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{{Infobox film
| name = Ratnagiri Rahasya
| image = Rathnagiri Rahasya.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[B. R. Panthulu]]
| screenplay = Chithra Krishnaswamy
| story = Chinnannamalai<br />Lakshmanan
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
| label1= Dialogue by
| data1 = Kanagal Prabhakara Shastry
}}
| producer = B. R. Panthulu
| starring = [[Udaykumar]]<br />[[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]]<br />[[Sowcar Janaki]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]
| cinematography = G. K. Ramu
| editing = R. Devarajan
| music = [[T. G. Lingappa]]
| studio = Padmini Pictures
| distributor = 
| released = {{film date|1957|2|26|df=y}}{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}
| runtime = 172 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Rathnagiri Rahasya''''' ({{audio|Kn-ರತ್ನಗಿರಿ ರಹಸ್ಯ.ogg|pronunciation}} {{Translation|The secret of Rathnagiri}}) is a 1957 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[adventure film]], directed and produced by [[B. R. Panthulu]], starring [[Udaykumar]] and [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]]. it was simultaneously made in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Thangamalai Ragasiyam]]'', which was also released in 1957, with Jamuna reprising her role. Most of the technical crew worked on both the Tamil and Kannada versions of the film.

== Plot ==
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Udaykumar portrays a prince who is separated from his parents at a young age by his father's enemy. Raised in isolation, he grows up as a ferocious and untamed [[caveman]]. His life changes when he meets Jamunam whose love and affection gradually transform him. Together, they embark on a journey to uncover the secret of Rathnagiri and to find and rescue the prince's parents.

== Cast ==
* [[Udaykumar]]
* [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]]
* [[Sowcar Janaki]]
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Yavvanamohini
* [[B. R. Panthulu]]
* [[M. V. Rajamma]]
* [[T. N. Balakrishna|Balakrishna]]
* [[T. R. Ramachandran]]
* [[Dikki Madhava Rao]]
* C. H. Narayana Rao
* H. Krishna Shastry

== Production ==
''Rathnagiri Rahasya'' marks the directorial debut of [[B. R. Panthulu]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |pages=170 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-date=1994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Khajane |first=Muralidhara |date=23 July 2010 |title=A born showman |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/A-born-showman/article16206498.ece |access-date=5 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185403/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/A-born-showman/article16206498.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> It was simultaneously filmed in Tamil under the title ''[[Thangamalai Ragasiyam]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NxkAAAAMAAJ&q=rahasya |title=International Film Festival of India '92, Bangalore, January 10-20, 1992 |publisher=[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], [[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |year=1992 |pages=130 |access-date=5 July 2021 |archive-date=6 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706030242/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/International_Film_Festival_of_India_92/_NxkAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=rahasya |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Puttanna Kanagal]], a future acclaimed director, made his debut as an assistant director for this film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2013 |title=History 48 – Puttanna Kanagal Becomes Independent Director |url=https://www.chitraloka.com/history/3872-history-48-puttanna-kanagal-becomes-independent-director.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904060707/https://www.chitraloka.com/history/3872-history-48-puttanna-kanagal-becomes-independent-director.html |archive-date=4 September 2020 |access-date=5 July 2021 |website=Chitraloka}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[T. G. Lingappa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1957-Ratnagiri Rahasyam-1957 |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/ASM/info |access-date=5 July 2021 |website=Indiancine.ma |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184218/https://indiancine.ma/documents/ASM/info |url-status=live }}</ref>
# "Sharanara Kaayo" – [[Soolamangalam Sisters|Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi]]
# "Ananda Mahadaananda" – [[Jikki]], Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]]
# "Anuragadha Amaravathi" – [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Leela]]
# "Amara Madhura Prema" – [[P. Susheela]]
# "O Raja O Maharaja" – [[A. P. Komala]], K. Rani
# "Yavvanave Ee Yavvanave" – A. P. Komala, K. Rani
# "Kalyana Namma" – T. M. Soundararajan, P. Leela
# "Baa Baa Baa Odi Baa" – P. Leela, K. Rani
# "Sumabaana Bidu Mouna" – Jikki
# "Thaiy Thanthai Deva" – T. M. Soundararajan
# "Kivi Eradu Sakenayya" – Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0250688}}

{{B. R. Panthulu}}

[[Category:1950s fantasy adventure films]]
[[Category:1950s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:1957 Indian films]]
[[Category:1957 multilingual films]]
[[Category:1957 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:1957 films]]
[[Category:Films about cavemen]]
[[Category:Films about princes]]
[[Category:Films directed by B. R. Panthulu]]
[[Category:Films scored by T. G. Lingappa]]
[[Category:Films set in ancient India]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian fantasy adventure films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:1957 fantasy films]]

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