''Rani Samyuktha'' () is a 1962 Indian

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film directed by

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and written by

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. The film stars

M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initialism M.G.R. and as Makkal Thilagam/Puratchi Thalaivar, was an Indian actor, politician, and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of ...

Prithviraj Chauhan Prithviraja III (IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; 22 May 1166 – February 1192), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, w ...

and Padmini as the eponymous queen. It was released on 14 January 1962, and performed averagely.

Plot

Prithvirajan falls in love when he sees a portrait of princess

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. To insult him, her father Jayachandran installs his statue at the entrance to the palace hall where the ''

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'' (a ceremony to choose the bridegroom) by the princess is to take place. Getting wind of it, Prithvirajan rushes to the spot on a horse and carries away his sweetheart, while others present watch shocked and stunned.

Cast

* Padmini as Rani Samyuktha *

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as Muhammad Ghori (guest appearance) *

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as Amrawathi * K. A. Thangavelu * M. G. Chakrapani as Shankaroy * M. N. Rajam as Bhawani * M. Saroja * S. V. Sahasranamam as Jaichandra

Production

The story of

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and

, a popular love story, had been filmed several times in Indian cinema. In 1942, it was made in Tamil, titled '' Prithivirajan'', with

P. U. Chinnappa Pudukottai Ulaganathan Chinnaswamy Pillai (5 May 1916 – 23 September 1951), popularly known as P. U. Chinnappa, was an Indian actor and playback singer during the 30s era from Pudukottai, India. He is also credited as one of the first major ...

and A. Sakunthala starring. ''Rani Samyuktha'', the 1962 edition of the same story, was produced by A. C. Pillai, who was a small-time bank clerk.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician who won the inaugural National Film Award for Best Music Direction in (1967) for '' Kandan Karunai''. ...

, while the lyrics were written by

Release and reception

''Rani Samyuktha'' was released on 14 January 1962, and performed averagely. 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 in 2015 that there was a talk among Ramachandran's close friends that a misunderstanding arose between him and the producer and that somewhat affected his performance in the film.

References

External links

* {{D. Yoganand 1960s historical romance films 1960s Indian films 1960s Tamil-language films 1962 films Films about royalty Films directed by D. Yoganand Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Films set in Rajput kingdoms Indian epic films Indian historical romance films Tamil-language Indian films