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Raj Tilak

Based On the book by Alexandre Dumas

Raj Tilak (transl. Coronation) 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. The film features Vyjayanthimala, Gemini Ganeshan and Padmini in the lead roles, along with Pran, Gajanan Jagirdar, Bipin Gupta, Manmohan Krishna, Lalita Pawar, Durga Khote, Agha, Shammi forming an ensemble cast. The music was composed by C. Ramchandra. The screenplay was written by Ramanand Sagar.

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Release date:
1958
Director:
S. S. Vasan
Cast:
Gemini Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, Padmini, Pran
Country:
India
Language:
Hindi
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Book vs Film

Cover of The Count of Monte Cristo
The Book · 1844

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet
Poster for Raj Tilak
The Film · 1958

Raj Tilak

S. S. Vasan

★ 6.4 / 10 20 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 114 years after publication.

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