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	\| screenplay = P. S. Ramakrishna Rao		\| screenplay = P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
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	''''' Laila Majnu ''''' is a 1949 [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[historical romance]] film, based on the Sufi ~~Legend~~ of ''[[Layla and Majnun\|Laila-Majnu]]''. It is produced and directed by [[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]] under the [[Bharani Pictures]] banner. It stars [[P. Bhanumathi\|Bhanumathi]] and [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], with music composed by [[C. R. Subburaman]]. The film was simultaneously released in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] with same title.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/laila-majnu-1949/article3847871.ece \|title=Laila majnu (1949) \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=1 September 2012 \|accessdate=31 January 2017 \|author=M. L. Narasimhan \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524002201/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/laila-majnu-1949/article3847871.ece \|archivedate=24 May 2017 }}</ref> The film is successful at the box office.<ref name=hindu/>		''''' Laila Majnu ''''' is a 1949 [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[historical romance]] film, based on the Sufi legend of ''[[Layla and Majnun\|Laila-Majnu]]''. It is produced and directed by [[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]] under the [[Bharani Pictures]] banner. It stars [[P. Bhanumathi\|Bhanumathi]] and [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], with music composed by [[C. R. Subburaman]]. The film was simultaneously released in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] with same title.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/laila-majnu-1949/article3847871.ece \|title=Laila majnu (1949) \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=1 September 2012 \|accessdate=31 January 2017 \|author=M. L. Narasimhan \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524002201/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/laila-majnu-1949/article3847871.ece \|archivedate=24 May 2017 }}</ref> The film was successful at the box office.<ref name=hindu/>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Laila (Bhanumathi Ramakrishna) is the daughter of Ameer Sarvaar (Mukkamala) and Khais (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), the son of Ameer Umri (Arani Satyanarayana). Love blossoms between Laila and Khais as they grow up. Ameer Sarvaar, unable to dissuade his daughter from seeing Khais, shifts to Mecca. Khais follows her to Mecca and roams in the streets uttering her name. People take him to be a mad person (Majnu) and throw stones at him. The story takes a lot of twists and turns from here on. The King of Iraq (C.S.R.), who comes on a visit to Mecca, sees Laila and decides to marry her. Meanwhile, Ameer Umri pleads with his erstwhile friend Sarvaar to save his son. Sarvaar agrees to get his daughter married to Khais if it is proved that he is not mad. A test is conducted and Khais emerges successful. Just when the marriage is to be performed, Sarvaar receives a proposal from the King of Iraq that he wishes to marry Laila. Sarvaar changes his mind, and performs his daughter's marriage with the King. Laila leaves for Iraq and Khais wanders ~~aimlessly~~ in the desert. The King already has a mistress Zareena (Sriranjani Jr.). On coming to know of Laila's story, she tries to help her. Soon thereafter, the Prince repents, calls Laila his sister and sends her back to Khais. The lovers are about to meet in the desert, but fate wills it otherwise and a heavy sandstorm takes its toll.		Laila (Bhanumathi Ramakrishna) is the daughter of Ameer Sarvaar (Mukkamala) and Khais (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), the son of Ameer Umri (Arani Satyanarayana). Love blossoms between Laila and Khais as they grow up. Ameer Sarvaar, unable to dissuade his daughter from seeing Khais, shifts to Mecca. Khais follows her to Mecca and roams in the streets uttering her name. People take him to be a mad person (Majnu) and throw stones at him. The story takes a lot of twists and turns from here on. The King of Iraq (C.S.R.), who comes on a visit to Mecca, sees Laila and decides to marry her. Meanwhile, Ameer Umri pleads with his erstwhile friend Sarvaar to save his son. Sarvaar agrees to get his daughter married to Khais if it is proved that he is not mad. A test is conducted and Khais emerges successful. Just when the marriage is to be performed, Sarvaar receives a proposal from the King of Iraq that he wishes to marry Laila. Sarvaar changes his mind and performs his daughter's marriage with the King. Laila leaves for Iraq and Khais wanders in the desert. The King already has a mistress Zareena (Sriranjani Jr.). On coming to know of Laila's story, she tries to help her. Soon thereafter, the Prince repents, calls Laila his sister, and sends her back to Khais. The lovers are about to meet in the desert, but fate wills it otherwise and a heavy sandstorm takes its toll.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	Cast according to the opening credits of the film		Cast according to the opening credits of the film:

