Raj Tilak (1958 film)

Raj Tilak
Directed byS. S. Vasan
Screenplay byK. J. Mahadevan
Ramanand Sagar
Story byKothamangalam Subbu
K. J. Mahadevan
Ramanand Sagar
Based onThe Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
Produced byS. S. Vasan
M. A. Partha Sarathy
Starring
CinematographyP. Ellappa
Edited byN. R. Krishnaswamy
Music byC. Ramchandra
Production
companies
Distributed byGemini Pictures
Release date
  • 1958 (1958)
Running time
171 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Raj Tilak (transl.Coronation) is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language Ruritanian romance epic film written by the Gemini Studios story department, consisting of K. J. Mahadevan, C. Srinivasan and Kothamangalam Subbu, along with Ramanand Sagar, while the film was directed and produced by S. S. Vasan.[1] The film features Gemini Ganeshan, Padmini, Vyjayanthimala in the lead roles, along with Pran, Gajanan Jagirdar, Bipin Gupta, Manmohan Krishna, Lalita Pawar, Durga Khote, Agha, Shammi forming an ensemble cast.[2] The music was composed by C. Ramchandra.

The screenplay was written by Ramanand Sagar.[3][4] The film was a remake of 1958 Tamil film Vanjikottai Valiban.[5]

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