''Rani'' () is a 1952 Indian film directed by L. V. Prasad, written by A. S. A. Sami and produced by

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. The film, a

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, stars P. Bhanumathi, S. Balachander in the Tamil version with Anoop Kumar replacing him in Hindi. Based on the 1948 American film '' The Loves of Carmen'', it was released on 26 April 1952.

Plot

A princess Ranjani is tattooed with the royal insignia as part of tradition, and on the same night, the child is kidnapped by one of the members of the tattoo gang who brings her up as a gypsy girl renaming her Rani. Unaware of her royal lineage, she grows up hawking things on the street and getting into brawls with no punches pulled. She falls in love with a soldier and the story progresses with twists. After several hardships, she realises the truth, and all is well that ends well.

Cast

Production

''Rani'', based on the 1948 American film '' The Loves of Carmen'', was shot partly at

Central Studios Central Studios was an Indian film studio in the neighbourhood of Singanallur, Coimbatore, Singanallur, Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, started by B.Rangaswamy Naidu (a.k.a. B. R. Naidu) and other prominent industrialists like Swamikannu Vincent of C ...

, Coimbatore, which

had taken on lease, and also at Neptune Studios, Madras. Over the course of production, there were numerous ego clashes that developed among the cast and crew. The film was simultaneously produced in

. Screenwriter A. S. A. Sami was the initial director, but replaced by L. V. Prasad.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by C. R. Subburaman assisted by D. C. Dutt who conducted the orchestra.

Reception

Film historian

Randor Guy Madabhushi Rangadorai (; 8 November 1937 – 23 April 2023), better known by his pen name Randor Guy (), was an Indian lawyer, columnist and film and legal historian associated with the English language newspaper ''The Hindu''. He was also the of ...

wrote, "Bhanumathi excelled in the title role. Balachandar, slim and handsome, was somewhat miscast, and the romantic sequences between them raised laughs! Despite the impressive cast and pleasing music, ''Rani'' flopped in both languages".

References

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* {{L. V. Prasad 1950s Hindi-language films 1950s Indian films 1950s multilingual films 1950s Tamil-language films 1952 films Films directed by L. V. Prasad Films scored by C. R. Subbaraman Indian multilingual films Indian remakes of American films Jupiter Pictures films Tamil-language Indian films