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Engal Thanga Raja

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Engal Thanga Raja
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	V. B. Rajendra Prasad
Screenplay by	Balamurugan
Story by	P. Chinnappa Reddy
Produced by	V. B. Rajendra Prasad
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Manjula
Cinematography	S. Venkata Rathnam
Edited by	A. Sanjeevi P.S. Prakash Rao
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Jagapathy Art Pictures
Distributed by	Sivaji Films
Release date	14 July 1973 (1973-07-14)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Engal Thanga Raja (transl. Our Precious King) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad.^[1] The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Manjula, and Sowcar Janaki.^[2] It is a remake of the 1972 Telugu film Manavudu Danavudu,^[3] and loosely adapts the 1886 novel Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydebyRobert Louis Stevenson.^[4]

Plot[edit]

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Cast[edit]

Sivaji Ganesan as Dr. Thangaraja (alias) Raja/Pattakathi Bhairavan

Manjula as Vasanthi

Sowcar Janaki as Seetha

Major Sundarrajan as Kadhar Bai/Thatha

R. S. Manohar as Vedhachalam

S. V. Ramadas as Dharmalingam

Nagesh as Gopi

Rama Prabha as Radha

Gandhimathi as Kanaga

C.I.D.Sakunthala as Rani (Dancer)

Veeraraghavan as College Principal

Boopathiraja as Young Raja

Master Giri as Young Ramu

Gemini Mali as Ramlal Sett

Comedy Shanmugam as Anthonysamy

T. K. S. Natarajan as Raja College Mate

S. R. Janaki as Appakadai Aaya

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[5] The song "Iravukkum Pagalukkum" became hugely popular.^[6]

Song	Singers	Length
"Samy Ilum Samy Ithu"	P. Susheela	04:04
"Kalayana Aasaivantha"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	04:05
"Muthangal Nooru"	T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari	03:13
"Karpa Maanama"	T. M. Soundararajan	03:57
"Iravukkum Pagalukkum"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	03:50
"Iraiva Iraiva Kodiyil Oruvan"	P. Susheela	04:01

Reception[edit]

Kanthan of Kalki said the story was being driven by Janaki.^[3] The film ran for over 100 days in theatres.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "செலுலாய்ட் சோழன் சிவாஜி தொடர் 170– சுதாங்கன்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

^ "161-170". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

^ ^a ^b காந்தன் (29 July 1973). "எங்கள் தங்க ராஜா". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 52. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

^ "Yesteryear actor Manjula dead". The Hindu. 23 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

^ "Engal Thanga Raja". Saregama. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

^ ^a ^b "சென்னையில் 3 திரையரங்குகளில் 100 நாட்கள் ஓடிய சிவாஜி, மஞ்சுளா ஜோடியின் முதல் படம்". News18 (in Tamil). 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

External links[edit]

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v t e Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Character Adaptations
Films	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920, Paramount) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920, Haydon) Der Januskopf (1920) Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (1925) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957) The Doctor's Horrible Experiment (1959) The Ugly Duckling (1959) My Friend, Dr. Jekyll (1960) The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) The Nutty Professor (1963) Karutha Rathrikal (1967) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968) Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) I, Monster (1971) Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo (1972) Engal Thanga Raja (1973) Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976) Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979) Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980) Docteur Jekyll et les femmes (1981) Chehre Pe Chehra (1981) Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1986) Edge of Sanity (1989) The Pagemaster (1994) Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995) Mary Reilly (1996) The Nutty Professor (1996) Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) Jekyll & Hyde: Direct from Broadway (2001) Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2002) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) Van Helsing (2004) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006) Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (2008) The Nutty Professor (2008) The Mummy (2017) Doctor Jekyll (2023)
Theatre	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1887) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1888) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Or a Mis-Spent Life (1897) Jekyll & Hyde (1990)
Television	Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde (1995–1998) Jekyll (2007) Once Upon a Time (2011–2018) Do No Harm (2013) Penny Dreadful (2014–2016) Jekyll and Hyde (2015)
Animation	The Impatient Patient (1942) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse (1947) Motor Mania (1950) Dr. Jerkyl's Hide (1954) Hyde and Hare (1955) Hyde and Go Tweet (1960) Mad Monster Party? (1967) Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters (1972) The Pagemaster (1994) The Strange Case of Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Sly (2004) Van Helsing: The London Assignment (2004) The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein (2008) Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Video games	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1988) Jekyll and Hyde (2001) Van Helsing (2004)
Music	"Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" (1983) "Bubba Hyde" (1995) Jekyll and Hyde (2003) Jekyll & Hyde en Español (2004) "Mz. Hyde" (2014)
Comics	Mister Hyde (introduced 1963) Batman: Two Faces (1998) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (1999–2019)
Novels	The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (1824) Mary Reilly (1990) Jekyll and Heidi (1999)

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