Manjal Mahimai 65 years old

Power of Turmeric

Manjal Mahimai (English: Power of Turmeric) is a 1959 Tamil language drama film, produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao under Annapurna Pictures and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the laed roles and music composed by Master Venu. The film is based on Aasapoorna Devi's Bengali novel Agni Pariksha which was first remade as Telugu movie Mangalya Balam (1958); both the movies are made simultaneously by same banner & director and some of the scenes & artists are same in both versions. It was later remade as Hindi movie Chhoti Si Mulaqat (1967) with slight changes, starring Uttam Kumar, Vyjayanthimala in pivotal roles

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Manjal Mahimai Cast

Name Character
K. A. Thangavelu He was 41, 77 years old when he died
M. S. Sundari Bai She was 36, 83 years old when she died
Nageshwara Rao Akkineni He was 35, 90 years old when he died as Chandrasekhar
K. Sarangapani
S. A. Asokan
Raja Sulokshana He was 23, 77 years old when he died
G. Varalakshmi She was 59, now 5 years old
S. V. Ranga Rao He was 40, 56 years old when he died
K. Balaji He was 24, 74 years old when he died

Manjal Mahimai Crew

Name Department
C. V. Sridhar as Dialogue. He was 25 (75) years old when He died Writing
Adurthi Subba Rao as Director. She was 46 (62) years old when She died Directing
Adurthi Subba Rao as Screenplay. She was 46 (62) years old when She died Writing
Master Venu as Music Director. He was 43 (65) years old when He died Sound
Manjal Mahimai poster
Manjal Mahimai (65 years)

Power of Turmeric

  • Release day: Wednesday, January 07, 1959
  • Runtime: 177 minutes