MAYABAZAAR - a movie more than just a movie....!!!!

The film is the first ever Indian movie to be made bilingual(Telugu and Tamil) Simultaneously. Telugu Version is released on 27th march 1957 and Tamil version on 12th April 1957. The estimated budget of the movie is Rs.200,000 during that period.

After watching all international movies like, Lord of the Rings, Troy, Harry Potter, Flash Gordon etc, one would wonder what this movie made by Indians in 1957 offers in terms of story, special effects, acting and other aspects. But there ends the doubt. Maya bazaar is a tale which revolves around the kidnapping of Balarama's daughter Sasi rekha by Bhima's son Gatothgaja and her wedding to Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna. Full of special effects, camera tricks by the famous camera man Marcus Bartley, this movie is a visual feast to even modern audiences. The incredible star cast includes SVR, NTR, ANR, CSR, Relangi, Ramana Reddy, Savitri, Mukkamala, Mikkineni, and Surya kantam is unmatched in any other such venture. One can doubtlessly credit each of the above actors with a modern day Oscar.

This comedy is based on a mythological folk tale that draws its backdrop from the Mahabharata. Balarama (Gummadi) and his sister Subhadra (Rushyendra Mani), Arjuna's wife, agree to get their respective children married once they're old enough. Sasirekha (Savitri), the former's daughter, and Abhimanyu (ANR), the latter's son, thus have been in love with each other since their childhood.

FEW FACTS ABOUT THE MOVIE -

The Team of Mayabazaar created graphics with camera effects. This visual effects were accomplished way before the invention of the computers.

The whole city of Dwaraka, ruled by Lord Krishna is recreated as miniature set in space of 50×60 ft and lighting is placed beneath the set to give a natural look to the city. The credit to this creation also goes to Marcus Bartley.

Mayabazar have created a record for being the first ever Telugu move to be transformed from black and white to colour by Goldstone Technologies which was released in 2010 and was a commercial success that celebrated the 100 days function.

The first Movie to Conceptualize Laptop, Video Calling decades before they came into existence.

Mayabazaar have received the Filmfare Award in the category of Best Film in Telugu and also featured at 1957 International film festival of India and Indonesia.In March 2013 CNN-IBN conducted a poll for the greatest Indian movie all time have awarded Mayabazaar even after 56 years from its release.

 The Moon Light effect was created by the team in broad daylight itself in 1950’s

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