Engal Thanga Raja
1973 Indian Tamil film
- 14 July 1973 (1973-07-14)
Engal Thanga Raja (transl. Our Precious King) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad.[1] The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Manjula, and Sowcar Janaki.[2] It is a remake of the 1972 Telugu film Manavudu Danavudu,[3] and loosely adapts the 1886 novel Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.[4]
Plot
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Dr. Thangaraja (alias) Raja/Pattakathi Bhairavan
- Manjula as Vasanthi
- Sowcar Janaki as Seetha
- Major Sundarrajan as Kadhar Bai/Thatha
- R. S. Manohar as Vedhachalam
- S. V. Ramadas as Dharmalingam
- Nagesh as Gopi
- Rama Prabha as Radha
- Gandhimathi as Kanaga
- C. I. D. Sakunthala as Rani (Dancer)
- Veeraraghavan as College Principal
- Boopathiraja as Young Raja
- Master Giri as Young Ramu
- Gemini Mali as Ramlal Sett
- Comedy Shanmugam as Anthonysamy
- T. K. S. Natarajan as Raja College Mate
- S. R. Janaki as Appakadai Aaya
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[5] The song "Iravukkum Pagalukkum" became hugely popular.[6]
Song | Singers | Length |
---|---|---|
"Samy Ilum Samy Ithu" | P. Susheela | 04:04 |
"Kalayana Aasaivantha" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:05 |
"Muthangal Nooru" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 03:13 |
"Karpa Maanama" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:57 |
"Iravukkum Pagalukkum" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 03:50 |
"Iraiva Iraiva Kodiyil Oruvan" | P. Susheela | 04:01 |
Reception
Kanthan of Kalki said the story was being driven by Janaki.[3] The film ran for over 100 days in theatres.[6]
References
- ^ "செலுலாய்ட் சோழன் சிவாஜி தொடர் 170– சுதாங்கன்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "161-170". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ a b காந்தன் (29 July 1973). "எங்கள் தங்க ராஜா". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 52. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Yesteryear actor Manjula dead". The Hindu. 23 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Engal Thanga Raja". Saregama. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ a b "சென்னையில் 3 திரையரங்குகளில் 100 நாட்கள் ஓடிய சிவாஜி, மஞ்சுளா ஜோடியின் முதல் படம்". News18 (in Tamil). 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
External links
- Engal Thanga Raja at IMDb
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- Adaptations
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920, Paramount)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920, Haydon)
- Der Januskopf (1920)
- Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (1925)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
- The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
- Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957)
- The Doctor's Horrible Experiment (1959)
- The Ugly Duckling (1959)
- My Friend, Dr. Jekyll (1960)
- The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
- Karutha Rathrikal (1967)
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968)
- Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)
- I, Monster (1971)
- Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo (1972)
- Engal Thanga Raja (1973)
- Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)
- Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979)
- Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)
- Docteur Jekyll et les femmes (1981)
- Chehre Pe Chehra (1981)
- Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1986)
- Edge of Sanity (1989)
- The Pagemaster (1994)
- Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995)
- Mary Reilly (1996)
- Jekyll & Hyde: Direct from Broadway (2001)
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2002)
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
- Van Helsing (2004)
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006)
- Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (2008)
- The Nutty Professor (2008)
- The Mummy (2017)
- Doctor Jekyll (2023)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1887)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1888)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Or a Mis-Spent Life (1897)
- Jekyll & Hyde (1990)
- Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde (1995–1998)
- Jekyll (2007)
- Once Upon a Time (2011–2018)
- Do No Harm (2013)
- Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
- Jekyll and Hyde (2015)
- Wednesday (2022-)
- The Impatient Patient (1942)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse (1947)
- Motor Mania (1950)
- Dr. Jerkyl's Hide (1954)
- Hyde and Hare (1955)
- Hyde and Go Tweet (1960)
- Mad Monster Party? (1967)
- Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters (1972)
- The Pagemaster (1994)
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Sly (2004)
- Van Helsing: The London Assignment (2004)
- The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein (2008)
- Hotel Transylvania (2012)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1988)
- Jekyll and Hyde (2001)
- Van Helsing (2004)
- "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" (1983)
- "Bubba Hyde" (1995)
- Jekyll and Hyde (2003)
- Jekyll & Hyde en Español (2004)
- "Mz. Hyde" (2014)
- Mister Hyde (introduced 1963)
- Batman: Two Faces (1998)
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (1999–2019)
- The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (1824)
- Mary Reilly (1990)
- Jekyll and Heidi (1999)