	* [[P. Bhanumathi\|Bhanumathi]] as Laila		* [[P. Bhanumathi\|Bhanumathi]] as Laila
	* [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao\|Nageswara Rao]] as Khayas (Majnu)		* [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao\|Nageswara Rao]] as Khayas (Majnu)
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	With his first film, Rathnamala, turning a box office hit, studio owner and director Ramakrishna was on the lookout for a suitable subject for Bharani's next venture. Fascinated by the first Hindi talkie version of ''Laila Majnu'' (1945), which he had seen in Bombay, he made the choice. His production chief D. L. Narayana agreed with him. A screening of the Hindi version was arranged for his actress-wife Bhanumathi and Akkineni Nageswara Rao, whom he had thought of for the protagonist's role. Samudrala Raghavacharya was assigned the job of writing the script and the dialogue.		With his first film, Rathnamala, turning a box office hit, studio owner and director Ramakrishna was on the lookout for a suitable subject for Bharani's next venture. Fascinated by the first Hindi talkie version of ''Laila Majnu'' (1945), which he had seen in Bombay, he made the choice. His production chief D. L. Narayana agreed with him. A screening of the Hindi version was arranged for his actress-wife Bhanumathi and Akkineni Nageswara Rao, whom he had thought of for the protagonist's role. Samudrala Raghavacharya was assigned the job of writing the script and the dialogue.

	The sandstorm scene especially is worth mentioning. Instead of veteran cameraman Jiten Banerjee, who cranked for Rathnamala, Ramakrishna took B. S. Ranga as the cameraman without even knowing how efficient his work was. Ranga who bagged this assignment thanks to his brother Garudachari, a close friend of Ramakrishna, proved his worth and it was the turning point in his future life and career. Besides excellent photography, sound designing (by V. Srinivasa Raghavan under whom later day's popular director K. Viswanath worked as an assistant), the period sets created by art directors Goadgoankar and K. Nageswara Rao.		The sandstorm scene especially is worth mentioning. Instead of veteran cameraman Jiten Banerjee, who cranked for Rathnamala, Ramakrishna took B. S. Ranga as the cameraman without even knowing how efficient his work was. Ranga who bagged this assignment thanks to his brother Garudachari, a close friend of Ramakrishna, proved his worth and it was the turning point in his future life and career. Besides excellent photography, sound designing (by V. Srinivasa Raghavan under whom later day's popular director K. Viswanath worked as an assistant), the period sets created by art directors Goadgoankar and K. Nageswara Rao.

	[[Vedantam Raghavaiah]] choreographed the songs. [[Samudrala Raghavacharya\|Samudrala Sr]] gave the story, dialogue, and lyrics. Cinematography is perfromed by [[B. S. Ranga]]. Film is presented by [[P. Bhanumathi]] under [[Bharani Pictures]].

			[[Vedantam Raghavaiah]] choreographed the songs. [[Samudrala Sr.\|Samudrala Sr]] gave the story, dialogue, and lyrics. Cinematography is performed by [[B. S. Ranga]]. The film is presented by [[P. Bhanumathi]] under [[Bharani Pictures]].

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
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	Music released on AVM Audio Company.		Music released on AVM Audio Company.

