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| Directed by | B. S. Ranga |
| Written by | Kannadasan |
| Screenplay by | B. S. Ranga |
| Based on | Tenali Ramakrishna by Ch. Venkataramaiah |
| Produced by | B. S. Ranga |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan N. T. Rama Rao V. Nagayya P. Bhanumathi Jamuna |
| Cinematography | B. S. Ranga |
| Edited by | P. G. Mohan |
| Music by | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy |
Production company | Vikram Productions |
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Running time | 169 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Tenali Raman is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film produced and directed by B. S. Ranga based on Ch. Venkataramaiah's stage play Tenali Ramakrishna. Produced for the banner Vikram Productions, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan, V. Nagayya, P. Bhanumathi, Jamuna and Thiruvengadam Chettiyar . Ranga also handled the cinematography while P. G. Mohan edited the film. Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy composed the soundtrack and background score.
Tenali Raman narrates the story of the 14th century poet and scholar Tenali Rama, and his life as a member of the court of Krishnadevaraya, the king of Vijayanagara Empire. Raman, with his wits, manages to save Krishnadevaraya from the attacks made by the Bahmani Sultanate who try to invade Vijayanagara Empire. The rest of the film is about Raman's efforts in saving Krishnadevaraya from courtesan Krishnasani, a spy and convincing emperor Babur against extending support to the Sultanate in the war.
Produced as a bilingual film, it was shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu with a slightly altered cast. Tenali Raman was filmed in and around Revathy Studios at Madras. It was released on 3 February 1956, nearly a month after the Telugu version Tenali Ramakrishna.