''Rani Lalithangi'' () is a 1957 Indian

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film directed by T. R. Raghunath, starring

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th centur ...

and P. Bhanumathi. The film, a remake of the 1935 film ''Lalithangi'', was released on 21 September 1957.

Plot

Cast

Production

''Rani Lalithangi'' is a remake of the 1935 film ''Lalithangi''. The lead role was initially offered to

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 ...

, but he declined following creative differences; Sivaji Ganesan was later cast.

Soundtrack

The music composed by G. Ramanathan and lyrics written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.

Release

''Rani Lalithangi'' was released on 21 September 1957, and did not do well commercially.

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External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes 1950s historical drama films 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language films 1957 films Films directed by T. R. Raghunath Films scored by G. Ramanathan Indian historical drama films Remakes of Indian films Tamil-language Indian films