Raja Malaya Simha


Raja Malaya Simha is a 1959 Telugu/Tamil language film directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. This film is known to be the first Tamil and Telugu film to contain sequences in Eastmancolor.

Plot

Raja, a nobleman, is stripped of his birthright by an army commander who is an enemy of his deceased warrior father. When Chitralekha Devi the princess of Malaya, arrives in India for a visit, the two fall in love. The jealous commander imprisons Raja, but Raja still manages to escape and sails to Malaya with Chitralekha on her ship. After confronting the relentless and ruthless commander, Raja emerges victorious and marries Chitralekha.

Cast

;Cast according to the opening credits of the film
;Male cast
;Female cast
;Ship Dance
Raja Malaya Simha was simultaneously shot in Tamil as Raja Malaya Simhan. Udayakumar wrote the dialogues and A. Maruthakasi penned the lyrics. The costumes were designed by V. N. Murthi.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy. All the tunes for all the songs for both languages are the same.

Tamil Songs

All lyrics are by A. Maruthakasi. Playback singers are Seerkazhi Govindarajan, P. B. Sreenivas, S. C. Krishnan, G. K. Venkatesh, M. S. Viswanathan, Salem Seenivasan, P. Susheela, K. Jamuna Rani, A. P. Komala, S. Janaki & L. R. Eswari.

Telugu Songs

Playback singers are Madhavapeddi Satyam, P. B. Sreenivas, Pithapuram Nageswara Rao, G. K. Venkatesh, M. S. Viswanathan, P. Susheela, K. Jamuna Rani, S. Janaki & L. R. Eswari.