Maruthanad Elavarasee

Princess of the Marudha Kingdom) is a 1950 Indian Tamil-language film directed and edited by A. Kasilingam, and written by M. Karunanidhi.

He grows up and meets a young woman Rani and her friend and falls in love unaware that she is a princess.

[1] However, according to M. G. Ramachandran (known and credited as Ramachandar at that time), T. V. Chari began work on a film titled Kaali Dasi as producer, director and writer, but it was shelved after some progress due to the production company dissolving.

Ramachandar added that G. Govindan & Company took over production with A. Kasilingam as director and Karunanidhi as writer, retaining some of the already shot scenes but using them to weave a new story.

[5] The film became a box office success and, according to historian Randor Guy, established Ramachandar and Janaki as a "star pair sure to go places".