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Sathi Leelavathi (1936) release date is 28 Mar, 1936

The heroine, Susheela Devi, was an attractive young woman and a good dancer who did some of the earliest cabaret sequences in the 1930s. She did the exciting dance in Ellis R.Dungan's classic Sathi Leelavathi' (1936) which introduced several new talents to cinema such as S.S. Vasan, M.K. Radha, N.S. Krishnan, T. S. Balaiah, and last but not the least, M.G. Ramachandran.

Leafing through the collection, you spot Sathi Leelavathi, produced by the Coimbatore-based Manorama Films in 1936. Based on S.S.Vasan’s novel, MGR made his debut as Inspector Rangaiah Naidu, in the film. The booklet also carries a congratulatory note by P. Sambandam, one of the prominent names in films from Chennai. It also has a copy of a telegram sent by Murugappa Chettiar from Colombo to Manorama Films, in which he writes: “Sathi Leelavathi having splendid reception. Great popular appeal. Expecting two more glorious weeks.”