Paul Muni Born", written by Ben Hecht, to help promote the creation of a Jewish state in Israel. This play was directed by Luther Adler and co-starred Marlon Brando. Years later, in response to a question put to him by Alan King, Brando stated that Muni was the greatest actor he ever saw. At London's Phoenix Theatre on July 28, 1949, Muni began a run as Willy Loman in the first English production of "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller. He took over from Lee J. Cobb, who had played the principal role in the original Broadway production. Both productions were
Pavalakkodi (1949 film) Pavalakkodi (1949 film) Pavalakkodi is a 1949 Indian Tamil language mythological film produced and directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu. The film featured T. R. Mahalingam, T. E. Varadhan and T. R. Rajakumari in the lead roles. It is the story of Arjuna, a Mahabharata character, falling in love with Pavalakkodi who is the princess of a coral island called Pavala Theevu. (However, the story is not found anywhere in Mahabharata). The list is adapted from The Hindu article and from the database of Film News Anandan. Dance The story was a popular stage play with M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar