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{{Infobox film
| name = Raj Tilak
| image = RAJ TILAK 1958.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name = 
| director = [[S. S. Vasan]]
| producer = S. S. Vasan M. A. Partha Sarathy
| writer =
| screenplay = K. J. Mahadevan [[Ramanand Sagar]]
| story = [[Kothamangalam Subbu]] K. J. Mahadevan [[Ramanand Sagar]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]''|[[Alexandre Dumas]]}}
| starring = [[Gemini Ganeshan]] [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] [[Vyjayanthimala]] [[Pran (actor)|Pran]]
| narrator =
| music = [[C. Ramchandra]]
| cinematography = P. Ellappa
| editing = N. R. Krishnaswamy
| studio = [[Gemini Studios]], [[Madras]]
| distributor = Gemini Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1958|||df=y}}
| runtime = 171 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Raj Tilak''''' ({{trans|[[Crown Prince]]}}) is a 1958 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Ruritanian romance]] [[epic film]] written by the [[Gemini Studios]] story department, consisting of K. J. Mahadevan, C. Srinivasan and [[Kothamangalam Subbu]], along with [[Ramanand Sagar]], while the film was directed and produced by [[S. S. Vasan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/05/23/stories/2003052301510600.htm |title=With a finger on people's pulse |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=23 May 2003 |author=Randor Guy |author-link=Randor Guy | access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref> The film features [[Gemini Ganeshan]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Vyjayanthimala]] in the lead roles, along with [[Pran (actor)|Pran]], [[Gajanan Jagirdar]], [[Bipin Gupta]], [[Lalita Pawar]], [[Durga Khote]], [[Manmohan Krishna]] and [[Shammi (actress)|Shammi]] forming an [[ensemble cast]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/55809.html |title=Southside Male Bollywood |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=1 April 2010 |author=Subhash K. Jha ([[Indo-Asian News Service]])| access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref>

The screenplay was written by [[Ramanand Sagar]], who had earlier worked with Vasan in ''[[Insaniyat (1955 film)|Insaniyat]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/19003.html |title=Ramanand Sagar: TV and cinema's blockbuster man |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=13 December 2005 |author=Subhash K. Jha ([[Indo-Asian News Service]])| access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051225/spectrum/main6.htm |title=Ramanand Sagar: A writer's sensibility |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=25 December 2005 | access-date=6 March 2012}}</ref> The film was a remake of 1958 Tamil film ''[[Vanjikottai Valiban]]''.<ref name="hindu"/>

==Cast==
;Cast according to the opening credited of the film
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* [[Vyjayanthimala]] as Princess Mandakini
* [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Princess Padma
* [[Gemini Ganeshan]] as Chandrashekhar "Chander"
* [[Gajanan Jagirdar|Jagirdar]] as Sardar Mangalsen
* [[Bipin Gupta]] as Maharaj Vikram Singh
* [[Lalita Pawar]] as Alka
* [[Durga Khote]] as Mangalsen's Wife
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Senapati Durjay Singh
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* [[Manmohan Krishna]] as Madhav
* [[Master Romi|Romi]] as Prince
* Kumar as Ship Captain
* [[C. R. Vijayakumari|Vijayakumari]] as Savitri
* Meenakshi as Maharani
* [[T. K. Ramachandran|T. K. Ramchandar]] as Gajpal
* [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] as Govind
* [[Shammi (actress)|Shammi]] as Govind's Wife
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==Table of Vanjikottai Valiban and Raj Tilak==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! [[Vanjikottai Valiban]] ([[Tamil language|Tamil]])
! Raj Tilak ([[Hindi]])
|-
| Sunderalingam ([[Gemini Ganeshan]])
| Chander ([[Gemini Ganeshan]])
|-
| Mandakini ([[Vyjayanthimala]])
| Mandakini ([[Vyjayanthimala]])
|-
| Padma ([[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]])
| Padma ([[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]])
|-
| Chokkalinga Navalar ([[T. K. Shanmugam]])
| Sardar Mangalsen ([[Gajanan Jagirdar|Jagirdar]])
|-
| Navalar's Wife ([[P. Kannamba|Kannamba]])
| Sardar Mangalsen's Wife ([[Durga Khote]])
|-
| Murugan ([[S. V. Subbaiah]])
| Madho ([[Manmohan Krishna]])
|-
| Ragamma ([[M. S. Sundari Bai]])
| Alka ([[Lalita Pawar]])
|-
| Senapathi ([[P.S. Veerappa|Veerappa]])
| Senapati Durjay Singh ([[Pran (actor)|Pran]])
|-
| Kothaval ([[T. K. Ramachandran]])
| Gajpal ([[T. K. Ramachandran|T. K. Ramchandar]])
|-
| Gowri ([[C. R. Vijayakumari|Vijayakumari]])
| Savithri ([[C. R. Vijayakumari|Vijayakumari]])
|-
| Princess (Meenakshi)
| Maharani (Meenakshi)
|-
| Prince (Master Murali)
| Prince (Master Romi)
|-
| King of Rathna Island ([[R. Balasubramaniam]])
| Maharaj Vikram Singh ([[Bipin Gupta]])
|-
| King ([[D. Balasubramaniam]])
| Ship Captain (Kumar)
|-
| Velan ([[K. A. Thangavelu|Thangavelu]])
| Govind ([[Agha (actor)|Agha]])
|-
| Velan's Wife ([[T. P. Muthulakshmi|Muthulakshmi]])
| Govind's Wife ([[Shammi (actress)|Shammi]])
|}

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[C. Ramchandra]] and the lyrics were written by P. L. Santoshi.
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Dil Jo De Dungi Raja"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Aaj Na Jane Reh Reh Kyun"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "O Jaan-E-Jigar, Dekho Idhar"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Aaja Tu Raja Aaja, Mausam-E-Bahaar Hai"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Sudha Malhotra]]
|-
| "Chalna Sambhal Sambhalke Ji, Chalna Sambhalke"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Dekho Aayi Re Ho Kali Ghata"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "O Maa, Na Bolegi, Na Bolegi"
| [[Manna Dey]]
|-
| "Bam Bholanath, Bam Bhola"
| [[Manna Dey]]
|-
|}

==Reception==
According to the writer [[Ashokamitran]], ''Raj Tilak'' was "the biggest flop Gemini ever made".<ref>{{Cite book |title=Fourteen Years with Boss |last=Ashokamitran |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-14-342329-4 |page=134 |author-link=Ashokamitran}}</ref>

==Inspirations and remakes==
The film was a remake of 1958 Tamil film ''[[Vanjikottai Valiban]]'', which also directed by [[S. S. Vasan]] with [[Gemini Ganeshan]], [[Vyjayanthimala]] and [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]].<ref name="hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1573834.ece |title=Vanjikottai Vaaliban 1958 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 March 2011 |author=Randor Guy |author-link=Randor Guy | access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref> The film itself was inspired by the 1844 novel ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' by [[Alexandre Dumas]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ramachandran|first=T.M|title=70 Years of Indian Cinema 1913 to 1983|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IXlTAAAAYAAJ&q=Vanjikottai+Valiban |access-date=4 June 2011 |year=1985 |publisher=I B D Ltd |isbn=978-0-86132-090-5|page=78}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0052116|Raj Tilak}}
* [http://www.upperstall.com/films/1958/raj-tilak ''Raj Tilak'' profile] at ''Upperstall.com''

{{The Count of Monte Cristo}}
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[[Category:1958 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films about royalty]]
[[Category:Films based on The Count of Monte Cristo]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. S. Vasan]]
[[Category:Films scored by C. Ramchandra]]
[[Category:Gemini Studios films]]

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