Vanjikottai Valiban

Vanjikottai Valiban (1958)

வஞ்சிக்கோட்டை வாலிபன்

Vanjikkottai Valiban is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language romance film written by Gemini Studios story department consisting of K. J. Mahadevan, C. Srinivasan and Kothamangalam Subbu while the film was directed and produced by S. S. Vasan. It stars Gemini Ganesan and Vyjayanthimala in lead with Padmini, P.S. Veerappa, T. K. Shanmugam, Pasupuleti Kannamba, Vijayakumari, K. A. Thangavelu and M. S. Sundari Bai as the ensemble cast of the film.

Date of release
1958-04-11
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
3h 3m
Genres
Drama
Director
S. S. Vasan

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Count of Monte Cristo

Vanji Kottai Valipan is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language historical adventure film written by the Gemini Studios story department, consisting of K. J. Mahadevan, C. Srinivasan and Kothamangalam Subbu, while the film was directed and produced by S. S. Vasan. It stars Gemini Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala and Padmini, with P. S. Veerappa, T. K. Shanmugam, P. Kannamba, Vijayakumari, K. A. Thangavelu and M. S. Sundari Bai in supporting roles. The camera was handled by P. Ellappa, the audiography by C. E. Biggs, and the editing by N. R. Krishna Sami. This film was remade in Hindi as Raj Tilak with the same lead actors.

Production

The film was inspired by the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo. According to Ramanathan, owner of Abirami Malls, Chennai, his father V. S. Sivalingam bought the distribution rights for Vanji Kottai Valipan at a cost of ₹ 200,000 in 1956. The film suffered from too much of "process screen" or Back projection where many shots from Gemini Studios's Chandralekha were used.

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