugu people in terms of the Story, Performance of the artists, Music and especially the special effects by a foreign camera man (in 1950's).
, S.V. Ranga Rao, Gummadi
etc.) who are considered as big shots (greatest) in Telugu cinema field acted in this movie.
(Actress Savtri's stunning dual portrayal of a princess and a monster-prince cemented her acting prowess in Telugu Cinema.)
(A great portrayal of romance spanning three generations)
(Relangi's humorous song that makes many people still laugh when they see some one clap hands behind their back)
(S V Ranga Rao's portrayal of Ghatotkacha and some state of the art cinematic effects)
The list of changes made to the original movie in the 2010 color version:
1. Titles and title music - redone; Result : Visual - Good, Music - Poor
2. Childhood Abhimanyu's show of his archery skills - partly cut
3. Song "Lalli lala" partly cut involving Sasirekha's childhood
4. Song "Chupulu kalasina subhavela" - completely removed. later added in some theatres)
5. Song "bhali bhali deva" - completely removed;
6. Dance ballet "Mohini Bhasmasura" - completely removed;
7. Song "neekosame ne jeevinchunadi" was modified digitally
8. Padyam "Dhurankara Madhandhulai" was removed
9. Padyam by Shakuni - removed
10. Marriage rehearsals by Relangi - removed
11. Song "dayacheyandi" partially cut
12. Padyam "pandava bandhu koti" removed
13. Song "vinnava yashodamma" partially cut
Recently Mayabazar (2010 Color) has completed 50 days of screening. See the comments on this occasion.
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...
first released in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
on 27 March 1957, produced by B.Nagi Reddy and Alur Chakrapani. It was also dubbed in Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
(released a month later), and the Telugu version was later dubbed in Kannada
Kannada language
Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
. The story, dialogues, and song lyrics were written by Pingali Nagendra Rao.. It was directed by the Telugu director K. V. Reddy. Mayabazar is considered one of the enduring classics of Indian Cinema. The music delivered by Saluri Rajeswara Rao (uncredited) and Ghantasala
Ghantasala (singer)
Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was a famous & popular Indian Playback Singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi. He is the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award. For nearly a quarter of a...
has been extremely popular. The film stars Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character...
as Balarama, NTR
N. T. Rama Rao
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...
as Krishna, ANR
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...
as Abhimanyu, S. V. Ranga Rao
S. V. Ranga Rao
Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao Popularly Known as S.V.R. was an Indian Theater actor, Tollywood actor, director and producer...
as Ghatothkacha, and Savitri as Sasirekha. Each and every artist induced life into the characters they played and the movie ultimately became iconic. A digitally remastered colour version was released in 2010.
Background
The film is based on a folk tale called "Sasirekha ParinayamSasirekha Parinayam
Sasirekha Parinayam is a 2008 Telugu film starring Genelia D'Souza and Tarun. It was directed by Krishna Vamsi.-Plot:Independent and spirited Sasirekha is ordered by her father to get married to an NRI. She is to see a video of the groom and his house, but stamps on it, declaring she doesn't want...
" popular in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, based on the Mahabharata
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....
but not present in it.
In the initial days of beginning of this project once it was decided to name the movie as "Sasi Rekha Parinayam". But at a later time it was finalised as "Mayabazaar".
The plot
During the Pandavas' Agnyatavasa (period of exile), ArjunaArjuna
Arjuna in Indian mythology is the greatest warrior on earth and is one of the Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Arjuna, whose name means 'bright', 'shining', 'white' or 'silver' Arjuna (Devanagari: अर्जुन, Thai: อรชุน, Orachun, Tamil: Arjunan, Indonesian and Javanese: Harjuna,...
sends his wife Subhadra
Subhadra
Image:Jagannath, Baladev and Subadra in Radhadesh.jpg|thumb|right|250px|alt=|Subhadra, flanked by her brothers Balarama and Jagannatha . Deities of the Radhadesh temple in Belgium...
and their son Abhimanyu
Abhimanyu
Abhimanyu is a tragic hero in the Hindu epic, the Mahābhārata. He is the son of Arjuna and Subhadra, who is the half-sister of Lord Krishna...
to Dwaraka to stay with her brothers, Krishna
Krishna
Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...
(N.T.Rama Rao)and Balarama
Balarama
Balarama , also known as Baladeva, Balabhadra and Halayudha, is the elder brother of the divine being, Krishna in Hinduism. Within Vaishnavism Hindu traditions Balarama is worshipped as an Avatar of Vishnu, and he is also listed as such in the Bhagavata Purana...
(Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character...
). Sasirekha (Savitri), Balarama's daughter and Abhimanyu (Akkineni) have been in love with each other from their childhood. Their families had agreed to get them married when they were children. However, Balarama's wife refuses to honour that commitment as the Pandavas no longer have their kingdoms and are in exile. Balarama decides to conduct Sasirekha's marriage with Lakshmana Kumara (Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Relangi Venkata Ramaiah was a comedian during the golden years of Telugu film. Hailing from East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, he has acted in several films as chief comedian, hero, anti-hero and character artiste....