	===Telugu ~~Songs~~===		===Telugu songs===
	Lyrics by [[Samudrala ~~Raghavacharya~~\|Samudrala Sr]]. The song ''Preme Neramouna'' is an evergreen blockbuster.		Lyrics by [[Samudrala Sr.\|Samudrala Sr]]. The song "Preme Neramouna" is an evergreen blockbuster.
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	\|-		\|-
	!S. No.!!Song ~~Title~~ !!Singers !!length		!S. no.!!Song title !!Singers !!length
	\|-		\|-
	\|1		\|1
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	===Tamil ~~Songs~~===		===Tamil songs===
	Lyrics by [[S. D. Sundharam]].		Lyrics by [[S. D. Sundharam]].
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	\|-		\|-
	!S. No.!!Song ~~Title~~ !!Singers !!Lyrics!!length		!S. no.!!Song title !!Singers !!Lyrics!!length
	\|-		\|-
	\|1 \|\|"Nee Thaane Ennaasai" \|\| Ghantasala, P. Bhanumathi, P. Leela & Jikki \|\| rowspan=17\|S. D. Sundharam \|\|3:00		\|1 \|\|"Nee Thaane Ennaasai" \|\| Ghantasala, P. Bhanumathi, P. Leela & Jikki \|\| rowspan=17\|S. D. Sundharam \|\|3:00
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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	An article published in the Hindu wrote about this movie "While the opulent palace, garden and other sets were put up in the floor, the desert set with a pond, palm trees (to resemble date trees found in deserts) and sand dunes were created in the open space between the studio and the recording theatre and the scenes were shot there during the nights for the right effect. The result of this entire effort was reflected in audience's appreciation of the movie."<ref name=hindu/>		An article published in the ''Hindu'' wrote about this movie, "While the opulent palace, garden and other sets were put up in the floor, the desert set with a pond, palm trees (to resemble date trees found in deserts) and sand dunes were created in the open space between the studio and the recording theatre and the scenes were shot there during the nights for the right effect. The result of this entire effort was reflected in audience's appreciation of the movie."<ref name=hindu/>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	[[File:Laila Majnu 1949 Tamil.jpg~~\|left~~\|thumb\|150px\|Theatrical release poster of ''Laila Majnu'', Tamil version]]		[[File:Laila Majnu 1949 Tamil.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|Theatrical release poster of ''Laila Majnu'', Tamil version]]

	''Laila Majnu'' was first made as a silent film in 1922 by J. J. Madan and again in 1927 by Manilal Joshi. Noted filmmaker Kanjibhai Rathod made it in Hindi in 1931 after the films became talkies. J. J. Madan remade it in Hindi in 1931. In 1936, it was produced by East India Pictures in Persian. In 1940, Dharmaveer Singh made the same story in Punjabi, and in 1941, Sarnad Pictures made a version in Pushtu language. In 1945 it was made in Hindi featuring Swaran Lata as Leila and Nazir Ahmed as Majnu. It was a box office hit.		''Laila Majnu'' was first made as a silent film in 1922 by J. J. Madan and again in 1927 by Manilal Joshi. Noted filmmaker Kanjibhai Rathod made it in Hindi in 1931 after the films became talkies. J. J. Madan remade it in Hindi in 1931. In 1936, it was produced by East India Pictures in Persian. In 1940, Dharmaveer Singh made the same story in Punjabi, and in 1941, Sarnad Pictures made a version in Pushtu language. In 1945 it was made in Hindi featuring Swaran Lata as Leila and Nazir Ahmed as Majnu. It was a box office hit.

	This ~~verson~~ made by Bhanumathi was dubbed into Tamil and released simultaneously with the Telugu version. [[S. D. Sundharam]] wrote the dialogues and lyrics for the Tamil version. F. Nagoor made another ''[[Laila Majnu (1950 film)\|Laila Majnu]]'' in 1950 under the banner Balaji Pictures and shot at Newtone studios with [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)\|T. R. Mahalingam]] and [[M. V. Rajamma]] . The story was again made in 1953, 1976 (in Hindi and Bengali), and later in 1982.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/leila-majnu-1950/article2908365.ece \| title=Leila Majnu 1950 \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| date=19 February 2012 \| accessdate=24 May 2017\|last=Guy\|first=Randor\|author-link=Randor Guy \| archiveurl=https://archive.is/20140814105916/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/leila-majnu-1950/article2908365.ece\| archivedate=14 August 2014}}</ref>		This version made by Bhanumathi was dubbed into Tamil and released simultaneously with the Telugu version. [[S. D. Sundharam]] wrote the dialogues and lyrics for the Tamil version. F. Nagoor made another ''[[Laila Majnu (1950 film)\|Laila Majnu]]'' in 1950 under the banner Balaji Pictures and shot at Newtone studios with [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)\|T. R. Mahalingam]] and [[M. V. Rajamma]] . The story was again made in 1953, 1976 (in Hindi and Bengali), and later in 1982.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/leila-majnu-1950/article2908365.ece \| title=Leila Majnu 1950 \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| date=19 February 2012 \| accessdate=24 May 2017\|last=Guy\|first=Randor\|author-link=Randor Guy \| archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140814105916/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/leila-majnu-1950/article2908365.ece\| archivedate=14 August 2014}}</ref>

