Raja Malaya Simha

Raja Malaya Simhan
Poster of Raja Malaya Simhan
Directed by	B. S. Ranga
Story by	Anishtti
Produced by	B. S. Ranga
Starring	Ranjan Sowkar Janaki Rajasulochana Rajanala Kaleswara Rao
Cinematography	B. N. Haridas
Edited by	P. G. Mohan
Music by	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Release dates	27 February 1959 (1959-02-27)(Telugu) [1] 6 March 1959 (1959-03-06)(Tamil) [2]
Running time	184 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Telugu Tamil

Raja Malaya Simha (or Raja Malaya Simhan) is a 1959 Indian Telugu/Tamil-language film directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. This film is known to be the first Telugu film to contain sequences in Eastmancolor.

Cast

Cast according to the opening credits of the film

Male cast Ranjan as Raja K. Sarangapani Rajanala Sayeeram as Bharavasingam Kulathu Mani as King Ganapathi Bhat as Malaya King Thodi Kannan as Dharmakirti Venkatesh as Raghupathi Krishnan G. K. Venkatesh

Female cast P. Rajasulochana as Chitralekha Sowcar Janaki as Malathi M. S. Draupadi as Manorama K. Suryakala as Sundari K. S. Angamuthu as Sugandhi Ship Dance Miss Cuckoo (Bombay)

Production

Raja Malaya Simha was simultaneously shot in Tamil as Raja Malaya Simhan. Udayakumar wrote the dialogues and A. Maruthakasi penned the lyrics. ^[2] The costumes were designed by V. N. Murthi. ^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. All the tunes for all the songs for both languages are the same. ^[4]

Tamil Songs

All lyrics are by A. Maruthakasi.

Song	Singer/s	Duration (m:ss)
"Vaazhvadhu Endrum Unmaiye"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan & Salem Seenivasan	03:36
"Ullaasamaagave"	K. Jamuna Rani	04:43
"Kannaal Kaanbaadhum Poyye"	A. P. Komala	02:08
"Kannukku Kannaana Kaatchi"	P. Susheela	03:07
"Vennilave Nillu"	P. Susheela	02:49
"Aasai Maamaa"	S. C. Krishnan & L. R. Eswari	02:36
"Edhanaale Edhanaale"	S. C. Krishnan & S. Janaki	02:41
"Gundoosikkanngal"	P. Susheela
"Maaligaiyilae Vasikkum"	P. B. Sreenivas, Seerkazhi Govindarajan & G. K. Venkatesh	03:37
"Jigijigichchaang Kuruvi"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan & K. Jamuna Rani	02:39
"Aattam Aadumbodhu Nottam Paarkkadhe"	M. S. Viswanathan & S. Janaki	02:21
"Azhagae Amudhae"	P. B. Sreenivas & P. Susheela	03:16

Telugu Songs

All lyrics are by Anisetti.

Song	Singer/s	Duration (m:ss)
"Jaya Jaya Bhaaratha Veerudaa"	Pithapuram Nageswara Rao	03:36
"Aanandha Seemalo"	K. Jamuna Rani	04:43
"Magamu Choosi"	Madhavapeddi Satyam & Pithapuram Nageswara Rao	02:08
"Sangeetha Saahithya Leelaa"	P. Susheela	03:07
"Vennelane Haayi Valapinche"	L. R. Eswari	02:49
"Chinnavaadaa O Vannetaadaa"	Madhavapeddi Satyam & Swarnalatha	02:36
"Katthi Kannaa"	Pithapuram Nageswara Rao & S. Janaki	02:41
"Andhamulanni Neeke"	P. Susheela
"Oranna Mosappukaalam"	P. B. Sreenivas, Pithapuram Nageswara Rao & G. K. Venkatesh	03:37
"Jingilijikki Jingilijikki"	Madhavapeddi Satyam & K. Jamuna Rani	02:39
"Yemanandhu Gopalaluni Leela"	L. R. Eswari	02:08
"Aase Virise"	P. B. Sreenivas & P. Susheela	03:16

References

1. "Raja MalayaSimha". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
2. "1959 – ராஜா மலையசிம்மன் – விக்ரம் புரொ. – (த-தெ)" [1959 – Raja Malaya Simhan – Vikram Pro. – (ta-te)]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
3. Bai, Devika (13 September 2014). "Malaya romanticised". New Straits Times . Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
4. Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 185.

External links

• Raja Malaya Simha at IMDb