

The Telugu version of Mayabazar was also dubbed into Kannada. Both were critically and commercially successful, with a theatrical run of 100 days in 24 theatres, and it became a silver-jubilee film.

Mayabazar 's Telugu version was released on 27 March 1957 the Tamil version was released two weeks later, on 12 April. One of those songs, Lahiri Lahiri, was accompanied by the first illusion of moonlight in Indian cinema, shot by cinematographer Marcus Bartley. Telugu lyrics were written by Pingali Nagendrarao and Tamil lyrics were written by Thanjai N. The soundtrack features twelve songs, with most of the musical score composed by Ghantasala. Though Rama Rao was initially reluctant to play the lead role, his portrayal of Krishna received acclaim and yielded more offers to reprise the same role in several unrelated films. Director Reddy was meticulous with the pre-production and casting phases, which took nearly a year to complete. In addition to the technical crew, 400 studio workers – including light men, carpenters, and painters – participated in the development of the film. The first mythological film produced by their studio, Mayabazar marked a milestone for Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani. Thangavelu playing those parts in the Tamil version. The Telugu version features Gummadi, Mukkamala, Ramana Reddy, and Relangi in supporting roles, with D. Ranga Rao), as they try to reunite Arjuna 's son Abhimanyu (Telugu: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Tamil: Gemini Ganesan) with his love, Balarama 's daughter ( Savitri). It revolves around the roles of Krishna ( N. The story is an adaptation of the folk tale Sasirekha Parinayam, which in turn is based on the epic Mahabharata. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages, but with a few differences in the cast. Nagi Reddy and Aluri Chakrapani under their banner, Vijaya Vauhini Studios. Market of illusions) is a 1957 Indian epic fantasy film directed by K.
