Maya Machhindra
Maya Macchindra is the title of about six films produced in different languages in India.
The story is based on the life of Matsyendranath or Machindranath one of the eighty-four Mahasiddhas.
1932 Marathi/Hindi film
Maya Machhindra is a 1932 Marathi/Hindi Black and White film, produced by Prabhat Films, directed by Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre.[1] This film is based on Mani Shankar Trivedi's play Siddhasansar with music scored by Govindrao Tembe.
Cast
- Govindrao Tembe—Machhindranath
- Durga Khote—Queen
- Master Vinayak—Gorakh
- Baburao Pendharkar
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1939 Tamil film
| Maya Machindra மாயா மச்சீந்திரா | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Raja Chandrasekhar |
| Starring |
M. K. Radha M. B. Radha Bai M. G. Ramachandran N. S. Krishnan T. A. Madhuram M. G. Chakrapani |
| Music by | Papanasam Sivan |
Production company |
Metropolitan Pictures |
Release date | 22 April 1939 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Maya Machindra (Tamil: மாயா மச்சீந்திரா) is a Tamil language film. The title role was played by M.K. Radha. The film was released in 1939.[2]
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| M. K. Radha | Machindran |
| M. B. Radha Bai | Oormiladevi |
| M. G. Ramachandran | Sooryakethu |
| Saradha Venkatachalam | Mouninath |
| N. S. Krishnan | |
| T. A. Madhuram | |
| M. S. Saroja |
Production
Maya Machhindra was a popular legend in ancient India and Tibet about tantric masters, and was made into a movie in more than one language six times. The first version was in Hindi and Marathi made in 1932, soon after India’s first sound film Alam Ara in 1931. This film was produced and directed by one of the icons of Indian cinema, Vankudre (for V.) Shantaram. Govinda Rao Tembe, a famed actor of Marathi cinema played Machindranath, his disciple Gorakhnath was played by another prominent actor master Vinayak, and the queen was another top star Durga Khote.
1945 Telugu film
| Maya Machhindra | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | P. Pullaiah |
| Starring |
Jandhyala Gaurinatha Sastry Addanki Srirama Murthy Kannamba Satyajeet |
| Music by | B. Narasimha Rao |
Release date | 1945 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Maya Machhindra is a 1945 Telugu language film directed by P. Pullaiah.[3]
Cast
- Jandhyala Gaurinatha Sastry
- Addanki Srirama Murthy
- Kannamba
- K. Malathi
- Satyajeet
- Krishna Murthy
1975 Telugu Film
1975 Film.[4]
Cast
- NT Rama Rao as Machhindra Nath
- Vanishri
- Rama Krishna as Gorakh
References
- ↑ Maya Machhindra, 1932 Hindi/Marathi film at IMDb.
- ↑ "Blast From The Past: Maya Machhindra (1939)". The Hindu. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ Maya Machhindra, 1945 Telugu film at IMDb.
- ↑ 1795 Telugu movie on YouTube