Pooree ho gayee man kee baat
Posted by: Atul on: July 17, 2025
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Today’s song is from a dubbed film Ek Tha Raja-1951.
I consider myself a mixture of south and marathi culture. From childhood, I grew up in an atmosphere which was truly cosmopolitan – in Hyderabad state. Exposure to south customs and following a Marathi lifestyle. My paternal grandparents stayed with us. My father, uncles and aunts addressed my grandmother as ‘Amma’, a typical way of calling mother in southern style. However, I called my mother as “Aai”, like a Marathi kid !
To be a multilingual person is good. Knowing more languages-not just knowing, but speaking many languages has its own advantages. I had the built in advantage of having been born in a Multilingual state of Hyderabad. Starting with Urdu, I soon learnt Marathi(Mother tongue), Hyderabadi and Pure Hindi, Telugu and Kannada. Because of my father, I learnt Sanskrit, but could not master it, though I am well conversant in it. After coming to Bombay,I learnt Gujarati so well that I can read Gujarati papers, books and E Mails etc.
Knowing the language means the ability to see and understand the films in that language, so I saw hundreds of Telugu and Kannada films. I could never get an opportunity to learn Tamil or Malayalam, but I saw many films in those languages. In the olden days Tamil, Telugu and Kannada actors and actresses were common. There were many leading actors (actresses included, always) who were proficient in 2-3 southern languages. Malayalam films however had a late start compared to other south languages. In Cinema Telugu and Tamil were the pioneers. The first silent film in Tamil was ‘ Keechak Vadham’ in 1916 ( One may wonder as to how a ‘silent’ film can be Tamil, Telugu or Hindi. The answer is, in silent films, dialogue slides used to be shown in local languages). The first South Talkie film ‘Kalidas’ was a multilingual( Tamil and Telugu), which was released on 31-12-1931. Tamil and Telugu were sister languages because Madras was a Composite state which included Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam speaking districts,collectively called Madras presidency.
Tamil film Industry is a huge business and at times surpasses even Hindi in collections. Films are an integral part of life in the south. The Big stars of films are treated like Gods. It was a Tamil film Superstar M.G.Ramchandran, who became the first matinee Idol to become Chief Minister of a state when he became Chief Minister of Tamilnadu. (This feat was later replicated by N T Rama Rao in Andhra Pradesh.)
From 1977 to 1987-till his death, MGR or MARUDHAR GOPAL RAMCHANDRAN MENON ruled like a king. He was followed by Jaylalitha and Karunakaran by turns, both being filmy people. MGR was even awarded a Bharat Ratna award, albeit posthumously.
The song we are going to listen and enjoy today is from a film called ” Ek tha Raja “-1951, which was a dubbed movie from the original Tamil film “Marmayogi”-51. This was a landmark film in Tamil cinema. From this film onwards, MGR carefully cultivated his image as a dashing mass leader and a champion of the poor. The story of how this film was made is also interesting. The first time MGR became a Hero was in ” Rajkumari”-47 made by A.S.A. Sami. However this and the subsequent films did not benefit MGR much. So he requested Sami to write such an unique story, which would catapult him to unseen heights. Sami started working on it. He took Marie Corelli’s novel ‘ Vendetta’ and combined it with Adventures of Robin Hood and wrote a story, screenplay and Dialogues. The outcome was the film MARMAYOGI – a costume drama.
The story of the film Ek Tha Raja-51 was-
An evil courtesan in king Marmayogi’s kingdom, Urvashi (Anjali Devi) usurps the throne and throws the unconscious king in a river to die. King’s 2 sons escape to a jungle and grow up. The King survives and remains hidden. The younger prince is Karikalan (MGR), who grows up and becomes a Bandit who loots the rich and helps the poor in Robin Hood style. He also starts loving the Chief of Army’s daughter (Madhavi Devi). The king roams the capital in the night masquerading as a Ghost. Finally, Karikalan, the king and his associates defeat the courtesan and the kingdom is restored to the King again. Karikalan marries his lover.
This was the first film in Madras to get an ” A ” certificate, just because there was a Ghost in the film ! The original title was Karikalan, but it was changed to MARMAYOGI to sound better. The film did wonders to MGR and ultimately took him to CM’s chair.
