The story revolves around the characters in the Hindu Epic "The Mahabharata" and is set in Dwaraka, the hometown of Lord Krishna. Arjuna's son Abhimanyu falls in love with Balarama's daughter Sasirekha. When the Pandava's lose their kingdom in the infamous game of dice to the Kaurava's, Balarama promises his daughters hand to Duryodhana's son, there by breaking the promise made to Subhadra(Abhimanu's mother and Balarama's sister). The rest of the movie is how Bhima's son Ghatotkacha helps the lovers unite with his magic.
Cast: SV Ranga Rao, Savitri Gemini Ganesan, Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri
Crew: Kadri Venkata Reddy (Director), Marcus Bartley (Director of Photography), Ghantasala Venkateswararao (Music Director)
Rating: U (India)
Release Dates: 12 Apr 1957 (India)
Tamil Name: மாயா பஜார்
Did you know? Both the Telugu and Tamil versions of the movie were critically and commercially successful, with a theatrical run of 100 days in across 24 theaters, and it became a silver-jubilee film. Read More
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as Ghatotkacha
as Vatsala
as Krishna
as Sarma
as Hidimbi
Supporting Actor
as Balarama
as Dussasana
as Abhimanyu
as Vatsala's Friend
as Lakshmana Kumara
as Revati
as Dancer
as Sakuni
as Daaruka
as Satyaki
as Duryodhana
as Subhadra
as Dancer
as Karna
as Chinnamaya
as Sastry
Distribution
Distributor
Writers
Screenplay Writer
Story Writer
Screenplay Adaptation
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Music
Music Director
Music Label
Lyricist
Composer
Art
Assistant Art Director
Choreography
Choreographer
Editorial
Marketing and Public Relations
Public Relations Officer
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Colour Info:
Black & White
Sound Mix:
Mono
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Music Label: Saregama India Limited
03:21
Music Director: Ghantasala Venkateswararao
Lyricist: Thanjai N Ramaiah Dass
Playback Singer: P Leela
02:45
Lyricist: Thanjai N Ramaiah Dass
Playback Singer: P Leela, Ghantasala Venkateswararao
02:45
Lyricist: Thanjai N Ramaiah Dass
Playback Singer: P Leela, Ghantasala Venkateswararao
02:17
Music Director: Ghantasala Venkateswararao
Lyricist: Thanjai N Ramaiah Dass
Playback Singer: Savitri Gemini Ganesan, SC Krishnan
02:39
Lyricist: Thanjai N Ramaiah Dass
Playback Singer: J Sinha, Ghantasala Venkateswararao
03:13
Lyricist: Thanjai N Ramaiah Dass
Playback Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswararao, P Leela
02:26
Music Director: Ghantasala Venkateswararao
Lyricist: Thanjai N Ramaiah Dass
Playback Singer: Thiruchi Loganathan
03:25
Lyricist: Thanjai N Ramaiah Dass
Playback Singer: P Leela, Ghantasala Venkateswararao
06:18
Music Director: Ghantasala Venkateswararao
Lyricist: Thanjai N Ramaiah Dass
03:21
Music Director: Ghantasala Venkateswararao
Lyricist: Thanjai N Ramaiah Dass
Playback Singer: P Susheela, J Sinha
02:55
Music Director: Ghantasala Venkateswararao
Lyricist: Thanjai N Ramaiah Dass
Playback Singer: Sirkazhi Govindarajan
03:37
Music Director: Ghantasala Venkateswararao
Lyricist: Thanjai N Ramaiah Dass
Playback Singer: P Leela
Movie Connection(s):
Dubbed from: Maya Bazaar (Telugu)
Filming Locations:
Trivia:
The film is adapted from the folk tale Sasirekha Parinayam, which in turn is based on the epic literature 'Mahabharata'.
This is the first ever South Indian film to gross over 2 crore rupees.
The movie had over 400 studio workers working - including light men, carpenters, and painters who had participated in the development of the film.
Director Reddy was meticulous with the pre-production and casting phases for which he took nearly a year to complete the process.
Rama Rao was initially reluctant to play the lead role but his portrayal of Krishna garnered acclaim and many similar roles in unrelated films.
Four of the songs in the movie were composed by S. Rajeswara Rao prior to his departure from the project which was unknown.
Both the Telugu and Tamil versions of the movie were critically and commercially successful, with a theatrical run of 100 days in across 24 theaters, and it became a silver-jubilee film.
Mayabazar is the first ever Telugu film to be digitally remastered, colored and re-released in theaters.
Mayabazar is the first ever Telugu film to be digitally remastered, colored and re-released in theaters.
Both the Telugu and Tamil versions of the movie were critically and commercially successful, with a theatrical run of 100 days in across 24 theaters, and it became a silver-jubilee film.
Four of the songs in the movie were composed by S. Rajeswara Rao prior to his departure from the project which was unknown.
Rama Rao was initially reluctant to play the lead role but his portrayal of Krishna garnered acclaim and many similar roles in unrelated films.
Director Reddy was meticulous with the pre-production and casting phases for which he took nearly a year to complete the process.
The movie had over 400 studio workers working - including light men, carpenters, and painters who had participated in the development of the film.
This is the first ever South Indian film to gross over 2 crore rupees.
The movie had over 400 studio workers working - including light men, carpenters, and painters who had participated in the development of the film.
Director Reddy was meticulous with the pre-production and casting phases for which he took nearly a year to complete the process.
Rama Rao was initially reluctant to play the lead role but his portrayal of Krishna garnered acclaim and many similar roles in unrelated films.
Four of the songs in the movie were composed by S. Rajeswara Rao prior to his departure from the project which was unknown.
Both the Telugu and Tamil versions of the movie were critically and commercially successful, with a theatrical run of 100 days in across 24 theaters, and it became a silver-jubilee film.
Mayabazar is the first ever Telugu film to be digitally remastered, colored and re-released in theaters.
Mayabazar is the first ever Telugu film to be digitally remastered, colored and re-released in theaters.
Both the Telugu and Tamil versions of the movie were critically and commercially successful, with a theatrical run of 100 days in across 24 theaters, and it became a silver-jubilee film.
Four of the songs in the movie were composed by S. Rajeswara Rao prior to his departure from the project which was unknown.
Rama Rao was initially reluctant to play the lead role but his portrayal of Krishna garnered acclaim and many similar roles in unrelated films.
Director Reddy was meticulous with the pre-production and casting phases for which he took nearly a year to complete the process.
The movie had over 400 studio workers working - including light men, carpenters, and painters who had participated in the development of the film.