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	[[Category:1940s Telugu-language films]]		[[Category:1940s Telugu-language films]]
			[[Category:Films scored by C. R. Subbaraman]]
	[[Category:Films directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]		[[Category:Films directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]
	[[Category:Indian historical films]]		[[Category:Indian historical films]]
	[[Category:1940s historical films]]		[[Category:1940s historical films]]

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{{Infobox film
| name = Laila Majnu
| image = Laila Majnu 1949.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr]]<br />{{small| (story / dialogues)}}
| screenplay = P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
| producer = P. S. Ramakrishna Rao<br>Bhanumathi {{small| (presents)}}
| director = [[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]
| starring = [[P. Bhanumathi|Bhanumathi]]<br />[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]
| music = [[C. R. Subburaman]]
| cinematography = [[B. S. Ranga]]
| editing = P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
| studio = [[Bharani Pictures]]
| based_on = Sufi's ''[[Layla and Majnun|Laila-Majnu]]''
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1949|10|1}}
| runtime = 169 mins
| language = Telugu
| country = India
| budget =
| gross =
}}

''''' Laila Majnu ''''' is a 1949 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[historical romance]] film, based on the Sufi Legend of ''[[Layla and Majnun|Laila-Majnu]]''. It is produced and directed by [[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]] under the [[Bharani Pictures]] banner. It stars [[P. Bhanumathi|Bhanumathi]] and [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], with music composed by [[C. R. Subburaman]]. The film was simultaneously released in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] with same title.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/laila-majnu-1949/article3847871.ece |title=Laila majnu (1949) |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=1 September 2012 |accessdate=31 January 2017 |author=M. L. Narasimhan |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524002201/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/laila-majnu-1949/article3847871.ece |archivedate=24 May 2017 }}</ref> The film is successful at the box office.<ref name=hindu/>

==Plot==
Laila (Bhanumathi Ramakrishna) is the daughter of Ameer Sarvaar (Mukkamala) and Khais (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), the son of Ameer Umri (Arani Satyanarayana). Love blossoms between Laila and Khais as they grow up. Ameer Sarvaar, unable to dissuade his daughter from seeing Khais, shifts to Mecca. Khais follows her to Mecca and roams in the streets uttering her name. People take him to be a mad person (Majnu) and throw stones at him. The story takes a lot of twists and turns from here on. The King of Iraq (C.S.R.), who comes on a visit to Mecca, sees Laila and decides to marry her. Meanwhile, Ameer Umri pleads with his erstwhile friend Sarvaar to save his son. Sarvaar agrees to get his daughter married to Khais if it is proved that he is not mad. A test is conducted and Khais emerges successful. Just when the marriage is to be performed, Sarvaar receives a proposal from the King of Iraq that he wishes to marry Laila. Sarvaar changes his mind, and performs his daughter's marriage with the King. Laila leaves for Iraq and Khais wanders aimlessly in the desert. The King already has a mistress Zareena (Sriranjani Jr.). On coming to know of Laila's story, she tries to help her. Soon thereafter, the Prince repents, calls Laila his sister and sends her back to Khais. The lovers are about to meet in the desert, but fate wills it otherwise and a heavy sandstorm takes its toll.

==Cast==
Cast according to the opening credits of the film
* [[P. Bhanumathi|Bhanumathi]] as Laila
* [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao|Nageswara Rao]] as Khayas (Majnu)
{{col-begin|width=60%}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
;Male cast
* [[C. S. R. Anjaneyulu|C. S. R.]] as Rakkin Prabhu
* Siva Rao as Anwar
* [[Mukkamala Krishna Murthy|Krishnamurthy]] as Amir Sarvar
* [[Aarani Satyanarayana|Aarani]] as Amir Zamri
* Seetharam as Moulvi
* K. V. Subba Rao as Kubla Khan
* Chitti Babu as Young Khayas
* Dumbachari as Raheem
{{col-break|width=50%}}
;Female cast
* [[Sriranjani (junior)|Sriranjani (Junior)]] as Zarina
* [[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|Hemalatha]] as Begum
* Surabhi Balasaraswathi as Zohrah
* Baby Krishnaveni as Young Laila
* Vimala Devi as Zuguna
* Annapoorna Devi as Moulvi's Wife
;Dance
* [[Lalitha (actress)|Lalitha]]-[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] {{small|([[Travancore sisters|Travancore Sisters]])}}
{{col-end}}

