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]AHindi dubbed version, Shehzadi Mumtaz was released four years later (in 1977).[4]
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| Directed by | T. R. Ramanna |
| Story by | Raveendar |
| Produced by | Ganesh Ramanna |
| Starring | Jayalalithaa Ravichandran |
| Cinematography | M. A. Rahman |
| Edited by | T. R. Srinivasalu |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production | Ganesh Creations |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Pulamaipithan.[5]
| Song | Singers | Length |
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| "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 |
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]
