Baghdad Perazhagi
Poster
Directed byT. R. Ramanna
Story byRaveendar
Produced byGanesh Ramanna
StarringJayalalithaa
Ravichandran
CinematographyM. A. Rahman
Edited byT. R. Srinivasalu
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Ganesh Creations
Release date
  • 25 October 1973 (1973-10-25)
Running time
164 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Baghdad Perazhagi (transl. The Most Beautiful Woman of Baghdad) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film directed by T. R. Ramanna.[1] It starred Jayalalitha in the lead role opposite Ravichandran while Jayasudha, Savitri and Shubha play supporting roles.[2] It was released on 25 October 1973 and emerged as a commercial success.[3] A Hindi dubbed version, Shehzadi Mumtaz was released four years later (in 1977).[4]

Plot

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Cast

Soundtrack

The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Pulamaipithan.[5]

Song Singers Length
"Dance 1" Instrumental 02:05
"Padi Padi" L. R. Eswari, Saibaba 03:19
"Dance 2" Instrumental 02:43
"Nawabukku Oru Kelvi" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 06:36
"Naan Kuduchu" S. Janaki, L. R. Eswari 04:36
"Naan Vecha Vecha Kuri" T. M. Soundararajan 03:56
"Vanga Ungalathan Vanga" L. R. Eswari 04:04
"Naadu Naadu" S.Janaki 04:40

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of cast, Rahman's cinematography, Ramanna's direction but panned Asokan's acting, too many songs testing patience and concluded this film will stand at the fore in the line-up of highly engaging entertainers.[6]

References

  1. ^ "11 Powerful Photos Of Jayalalithaa Tell You Why She Will Always Be The Silver Jubilee Star". IndiaTimes. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ Joshi, Namrata (7 December 2016). "Jayalalithaa's fleeting Hindi cinema connect". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. ^ "A super star in reel & real life". The Hans India. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ Joshi, Namrata (7 December 2016). "Jayalalithaa's fleeting Hindi cinema connect". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Baagdath Perazhagi Tamil Film Ep Vinyl Record MS Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ காந்தன் (25 November 1973). "பாக்தாத் பேரழகி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 28. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

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Films directed by T. R. Ramanna
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