Maya Machhindra


Maya Macchindra also titled alternatively as Alakh Niranjan is the title of various number of films produced in different languages in India. The story is based on the life of Matsyendranath or Machindranath one of the eighty-four Mahasiddhas, tantric yogic master and the founder of nath lineage, and his famous disciple, baba Gorakhnath.

1932 Marathi/Hindi film

Maya Machhindra is a 1932 Marathi/Hindi black-and-white film, produced by Prabhat Films, directed by Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre. The film is based on Mani Shankar Trivedi's play Siddhasansar with music scored by Govindrao Tembe.

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Maya Machhindra was a popular legend in ancient India and Tibet about tantric masters, and was made into a movie in more than one language six times. The first version was in Hindi, made by Marathi in 1932, soon after India’s first sound film Alam Ara was made in 1931. The film was produced and directed by Vankudre Shantaram. Govinda Rao Tembe, played Machindranath. His disciple Gorakhnath was played by Vinayak, and the queen was played by Durga Khote.

1939 Tamil film

Maya Machindra is a Tamil language film, scripted by Lakshmana Das. The title role was essayed by M.K. Radha. The film was released in 1939 and had a successful run.

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1945 Telugu film

Maya Machhindra is a 1945 Telugu language film directed by P. Pullaiah.

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is a 1975 Telugu language film produced by Pinjala Subba Rao and directed by Babu Bhai Mistry.. It was also dubbed into Hindi.

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It was made into Bollywood film in 1950 as Alakh Niranjan, and Maya machhindra in 1951, starring Trilok Kapoor and Nirupa Roy, in 1960 starring Manher Desai, Nirupa Roy. and in 1975 by Srinath Tripathi starring Abhi Bhattacharya.

1981 Gujrati movie

Allakh Niranjan is a 1981 Indian Gujarati film, directed by Jayant.K.Bhatt. The film stars Rita Bhaduri, Jayshree Gadkar, Jay Shree T, Ramesh Mehta, Shrikant Jani, Manhar Desai in lead roles. The film had musical score by Manik Patel.