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{{Infobox film
| name = Mayabazar
| image = Mayabazar 1936.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| native_name = 
| director = P. V. Das
| producer =
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Sasirekha Parinayam]]''}}
| starring = Yadavalli Nageswara Rao<br/>S.P. Lakshmana Swamy<br/>Rami Reddy<br/>Santhakumari
| narrator =
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Vel Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1936}}
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
'''''Mayabazar''''' (also known as '''''Sasirekha Parinayam''''') is a 1936 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu-language]] [[fantasy film]] directed by P. V. Das and produced by Vel Pictures. The story is an adaptation of the folk tale ''[[Sasirekha Parinayam]]'', which in turn is based on the epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''.

==Cast==
As per the ''Hindu'' article:<ref name="hindu">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/mayabazaar-1936/article979917.ece | title=Mayabazaar (1936) | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=26 December 2010 | accessdate=24 January 2017 | last=Narasimham | first=M. L. | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215095551/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/mayabazaar-1936/article979917.ece | archivedate=15 February 2015}}</ref>
*Yadavalli Nageswara Rao as [[Krishna]]
*S. P. Lakshmana Swamy as [[Abhimanyu]]
*Rami Reddy as [[Ghatotkacha]]
*Santhakumari as Sasirekha

==Production==
Das chose stage actor Yadavalli Nageswara Rao to portray Lord Krishna. Master Saluri Rajeswara Rao who was introduced in ''Srikrishna Leelalu'' (1935) portrayed the younger version of Abhimanyu while S.P. Lakshmanaswamy portrayed its elder version. Rayapralu Subrahmanyam and Rami Reddy were selected to portray Duryodhana and Ghatothkacha respectively.<ref name = hindu/>

While searching for the actress to portray the role of Sasirekha, P. V. Das found Subbamma at a school teaching music. Though her parents was initially against her decision to enter acting, they later relented.<ref name = hindu/> Subbamma was rechristened as Santhakumari.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/10/20/stories/09200226.htm | title=Unforgettable screen mother | date=20 October 2000 | accessdate=24 January 2017 | last=Narasimham | first=M. L. | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124110514/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/10/20/stories/09200226.htm | work=[[The Hindu]] | archivedate=24 January 2017}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The song "Vivaha Bhojanambu" which became popular in the [[Mayabazar|1957 version]] of ''Mayabazar'', was originally composed in this film. It was heavily based on lyrics from Surabhi Nataka Samajam's 1950s plays.<ref name = hindu/> That song's melody was inspired by [[Charles Penrose (entertainer)|Charles Penrose]]'s 1922 song "[[The Laughing Policeman (song)|The Laughing Policeman]]", written by Penrose under the pseudonym of Charles Jolly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinegoer.net/copycatcrown4.htm |title=Copy Cat Crown (Part 5) – Copy Cats Of The Yore |publisher=Cinegoer |date=8 November 2006 |accessdate=24 January 2017 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6WMBiQaR1?url=http://www.cinegoer.net/copycatcrown4.htm |archivedate=15 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1936 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1930s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian folklore]]
[[Category:Hindu mythological films]]
[[Category:Indian fantasy films]]
[[Category:Films based on the Mahabharata]]
[[Category:1930s fantasy films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

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