) who is son of his favourite disciple, Duryodhana
Duryodhana
In the Hindu epic the Mahābhārata, Duryodhana is the eldest son of the blind king Dhritarashtra by Queen Gandhari, the eldest of the one hundred Kaurava brothers, Emperor of the world at that time which means Emperor of India or Bharatvarsha as it was known at that time, cousin and the chief...
(Mukkamala
Mukkamala
Mukkamala Krishna Murthy is a lawyer turned actor who was active in Telugu movies in the 1950s and the 1960s. He was a stage actor in his student days and was popular in the role of French General Bussy in Bobbili Yuddham, a stage play based on the historical Bobbili Yuddham...
). Krishna advises Subhadra to approach Ghatotkacha
Ghatotkacha
Ghatotkacha , is a character in the Mahabharata, the son of Bhima and the giantess Hidimbi . His maternal parentage made him half-rakshasa and gave him many magical powers that made him an important fighter in the Kurukshetra war, the climax of the epic...
(S.V.Ranga Rao). Initially Ghatotkacha assumes them to be intruders in his forest and attacks them, but later apologizes once he realizes who they are. He goes to Dwaraka along with his retinue. Using his magical powers he assumes the form of Sasirekha (Ghatotkacha becomes Maya Sasi Rekha) and goes about wrecking her marriage with Lakshmana Kumara, while the real Sasirekha is married to Abhimanyu. Parallelly, to break the marriage of Maya Sasi Rekha with Lakshmana kumara, Ghatotkacha's follower's (Ramana Reddy- Played a magician role) enter the Bridegroom's guest house (Vididi griha) and draws hilarious comedy to the audience with Balaiah and Allu Rama Lingaiah.
This a must watch movie for the Telugu people in terms of the Story, Performance of the artists, Music and especially the special effects by a foreign camera man (in 1950's).
Credits
All the actors/actress(Savithri, NTR, ANRAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...
, S.V. Ranga Rao, Gummadi
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character...
etc.) who are considered as big shots (greatest) in Telugu cinema field acted in this movie.
Cast
| Character | Actor/Actress | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Krishna Krishna Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu... |
N.T.Rama Rao | |
| Abhimanyu Abhimanyu Abhimanyu is a tragic hero in the Hindu epic, the Mahābhārata. He is the son of Arjuna and Subhadra, who is the half-sister of Lord Krishna... |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films... |
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| Ghatotkacha Ghatotkacha Ghatotkacha , is a character in the Mahabharata, the son of Bhima and the giantess Hidimbi . His maternal parentage made him half-rakshasa and gave him many magical powers that made him an important fighter in the Kurukshetra war, the climax of the epic... |
S.V. Ranga Rao | |
| Sasirekha | Savitri | |
| Balarama Balarama Balarama , also known as Baladeva, Balabhadra and Halayudha, is the elder brother of the divine being, Krishna in Hinduism. Within Vaishnavism Hindu traditions Balarama is worshipped as an Avatar of Vishnu, and he is also listed as such in the Bhagavata Purana... |
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character... |
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| Subhadra Subhadra Image:Jagannath, Baladev and Subadra in Radhadesh.jpg|thumb|right|250px|alt=|Subhadra, flanked by her brothers Balarama and Jagannatha . Deities of the Radhadesh temple in Belgium... |
Rushyendramani Rushyendramani Rushyendramani was a famous drama and film actress and playback singer from South India... |
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| Revati Revati Revati, within Hinduism, is the daughter of King Kakudmi and the wife of Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna. Her account is given within a number of Puranic texts such as the Mahābhārata and Bhagavata Purana.-Meeting with Brahma:... |
Chaya Devi | |
| Rukmini Rukmini In Hinduism, Rukmini is the principal wife and queen of Krishna at his city of Dwarka. Krishna heroically kidnaps her from an un-wanted marriage at her request . Of Krishna's 16,108 queens, Rukmini is the first and most prominent... |
Sandhya (Mother of Tamil Nadu chief Minister Ms.J.Jayalalita) | |
| Lakshmana Kumara | Relangi Venkata Ramaiah Relangi Venkata Ramaiah Relangi Venkata Ramaiah was a comedian during the golden years of Telugu film. Hailing from East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, he has acted in several films as chief comedian, hero, anti-hero and character artiste.... |
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| Duryodhana Duryodhana In the Hindu epic the Mahābhārata, Duryodhana is the eldest son of the blind king Dhritarashtra by Queen Gandhari, the eldest of the one hundred Kaurava brothers, Emperor of the world at that time which means Emperor of India or Bharatvarsha as it was known at that time, cousin and the chief... |
