''Laila Majnu'' is a 1950 Indian

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film directed by F. Nagoor. Based on the Persian tale of

Layla and Majnun ''Layla & Majnun'' ( ar, مجنون ليلى ; Layla's Mad Lover) is an old story of Arab origin, about the 7th-century Bedouin poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his ladylove Layla bint Mahdi (later known as Layla al-Aamiriya). "The Layla ...

, the film stars T. R. Mahalingam and

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as the title characters. It was released on 1 March 1950.

Plot

Cast

;Male cast * T. R. Mahalingam as Khayas *

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as Anvar *

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as Salam * R. Balasubramaniam as Sardar *G. M. Basheer as Amir Amri *K. P. Kamakshias Moulvi Sahib *

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as Mohideen *Duraipandian as Syed *Hariharan as Sardar's friend *Thiruvenkatam as Adil *George Thorpe as Kapoor *M. R. Krishnasami & Party as Stunt ;Female cast *

as Laila * T. A. Mathuram as Noor Jahan * V. N. Janaki as Zarina *P. S. Sivabhagyam as Zahira * T. S. Jaya as Moulvi's Wife *K. T. Dhanalakshmi as Hamida *

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as Salima *C. R. Rajakumari as Young Khayas *

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as Young Laila ;Dance * Lalitha & Padmini

Production

''Laila Majnu'' is based on the Arabic tale of

. The film was produced and directed by F. Nagoor under the banner Balaji Pictures and was funded by

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. The famous writer Vallikkannan wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was by Jitten Bannerji and the operative cameraman was P. S. Selvaraj. V. B. Nataraja Mudaliar did the editing. Art direction was also done by F. Nagoor. Choreography was by Hiralal, Ganesh and Joshi. The film was shot at Newtone studios and the stills were taken by R. N. Nagaraja Rao and Gnanam.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman, while the lyrics were penned by Lakshmanadas and

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Release

''Laila Majnu'' was released on 1 March 1950, and did not do well at the box office.

References

External links

* {{Layla and Majnun 1950 films 1950 romantic drama films 1950s Tamil-language films Films scored by S. V. Venkatraman Indian historical romance films Indian romantic drama films