Gulebakavali | |
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Directed by | T. R. Ramanna |
Screenplay by | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass |
Produced by | T. R. Ramanna |
Starring | M. G. Ramachandran T. R. Rajakumari Rajasulochana G. Varalakshmi |
Cinematography | T. K. Rajabahathar |
Edited by | M. S. Mani A. Thangaraj |
Music by | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy |
Production company | R. R. Pictures |
Distributed by | K. S. Pictures |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Gulebakavali (/ɡuleɪbəkɑːvəli/ transl. The Flower of Bakavali) is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film produced and directed by T. R. Ramanna, and written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, T. R. Rajakumari, Rajasulochana and G. Varalakshmi. Based on the story of the same name from the Arabic folklore collection, One Thousand and One Nights, it tells the story of a young prince who sets out to the kingdom of Bakavali to find a mysterious flower which is believed to have the power to restore his father's eyesight. The film was released on 29 July 1955 and became a commercial success.