Mukkamala Mukkamala Mukkamala Krishna Murthy is a lawyer turned actor who was active in Telugu movies in the 1950s and the 1960s. He was a stage actor in his student days and was popular in the role of French General Bussy in Bobbili Yuddham, a stage play based on the historical Bobbili Yuddham... |
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| Shakuni Shakuni Shakuni , an avatar of Dvapara, the personification of Dvapara Yuga, was the brother of Gandhari in the Mahābhārata. He was portrayed as an extremely intelligent but devious old man, who was very fond of his nephew Duryodhana. He won the kingdom of the Pandavas' for his nephew, as a wager in a... |
CSR Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu , better known as C. S. R. Anjaneyulu or just CSR was an Indian film renowned actor in Telugu Cinema. He acted in many stage dramas and portrayed hero, character and mythological roles in over 175 movies.... |
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| Karna Karna Karna or Radheya is one of the central characters in the epic Mahābhārata, from ancient India. He was the King of Anga... |
Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy | |
| Dussasanudu | R. Nageswara Rao | |
| Hidimbi Hidimbi Hidimbi or Hidimbā, in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, is a Rakshasi. She met Bhima while he was travelling in the forest with his Pandava brothers and mother Kunti. After fleeing a burning palace at Varanavat, which was set up by their cousin Duryodhana to burn them alive; the Pandavas were wandering... |
Suryakantham | |
| Chinnamaya | Ramana Reddy Ramana Reddy Ramana Reddy or T. V. Ramana Reddy was an Indian actor and comedian, best known for his work in Telugu cinema in the 1950s and 1960s.... |
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| Sarma | Allu Ramalingaiah | |
| Sastry | Vangara Venkata Subbaiah Vangara Venkata Subbaiah Vangara Venkata Subbaiah, better known as Vangara was a famous actor of Telugu cinema. He acted in more than 100 films and in some plays.-Early life:... |
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| Satyaki Satyaki Yuyudhana , better known as Satyaki , was a powerful warrior belonging to the Vrishni clan of the Yadavas, to which Krishna also belonged. According to the Puranas, he was grandson of Shini of the Vrishni clan, and son of Satyaka. Satyaki was devoted to Krishna and his best friend Arjuna, with... |
Nagabhushanam Nagabhushanam Nagabushanam was a comedian, villain, and character actor in Telugu cinema and theatre fields. His first film was Palletooru under the direction of Tatineni Prakash Rao. He acted in about 395 films during the 1950s to 1980s... |
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| Daaruka | Madhavapeddi Satyam Madhavapeddi Satyam Madhavapeddi Satyam was a renowned Telugu singer and stage-actor from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He entered into films as a singer-actor in Y.V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi Biligual movie Ramadas in the year 1946. He played the role of Kabir. However, he became more popular as a playback singer... |
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Crew
- Director: Kadri Venkata ReddyKadri Venkata ReddyKadiri Venkata Reddy or K. V. Reddy B.Sc. was a Director, Writer, Producer and Production Manager of Telugu films in Andhra Pradesh, India.-Brief life sketch:...
- Assistant Director: C. Nageshwara Rao
- Story and Dialogues : Pingali Nagendra Rao
- Screen adaptation: Kadri Venkata ReddyKadri Venkata ReddyKadiri Venkata Reddy or K. V. Reddy B.Sc. was a Director, Writer, Producer and Production Manager of Telugu films in Andhra Pradesh, India.-Brief life sketch:...
- Producers: Alur Chakrapani and B. Nagi ReddyB. Nagi ReddyBommireddy Nagi Reddy was a Telugu movie producer from Pottipadu Village in the Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh. He set up Vijaya Vauhini Studios in Chennai, which was then Asia's biggest film studio. As his elder brother had the same initials and was known as B. N. Reddy, Nagi Reddy was...
- Production Company: Vijaya Pictures
- Original Music: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and Saluri Rajeshwara Rao
- Orchestra: A. Krishna Murthy
- Cinematography: Marcus BartleyMarcus BartleyMarcus Bartley was an Anglo-Indian Cinematographer who played a key role in the success of many South Indian films. Most of the superhits of those times were made with his photographic hand at the camera. His specialty was the shots under the moonlight.-Film industry:His maiden film was Swarga...
- Film Editing: C.P. Jambulingam and Kalyana Sundaram
- Art Direction: Madhavapeddi Gokhale
- Set Decoration: K. Srinivasan and Kuppuswamy
- Makeup Department: Bhaktavatsalam and Peetambaram
- Production Managers: Jagannath and Chalapathi Rao
- Sound Department: A. Krishnan and V. Sivaram
- Still Photographer: Vrishabendraiah
- Choreographer: Pasumarti Krishnamurthi and Gopinath
- Playback singers: Jikki Krishnaveni, M. L. Vasantha Kumari, P. LeelaP. LeelaPorayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, RushyendramaniRushyendramaniRushyendramani was a famous drama and film actress and playback singer from South India...
, Madhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi Satyam was a renowned Telugu singer and stage-actor from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He entered into films as a singer-actor in Y.V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi Biligual movie Ramadas in the year 1946. He played the role of Kabir. However, he became more popular as a playback singer...
and P. SusheelaP. SusheelaPulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
Songs
Maya Bazaar's songs are legendary in Telugu cinema. The titles of almost all the songs have been reused as movie names in later years.- Ahana Pellianta - (Singers: P. SusheelaP. SusheelaPulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
and GhantasalaGhantasala (singer)Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was a famous & popular Indian Playback Singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi. He is the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award. For nearly a quarter of a...
; Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao)
(Actress Savtri's stunning dual portrayal of a princess and a monster-prince cemented her acting prowess in Telugu Cinema.)
- Alli Billi Ammayiki
- Bhali Bhali Bhali Bhali Deva - Truths Hidden in Life (Singer: Madhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi Satyam was a renowned Telugu singer and stage-actor from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He entered into films as a singer-actor in Y.V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi Biligual movie Ramadas in the year 1946. He played the role of Kabir. However, he became more popular as a playback singer...
; Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao) - Chinnari Sasirekha Vardhillavamma (Singer: P. LeelaP. LeelaPorayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
; Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao) - Choopulu Kalisina Shubavela (Singer: Ghantasala and P. Leela; Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao)
- Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo - (Singers: Ghantasala and P. Leela; Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao)
(A great portrayal of romance spanning three generations)
- Nee Kosame Ne Jeevinchunadi (Singers: P. Leela, Ghantasala; Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao)
- Nevena Nanu Pilichinadi (Singer: Ghantasala)
- Sundari Oho Sundari - (Singers: Ghantasala and Savitri)
(Relangi's humorous song that makes many people still laugh when they see some one clap hands behind their back)
- Vinnava Yasodamma (Singer: P. Leela; Lyricist: Pingali Nagendra Rao)
- Vivaha Bhojanambu - (Singer: Madhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi Satyam was a renowned Telugu singer and stage-actor from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He entered into films as a singer-actor in Y.V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi Biligual movie Ramadas in the year 1946. He played the role of Kabir. However, he became more popular as a playback singer...
)
(S V Ranga Rao's portrayal of Ghatotkacha and some state of the art cinematic effects)
Box-office
- The film had a 175-day run in Durga Kala Mandir theatre, VijayawadaVijayawadaVijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...
. - The film had a 100-day run in 15 centres.
Golden jubilee celebrations
- A special screening was held at Lalita Kala Thoranam to celebrate the golden jubilee (50 years) run of the film on 7 April 2007.
- The celebration was jointly organised by the Department of Culture, Andhra PradeshAndhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
; Andhra Pradesh State Film, TV and Theatre Development Corporation and Kinnera Art Theatres, besides fans. - All the artists associated with the film were felicitated on that occasion.
2010 Colour Version
The film was digitally remastered to add colour and was released to the theaters on January 30, 2010. As many as 165 artists from Goldstone Technologies have worked to transform the film into the colour version. As per the company's head Jagan Mohan, they have used around 16.7 million colour shades for the transformation. Apart from adding colour, it was also converted to a full scope movie and the sound was also remastered to a DTS system from the previous mono track. Two songs, Bhali Bhali Deva and Vinnava Yasodamma, have been removed due to poor quality of the negative film.The list of changes made to the original movie in the 2010 color version:
1. Titles and title music - redone; Result : Visual - Good, Music - Poor
2. Childhood Abhimanyu's show of his archery skills - partly cut
3. Song "Lalli lala" partly cut involving Sasirekha's childhood
4. Song "Chupulu kalasina subhavela" - completely removed. later added in some theatres)
5. Song "bhali bhali deva" - completely removed;
6. Dance ballet "Mohini Bhasmasura" - completely removed;
7. Song "neekosame ne jeevinchunadi" was modified digitally
8. Padyam "Dhurankara Madhandhulai" was removed
9. Padyam by Shakuni - removed
10. Marriage rehearsals by Relangi - removed
11. Song "dayacheyandi" partially cut
12. Padyam "pandava bandhu koti" removed
13. Song "vinnava yashodamma" partially cut
Recently Mayabazar (2010 Color) has completed 50 days of screening. See the comments on this occasion.
External links
- Maya Bazaar Color Photo Gallery at SouthScreen.com
- Maya Bazaar Widescreen Wallpapers Gallery at SouthScreen.com
- Mayabazaar Songs at TeluguFM.com
- Videos of Mayabazaar Scenes and Songs at TeluguVideos.in
- Trailer of Mayabazaar(color) at idlebrain.com