An interesting thing about Tamil cinema is, the Theatres are controlled by Government legislation. The highest ticket in a single screen Theatre is only Rs. 50/- . In Multiplexes, the highest ticket is just Rs. 120/-. In Mumbai, there are some theatres that charge Rs. 450 per ticket and provide a Blanket for you to sleep on the reclining seats ! (Information on theatre rates may have been revised nowadays. I am not aware of the latest rates.)
Film Marmayogi was dubbed in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Sinhala languages. It was produced by M Somsunderam under the banner of Jupiter films. Directed by K.Ramnath, the music was by C.R.Subbaraman (he had given music to another Hindi dubbed film-Chandirani-53,with Vishwanatham). 8 songs were written by Pt.Sudershan and one was by J.S.Casshyap-which was finally removed from the film later.
The cast of this film, being a dubbed film, was entirely southern. It had MGR, Anjali Devi, Pandaribai, S.V.Sahasranamam,S.Saama, M.S.S.Bhagyam,Nambiyar, Mudaliyar, Seetharaman, Natarajan etc.etc. Out of all these, 2 names may be familiar to our readers – Anjali Devi and Pandari Bai, as they acted in many Hindi films. MGR also featured in 23 Hindi films. Except one, all others were dubbed. He has also directed 2 films.
Pandari Bai (18-9-1928 to 29 January 2003) was an actress of South Indian languages films, mostly in Kannada language during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She was born on 18-9-1928 at Bhatkal, Karnatak, to Kaveri Bai and Ranga Rao. She is considered Kannada cinema’s first successful heroine. She has acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Rajkumar, M. G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan. She was the heroine in Rajkumar’s debut movie Bedara Kannappa and also Sivaji’s debut movie Parasakthi. She has acted in over 1,000 films in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. Bai was honoured by Kalaimamani from the Tamil Nadu government.
Pandaribai began her career in acting in plays based on mythological stories before making her film debut in 1943 with the Kannada language film, Vani. She appeared in the 1954 Kannada film Bedara Kannappa opposite Rajkumar. In the film, she played Neela, wife of Kanna (played by Rajkumar), a hunter. She established herself as a lead actress portraying a woman with a “progressive” image assuming the burdens of a feudal patriarchy in films such as Sant Sakhu (1955) and Rayara Sose (1957). In 1959, she appeared in Abba Aa Hudugi, with her sister Mynavathi. The film is considered a landmark in Kannada cinema.
Later in her career Pandari Bai played the mother of stars older than her, most of whom had played the lead with her in her earlier years. She worked in 27 Hindi films. Her first Hindi film was Bahar-52, in which Vaijayantimala made her Debut in Hindi films. Pandharibai’s Hindi pronunciation initially was typically south indian, but over a period, she improved her diction. Her last Hindi film was Time Bomb-1996. However, after her death on 29-1-2003, 3 more delayed Hindi films were released. She came to be known to Hindi audiences mainly due to her role in the film Bhabhi-57. Some of her famous Hindi films were Panchayat-58, Paigham-59, Rakhwala-71, Apna desh-72 and Sampoorna Ramayan-73.
Let us now enjoy a song from this 74 year old song, sung by a 22 year old Lata Mangeshkar….
Song-Pooree ho gayee man kee baat(Ek Thha Raja)(1951) Singer- Lata Mangeshkar, Lyricist-Pt. Sudarshan, MD- C.R.Subbaraman
Lyrics
o o o o o
pooree ho gayee man kee baat
pooree ho gayee man kee baat
man kee baat
pooree ho gayee man kee baat
pooree ho gayi man kee baat
man kee baat
man kahta tha ek nadee ho
ek nadee ho
jismein naav chalee jaatee ho o
naav chalee jaatee ho
neeche pul ho upar taare
madmaatee ho raat
pooree ho gayee man kee baat
pooree ho gayee man kee baat
man kee baat
saajan pyar jagaane aaya
man kee pyaas bujhaane aaya aa
saajan pyaar jagaane aaya
man kee pyaas bujhaane aaya aa
phir se man ko chain na aaye
phir se man ko chain na aaye
aisa ye kamjaat
pooree ho gayee man kee baat
pooree ho gayee man kee baat
man kee baat
saajan mera main saajan kee
aaj kee raat hai raat milan kee
saajan mera main saajan kee
aaj kee raat hai raat milan kee
aaj kee raat ko baandh le bijhna
aaj kee raat ko baandh le bijhna
aaj kee raat ko baandh le bijhna
ho na kabhee parbhaat
ho na kabhee parbhaat
ho na kabhee parbhaat
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