A newspaper editor gets murdered when he was about to expose the underworld links of a rich man. A C.I.D inspector gets assigned to investigate the murder.
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A newspaper editor gets murdered when he was about to expose the underworld links of a rich man. A C.I.D inspector gets assigned to investigate the murder.
A poor farmer conquers the love of an Indian princess, whose brother wants to kill their father to become king.
After her widower dad, Kedarnath, passes away, Shobha goes to live with his friend, Charandas, and his wife, Shanta, who had their son go missing as a child. Years later Shobha is now matured and Charandas scouts for a suitable groom. A wealthy man, Sunder, would like to marry Shobha, but the family detests him.
Saamri, an evil magician, causes trouble in the lives of Prince Jalal and his princess. As the situation worsens, the prince sets out to destroy the magician.
A once loyal soldier faces many challenges after turning into a rebel.
A woman rejects her father-approved groom, runs away, and falls in love with a petty thief/gambler.
A conspiring uncle separates the twin sons of his sister, the queen. One becomes his uncle's pawn while the other grows to be a brave and honest man, who inadvertently learns of his true parentage.
In ancient Rome, a mourning Jewish man raises the kidnapped daughter of Roman royalty as his own - and she grows up without learning her true identity. Years later, she falls in love with a Roman prince.
Karthavarayuni Katha (transl. Story of Karthavaraya) is a 1958 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, produced and directed by T. R. Ramanna under the R. R. Pictures banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Savitri, with music composed by G. Ramanadhan and Ashwathama. The film was simultaneously made as the Tamil movie Kathavarayan (1958) by the same banner and director.
Princess Rupa falls in love with Chandrasena, a commoner, as per an astrological prediction. Her king father plots to separate them but in vain.
A young man saves the daughter of a zamindar when she is kidnapped and then they both fall in love with each other.
A vengeful princess waits for the right moment to kill her foster father - the Emperor.
Roshan is a pickpocket whose life changes after a man he steals money from commits suicide. Driven by guilt, he sets out to repay the money to the deceased man's family.
After the Kurukshetra War, Arjuna and Bhima are not happy with their new duties. In order to teach them a lesson, Lord Krishna visits them under the guise of Gaarudi, a street player.
Manohara produced by M. Somasundaram. The Sivaji Ganesan-L. V. Prasad production was distinct, becoming a cult classic. Karunanidhi virtually rewrote Mudaliar’s play, introducing interesting changes like the climactic sequence for which he drew inspiration from “Samson and Delilah”, especially the part where the blind Samson pushes the pillars down. Mu. Karunanidhi’s writing was superb with a contemporary touch. His dialogue had punch, satire, wit and humour. Sivaji Ganesan was excellent in his dialogue delivery and P. Kannamba who played the queen mother was equally brilliant. Her line, ‘Poruthathu podhum, pongi ezhu, maganey’, became quite famous.
Amidst a troubled kingdom that currently has no ruler, a revolutionary finds himself to be a lookalike of a prince who was to be crowned king. He takes his place but can he outsmart the real culprit?
A greedy minister takes over a kingdom and arrests the king. A countryman takes the prince to a family in the forest. However, after many years, the prince sets out to avenge the minister. The story was inspired by The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951), starring Tony Curtis.
A young boy is raised by Dada the Chimpanzee (Pedro the ape bomb) after he loses his parents. Now he is Zimbo (Azaad Irani), lord of the Jungle! An expedition is sent into the jungle to find him, but the Queen of a hidden city has other plans.
Once upon a time in a kingdom, a young man named Prathap decides to teach a lesson to the army chief Prachanda who oppresses the people in the kingdom.
Two rival career-criminal brothers recollect their lives in a Courtroom in which one is about to be convicted for murder.
A renowned but solitary singer discovers the true treasure of life when a forbidden romance with a wealthy patron's daughter forces her to choose between the glittering promise of fame and the genuine wealth of love.
A ruffian with a bad reputation assists the police against his brother but ends up getting arrested himself.
Daku (1955) is a gloriously chaotic, pulp-masala gem from the Wadia Brothers, directed by Babubhai Mistry, the godfather of lo-fi epic fantasy. It stars a young, irrepressible Shammi Kapoor, the fierce and fabulous Shashikala as his heroine, and the ultra-glam Kuldip Kaur as the royal vamp.
When Parbat meets Pahari, the two of them fall in love and everything seems to be going well for both of them. However, things get complicated when a previous obsessive lover enters the narrative.
Bombay Police are baffled by a series of crimes - all at the hands of arch-criminal "Black Cat" who leaves his calling card at every scene of the crime. The Commissioner assigns this matter to this best plainclothes agent, Rajan. Rajan's investigations lead him to suspect Professor Gupta, who is also the brother of his girlfriend, Nita. Rajan decides to use Nita's love for him, and spies on Gupta. When Nita finds out, she is enraged at Rajan, and blames the police who she feels are covering-up their inefficiency by making a scape-goat of an innocent man. Rajan fails to prove that Gupta is somehow involved with "Black Cat", and the Commissioner gives him a deadline. If Rajan does not apprehend Black Cat within that deadline, he may be suspended or even dismissed from the police force. With no clues whatsoever as to the whereabouts of Black Cat and it's gang, Rajan has the challenge of his life, which he may not be able to fulfill.
Sipahsalar (1956) is a Hindi-language costume drama film directed by Mohammed Husain, starring Shammi Kapoor, Nadira, and Kumkum.
1960 Indian swashbuckler film,
Kishore is a conman who has little respect for the rich. He learns that the person responsible for his friend's death is the same who led to his own father's death. He swears to bring him to justice.
The film follows the adventures of Aladdin and his finding a magical lamp which helps him in attaining the love of Princess Badar.
A virtuous young man employed at a king's court is delegated to carry out an important task. However, he faces a series of obstacles as he works toward fulfilling his duties.
The plot revolves around the once popular genre of Rakhi relations, a bond between brother and sister.
Neelamalai Thirudan, a young man, sets out to avenge his family that was separated during his childhood due to his bloodthirsty and materialistic uncle Nagappan.
The king of Maninagaram is cheated, dethroned and banished from the country by Regent Chandra Varma. The royal priest and army officer Prathapan lend support all the treacherous plans of the Regent. When the noble army chief Rajendran voices his protest against the Regent and the priest, he is imprisoned.