Mayavathi is a 1949 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by T. R. Sundaram. The film stars T. R. Mahalingam and Anjali Devi.
Plot The story is that of a princess falling in love with a prince who hates women. Another person, a barber is also interested in the princess. He uses several tricks to get her but fails every time. How the princess succeeds in winning over the prince forms the plot of the story.
Cast The list is adapted from a review article published in The Hindu newspaper.
Male cast T. R. Mahalingam as Surangathan S. V. Subbaiah Kali N. Rathnam M. G. Chakrapani K. K. Perumal M. E. Madhavan A. Karunanidhi Narayana Pillai
Female cast Anjali Devi as Mayavathi C. T. Rajakantham
Dance Lalitha Padmini
Production The story is based on a folk tale and the film was produced at Modern Theatres that was located on the outskirts of Salem. The dances by Lalitha and Padmini were choreographed by K. K. Sinha.
Soundtrack Music was composed by G. Ramanathan while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi and Ka. Mu. Sheriff. Singer is T. R. Mahalingam. Playback singer is M. L. Vasanthakumari.
Pennenum Maaya Peyaam Poi Maadharai is the first film song penned by A. Maruthakasi.
No. Song Singer Lyrics Length (m:ss) 1 "Pennenum Maaya Peyaam Poi Maadharai" T. R. Mahalingam A. Maruthakasi 03:44 2 "Maane En Prema Raani" T. R. Mahalingam & M. L. Vasanthakumari 03:17 3 "Vaaraai En Inba Vaazhve" M. L. Vasanthakumari 02:02 4 "Aahaa Thanimai Tharum Invbam" M. L. Vasanthakumari 02:47 5 "Manamohiniye Unnai Maravene" T. R. Mahalingam 02:55 6 "Sadhaa Un Haasyamevum" T. R. Mahalingam 02:25 7 "Alli Malaraayirundhen" M. L. Vasanthakumari A. Maruthakasi 02:45 8 "Varuvano Madhivadhanan" M. L. Vasanthakumari 02:11 9 "Jeyame En Vaazhvile" M. L. Vasanthakumari 01:30
Reception According to Randor Guy, this movie was a flop s at the box-office. This was supported in M. Karunanidhi's autobiography. Karunanidhi had written that to recover from this flop in 1949, mogul T.R. Sundaram decided to make "Manthiri Kumari" movie in a grand style and succeeded well in 1950."Mayavathi", nevertheless is "remembered for: Lalitha-Padmini’s dances, and the daring romantic scenes between the lead pair."
References
External links - First film song by A. Maruthakasi