அலிபாபாவும் 40 திருடர்களும் (1956)

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Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language fantasy swashbuckler film directed and produced by T. R. Sundaram of Modern Theatres. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and P. Bhanumathi, with K. Sarangapani, P. S. Veerappa, K. A. Thangavelu, M. N. Rajam, Sushila, Vidhyavathi, and M. G. Chakrapani in supporting roles. It revolves around Alibaba, a woodcutter who becomes wealthy after finding a secret treasure cave, but must keep his source of wealth a secret to lead a peaceful life.

Production

After the success of the Hindi film Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1954), based on the story Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves from One Thousand and One Nights, Modern Theatres bought the rights to remake the film in Tamil as Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum. The film's story is credited to the Modern Theatres' Story Department.

In addition to producing, Modern Theatres founder T. R. Sundaram also directed the film. A. J. Dominic was signed as the film's art director, while W. R. Subba Rao, L. Balu, and Murasoli Maran were in charge of the cinematography, editing, and dialogues respectively. A. K. Chopra and K. N. Dhandayudhapani Pillai were in charge of the choreography.

M. G. Ramachandran was cast as Alibaba, this being the final of his three-film contract with Modern Theatres, following Manthiri Kumari (1950) and Sarvadhikari (1951). He was paid ₹12,500 (equivalent to ₹1.6 million or US$16,000 in 2026) for acting in the film. The screenplay was written in a way that would suit his then "swashbucking" image, as opposed to the original story where the character was a "gullible simpleton".

Padmini was initially cast as Marziana, but she was eventually replaced by P. Bhanumathi. Bhanumathi liked the film, one of her earliest in Tamil, because she found her character a "go-getter". In her autobiography, Bhanumathi noted that after she heard the story, she considered her role to be much better than that in Missamma (1955), from which she was fired after filming only four reels, adding that after she accepted to work on this film, she…

Ramachandran's elder brother M. G. Chakrapani was cast in the role of Alibaba's elder brother Amir Kasim Khan. Jayalalithaa's aunt Ambujavalli appeared as Kassim's wife Salima, using the screen name Vidhyavathi. Waheeda Rehman, who later became a leading actress in Hindi cinema, appeared as a dancer in the number "Salaam Babu", while the dancer duo Sayee–Subbulakshmi appeared in the song "Naama Aaduvadhum".

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