==Production==
Laila Majnu, an ancient epic of love, is an integral part of classic Sufi literature. Hashmet Shah has told it, so has Amir Khusro. Nizami Ganjavi's 12th century version in scintillating verse filled with allegorical flourishes has been translated into numerous languages. Mian Mohammad Bakhsh's interpretation of the epic is held as an acclaimed treatise in Pakistan till this day. The tragic tale of Majnoon and Laila is said to have its foundations in true events that occurred in the 7th century.

With his first film, Rathnamala, turning a box office hit, studio owner and director Ramakrishna was on the lookout for a suitable subject for Bharani's next venture. Fascinated by the first Hindi talkie version of ''Laila Majnu'' (1945), which he had seen in Bombay, he made the choice. His production chief D. L. Narayana agreed with him. A screening of the Hindi version was arranged for his actress-wife Bhanumathi and Akkineni Nageswara Rao, whom he had thought of for the protagonist's role. Samudrala Raghavacharya was assigned the job of writing the script and the dialogue.

The sandstorm scene especially is worth mentioning. Instead of veteran cameraman Jiten Banerjee, who cranked for Rathnamala, Ramakrishna took B. S. Ranga as the cameraman without even knowing how efficient his work was. Ranga who bagged this assignment thanks to his brother Garudachari, a close friend of Ramakrishna, proved his worth and it was the turning point in his future life and career. Besides excellent photography, sound designing (by V. Srinivasa Raghavan under whom later day's popular director K. Viswanath worked as an assistant), the period sets created by art directors Goadgoankar and K. Nageswara Rao.

[[Vedantam Raghavaiah]] choreographed the songs. [[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr]] gave the story, dialogue, and lyrics. Cinematography is perfromed by [[B. S. Ranga]]. Film is presented by [[P. Bhanumathi]] under [[Bharani Pictures]].

==Soundtrack==
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| artist = [[C. R. Subburaman]]
| cover =
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Music composed by [[C. R. Subburaman]]. All the tunes for all the songs and singers for both languages are the same. Singers are [[P. Bhanumathi]] & [[Kasturi Siva Rao]]. [[Playback singer]]s are [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[S. Dakshinamurthi]], [[Madhavapeddi Satyam]] [[Raavu Balasaraswathi|R. Balasaraswathi Devi]], [[P. Leela]] & [[Jikki]].

Music released on AVM Audio Company.

===Telugu Songs===
Lyrics by [[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr]]. The song ''Preme Neramouna'' is an evergreen blockbuster.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Neevene Naa Chaduvu"
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna]], [[P. Leela]], [[Jikki]]
|3:00
|-
|2
|"Aaha Pahliyanchega"
|Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
|2:07
|-
|3
|"Viritavula Lona"
|Ghantasala, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
|3:08
|-
|4
|"Cherararo"
|Ghantasala, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
|2:30
|-
|5
|"Raavo Naanu Marachitivo"
|Ghantasala, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
|2:44
|-
|6
|"Ninu Basi Povudana"
|Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
|3:10
|-
|7
|"Preme Neramounaa"
|Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
|2:57
|-
|8
|"Chelunigani Nijamidani"
|Ghantasala, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
|4:08
|-
|9
|"Payanamye Priyathama"
|Ghantasala
|2:55
|-
|10
|"Ela Pagaye"
|[[Raavu Balasaraswathi|R. Balasaraswathi Devi]]
|2:16
|-
|11
|"Ninugani Manasuna"
|P. Leela
|2:14
|-
|12
|"Assaalaa Malekkum"
|Kasturi Siva Rao
|2:47
|-
|13
|"Manasu Gadaa Khudaa"
|Ghantasala, [[Susarla Dakshinamurthy]], [[Madhavapeddi Satyam]]
|4:30
|-
|14
|"Andala Chinnadana"
|P. Leela, Jikki
|2:43
|-
|15
|"Eenaati Mapata"
|P. Leela, Jikki
|2:21
|-
|16
|"Tanedano"
|Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
|0:59
|-
|17
|"Neeve Nenaa Chaduvu"
|Ghantasala
|2:56
|}

