Engal Thanga Raja (transl. Our precious king) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad.[1] The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Manjula and Sowcar Janaki. The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan.[2] The film was a remake of the 1972 Telugu film Manavudu Danavudu,[3] and loosely adapts the 1886 novel Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.[4]
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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 |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
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The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[5]
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
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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 | |
Kanthan of Kalki said the story was being driven by Janaki.[3] The film ran for over 100 days in theatres.[6]
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