''Marumalarchi'' () is a 1956 Indian

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-language film directed by

K. S. Prakash Rao Kovelamudi Surya Prakash Rao (1914–1996) was an Indian film director, producer, actor and cinematographer known for his works in Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. In 1977 he won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada for ''Ganda Hendt ...

and Lanka Sathyam. The film stars Sriram and G. Varalakshmi. It was released on 16 November 1956.

Plot

Cast

List adapted from the database of

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and from the book ''Thiraikalanjiyam''. ;Male cast *Sriram *

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*E. R. Sahadevan ;Female cast * G. Varalakshmi *

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*T. M. Meenakshi

Production

The film was produced by C. V. Reddy and was directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and Lanka Sathyam. Story was by T. B. Dharma Rao and S. A. Subburaman while the dialogues were written by S. A. Subburaman and B. Nageswara Rao. Cinematography was handled by Jagheerdar, R. R. Chandran and Mukundhan while the editing was done by Veerappan and Marthandam. Art direction was by Kotwanker and Choreography was handled by Vempatti Sathyam. Still photography was done by Sathyam. The film was also produced in Telugu with the title ''Melukolupu''.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

Pendyala Nageswara Rao Pendyala Nageswara Rao (6 March 1917 – 31 August 1984), known mononymously by his surname Pendyala, was an Indian composer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, music producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with Tami ...

while the lyrics were penned by M. S. Subramaniam.

References

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*{{IMDb title, 0254553 Indian drama films Films directed by K. S. Prakash Rao Indian multilingual films Films scored by Pendyala Nageswara Rao 1950s Tamil-language films 1956 drama films