===Tamil Songs===
Lyrics by [[S. D. Sundharam]].
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Singers !!Lyrics!!length
|-
|1 ||"Nee Thaane Ennaasai" || Ghantasala, P. Bhanumathi, P. Leela & Jikki || rowspan=17|S. D. Sundharam ||3:00
|-
|2 ||"Aaha Palan Vandhadhe" || P. Bhanumathi || 2:07
|-
|3 ||"Iga Vaazhvinil Kaadhal Mahaajothiye" || Ghantasala & P. Bhanumathi || 3:08
|-
|4 ||"Jothi Minnum" || Ghantasala & P. Bhanumathi || 2:30
|-
|5 ||"Vaaraayo Enai Marandhanaiyo" || Ghantasala & P. Bhanumathi || 2:44
|-
|6 ||"Unnai Paarkka Pogirenaa" || P. Bhanumathi || 3:10
|-
|7 ||"Premaithaan Polladhaa" || P. Bhanumathi || 2:57
|-
|8 ||"Enadhu Uyir Urugum Nilai" || Ghantasala & P. Bhanumathi || 4:08
|-
|9 ||"Parandhu Sellum Paingkiiiye" || Ghantasala || 2:55
|-
|10 ||"Veen Pazhi Thaane Prabho" || R. Balasaraswathi Devi || 2:16
|-
|11 ||"Oru Ooril Oru Raajaa" || P. Leela || 2:14
|-
|12 ||"Assaalaa Malekkum" || Kasturi Siva Rao || 2:47
|-
|13 ||"Maghimaiyodu Sadhaa Ezhai" || Ghantasala, S. Dakshinamurthi & Madhavapeddi Satyam || 4:30
|-
|14 ||"Kuliridhe Suvai Madhu"|| P. Leela & Jikki || 2:43
|-
|15 ||"Kannaadi Kanni Neeye" || P. Leela & Jikki || 2:21
|-
|16 ||" " || P. Bhanumathi || 0:59
|-
|17 ||"Nee Thaane Ennaasai" || Ghantasala || 2:56
|}

==Critical reception==
An article published in the Hindu wrote about this movie "While the opulent palace, garden and other sets were put up in the floor, the desert set with a pond, palm trees (to resemble date trees found in deserts) and sand dunes were created in the open space between the studio and the recording theatre and the scenes were shot there during the nights for the right effect. The result of this entire effort was reflected in audience's appreciation of the movie."<ref name=hindu/>

==Trivia==
[[File:Laila Majnu 1949 Tamil.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Theatrical release poster of ''Laila Majnu'', Tamil version]]
''Laila Majnu'' was first made as a silent film in 1922 by J. J. Madan and again in 1927 by Manilal Joshi. Noted filmmaker Kanjibhai Rathod made it in Hindi in 1931 after the films became talkies. J. J. Madan remade it in Hindi in 1931. In 1936, it was produced by East India Pictures in Persian. In 1940, Dharmaveer Singh made the same story in Punjabi, and in 1941, Sarnad Pictures made a version in Pushtu language. In 1945 it was made in Hindi featuring Swaran Lata as Leila and Nazir Ahmed as Majnu. It was a box office hit.

This verson made by Bhanumathi was dubbed into Tamil and released simultaneously with the Telugu version. [[S. D. Sundharam]] wrote the dialogues and lyrics for the Tamil version. F. Nagoor made another ''[[Laila Majnu (1950 film)|Laila Majnu]]'' in 1950 under the banner Balaji Pictures and shot at Newtone studios with [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]] and [[M. V. Rajamma]] . The story was again made in 1953, 1976 (in Hindi and Bengali), and later in 1982.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/leila-majnu-1950/article2908365.ece | title=Leila Majnu 1950 | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=19 February 2012 | accessdate=24 May 2017|last=Guy|first=Randor|author-link=Randor Guy | archiveurl=https://archive.is/20140814105916/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/leila-majnu-1950/article2908365.ece| archivedate=14 August 2014}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite news|title=Tribute To A Legend|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/tribute-to-a-legend/article3185008.ece|date=2 January 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Randor Guy|author-link=Randor Guy|accessdate=24 May 2017}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0259392|Laila Majnu}}
* {{youtube|3CV7GEC2hLk|Full Feature Film}} (Tamil)

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