Engal Thanga Raja
Engal Thanga Raja (transl. Our precious king) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad.[1][2] The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Manjula and Sowcar Janaki. The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan.[3] The film was a remake of the 1972 Telugu film Manavudu Danavudu. It is loosely adapted from the 1886 novel Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.[4]
| Engal Thanga Raja | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
| Screenplay by | Balamurugan |
| Story by | P. Chinnappa Reddy |
| Produced by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Manjula Sowcar Janaki |
| Cinematography | S. Venkata Rathnam |
| Edited by | A. Sanjeevi P.S. Prakash Rao |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Jagapathy Art Pictures |
| Distributed by | Sivaji Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Dr. Thangaraja (alias) Raja/Pattakathi Bhairavan
- Manjula as Vasanthi
- Sowcar Janaki as Seetha
- Major Sundarrajan as Kadhar Bai/Thatha
- R. S. Manohar as Vedhachalam
- S. V. Ramadas as Dharmalingam
- Nagesh as Gopi
- Rama Prabha as Radha
- Ganthimathi as Kanaga
- C.I.D.Sakunthala as Rani (Dancer)
- Master Giri as Young Raja
- Gemini Mali as Ramlal Sett
- Comedy Shanmugam as Anthonysamy
- T. K. S. Natarajan as Raja College Mate
- S. R. Janaki as Appakadai Aaya
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[5]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Samy Ilum Samy Ithu" | P. Susheela | Kannadasan | 04:04 |
| 2 | "Kalayana Aasaivantha" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:05 | |
| 3 | "Muthangal Nooru" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 03:13 | |
| 4 | "Karpa Maanama" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:57 | |
| 5 | "Iravukkum Pagalukkum" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 03:50 | |
| 6 | "Iraiva Iraiva Kodiyil Oruvan" | P. Susheela | 04:01 | |
References
- "Dinamalar Nellai Mobile".
- https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1973/jul/29-07-1973/p52.jpg
- "Engal Thanga Raja". nadigarthilagam.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- "Yesteryear actor Manjula dead - The Hindu". The Hindu. 23 July 2013.
- "Engal Thanga Raja Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
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