Dasi Aparanji
Dasi Aparanji is a 1944 Indian Tamil-language historical fantasy film directed by B. N. Rao and produced by S. S. Vasan. The film stars Pushpavalli and M. K. Radha. It revolves around the antics of king Vikramadithan after his soul enters the body of a parrot, and manipulates a girl named Aparanji. The film was released on 10 August 1944. No print of it is known to survive, making it a lost film.
Plot
Vikramadithan, the king of Ujjain, goes for his wonted six-month retirement to the forest. Unable to bear the anguish of a mother parrot at the death of her offspring, he arranges that his soul enters the body of the parrot. Vijayan, his greedy friend, seizes the opportunity to further his own designs and abuses the trust reposed in him by the king who had taught him the art of transmigration of souls, by himself entering the body of the king and destroying his own body. Vijayan's trick is found out by Prime Minister Bhatti who makes queen Padmavathi keep off from the bogus king on the pretext of a vow of celibacy.
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| author | Kothamangalam Subbu |
|---|---|
| director | B. N. Rao |
| editor | N. K. Gopal |
| genre | fantasy historical |
| keywords | beg chettiar cook dancing girl exile kill prime minister sannyasa sanyasini the king ujjain vikramadithan vikramaditya vow of celibacy |
| musicBy | M. D. Parthasarathy S. Rajeswara Rao |
| producer | S. S. Vasan |
| productionCompany | Gemini Studios |
| publisher | Gemini Studios |