Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp (1957 film)

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Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp
Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp 1957 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by T. R. Raghunath
Screenplay byT. R. Raghunath
V. Srinivasan
Based on Aladdin from
One Thousand and One Nights
Produced byM. L. Pathy
Starring
CinematographyR. Sampath
Edited byS. A. Murugesan
M. Ramakrishnan
Music by
Production
company
Jai Sakthi Pictures
Release dates
  • 29 March 1957 (1957-03-29)(Tamil)
  • 13 April 1957 (1957-04-13)(Telugu)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Telugu
  • Tamil
  • Hindi

Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp, also known by its Telugu-language title Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam, its Tamil-language title Allavudeenum Arputha Vilakkum, [1] and its Hindi-language title Alladdin Ka Chirag, is a 1957 Indian fantasy film produced by M. L. Pathy on the Jai Sakthi Pictures banner and directed by T. R. Raghunath. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi. It is an adaptation of the story of Aladdin from One Thousand and One Nights and filmed simultaneously in three different languages. Allavudeenum Arputha Vilakkum was released on 29 March 1957, and Allavuddin Adbhuta Deepam followed on 13 April. Alladin Ka Chirag was also released the same year.

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Plot

Jaffer, a cruel sorcerer, seeks world domination. Through his friend Yakub, he learns of a magic lamp containing a genie that grants any wish. The lamp is hidden in the Korakaram Caves and can be obtained only by a young man who bears seven moles on his right hand. That is Aladdin. Jaffer makes Yakub mute and, posing as Aladdin’s paternal uncle, sends him to retrieve the lamp. After an adventurous journey, Aladdin finds the lamp, but when he refuses to give it to Jaffer, the enraged sorcerer seals him inside the cave. Using a magical ring Jaffer had given him for emergencies, Aladdin escapes and returns home. When he tells his mother, Fathima, what happened, she throws the lamp away in fear, and it becomes buried in their yard.

Some time later, Aladdin falls in love with Princess Yasmin, the daughter of the Sultan of Baghdad. When he secretly enters the palace, he is caught and punished. Fathima pleads with the Sultan to allow her son to marry Yasmin, but the Sultan challenges Aladdin to present wealth equal to his own. While cleaning, Fathima finds the discarded lamp and releases the genie, who helps Aladdin amass immense riches. Impressed, the Sultan agrees to the marriage.

Meanwhile, Jaffer discovers that Aladdin is alive. Disguised, he steals the lamp, captures Yasmin, and seizes Aladdin’s wealth. With Yakub’s help, Aladdin finds Jaffer’s fortress, rescues Yasmin, and defeats the sorcerer. He returns to Baghdad, where the Sultan names him his successor. In gratitude and wisdom, Aladdin frees the genie so the lamp can never again be misused.

Cast

Adapted from Film News Anandan's database: [2]

Production

The film is an adaptation of the story of Aladdin from One Thousand and One Nights . [3] [4] It was directed by T. R. Raghunath, produced by M. L. Pathy under Jai Sakthi Pictures, [2] and simultaneously filmed in Tamil as Allavudeenum Arputha Vilakkum, Telugu as Allavuddin Adbhuta Deepam, and in Hindi as Alladdin Ka Chirag. [3] [5] Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp was used as the English title for the trilingual. [3] The screenplay was written by Raghunath and V. Srinivasan. [6] Akkineni Nageswara Rao starred as the title character. [3] R. Sampath was the cinematographer, [6] and S. A. Murugesan worked as editor. [2] The sequence of the song "Seladum Neerodai Meethe" and its Telugu version was shot in Gevacolor, as the censor certificate of this film states as partly coloured. The Telugu version marked the first Telugu film to have colour sequence.[ citation needed ]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack composed by S. Rajeswara Rao & S. Hanumantha Rao. [2]

All lyrics are written by Aarudhra.

Telugu [7]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Andala Konetilona Sagindi" A. M. Rajah, P. Susheela 3:11
2."Jamak Jamak"P. Susheela 
3."Tamaasha Dheepam Navīna Dheepam" Pithapuram Nageswara Rao  
4."Manasanta Needira"P. Susheela4:19
5."Ninu Valachi"P. Susheela5:34
6."Pillalangadi Pillalangadi Andala"V. Satya Rao, P. Susheela & Swarnalatha 
7."Pilla Pilla Raa"P. Susheela4:22
8."Sogasari Dananayya" P. B. Sreenivas, K. Rani 3:45
9."Vacchanu Nee Kosame"Jikki4:15
10."Yavvana Mokate"A. P. Komala, S. Hanumantha Rao3:59
Total length:29:25
Tamil [8]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Selaadum Neerodai Meedhe" Kannadasan A. M. Rajah, P. Susheela5:32
2."Jamak Jamak" P. Susheela 
3."Pazhaiya Deepam Thanthaal"Villiputhan Thiruchi Loganathan 3:59
4."Kannukku Nerile, Kalai Enra Perile" Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram P. Susheela3:42
5."Aasaiyudane En Raja Varuvaar"A. MaruthakasiP. Susheela4:12
6."Thillaale Lam Thillaale"ThamizholiUsaindeen, Nithyakala, P. K. Saraswathi, Swarnalatha, C. N. Rajalakshmi 
7."Kanni Penne Vaa"A. Maruthakasi P. Susheela 3:42
8."Samayam Vachchuthaiyaa" M. P. Sivam K. R. Sellamuthu, K. Rani 
9."Unnaale Vandhenaiyaa" A. Maruthakasi Jikki 3:42
10."Inraikkiruppathu Onre Nijamena"LakshmanathasA. P. Komala3:23

Release

Allavudeenum Arputha Vilakkum was released on 29 March 1957, [2] [9] and Allavuddin Adbhuta Deepam followed on 13 April. [10] Alladin Ka Chirag was released in the same year. [11]

References

  1. ↑ காந்தன் (21 April 1957). "அலாவுதீனும் அற்புத விளக்கும்". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 78–79. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024– via Internet Archive.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "1957 – அலாவுதீனும் அற்புத விளக்கும்.ஜெய்சக்தி பிக். தமிழ்-தெலுங்கு இரு மொழிப்படம்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Dumont, Hervé (2017). Contes et légendes d'Orient: au cinéma et à la télévision (in French). Books on Demand. p. 97. ISBN   9782322101351.
  4. ↑ "வெள்ளைக்காரர்களே நடிக்க வேண்டுமா? ஹாலிவுட்டில் நீடிக்கும் சர்ச்சை" [Should white people even act? A lasting controversy in Hollywood]. Puthiya Thalaimurai (in Tamil). 10 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 183. ISBN   0-19-563579-5.
  6. 1 2 Allavudeenum Arputha Vilakkum (motion picture) (in Tamil). Jai Sakthi Pictures. 1957. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 2:52.
  7. ↑ "Allavuddin Adbhuta Deepam". JioSaavn . 31 December 1957. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 121.
  9. ↑ "Alladdin and the Wonderful Lamp". The Indian Express . 29 March 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 18 April 2018– via Google News Archive.
  10. ↑ "Movies List". Akkineni Foundation of America. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Alladin Ka Chiragh (1957)". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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