Lavangi (1946/50) :: rare monochrome & colour-tinted lobby cards

For connoisseurs & collectors of rare film & photography memorabilia, we are pleased to offer an extremely rare set of twenty gelatin silver lobby cards of the film Lavangi.

First released in 1946 in Tamil and dubbed in Hindi in 1950, this film featured Kumari Rukmani in the title role of Lavangi alongside one of the legendary pioneers of South Indian cinema Y. V. Rao in the role of Jagannatha Panditaraja, the celebrated Sanskrit poet who served under the patronage of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.

These 20 original gelatin silver lobby cards, featuring ten images each in their monochrome and colour-tinted versions, are extremely rare and hard to find, especially in such excellent condition as the ones we are offering. These precious rarities offer a unique glimpse into the art of colour-tinted photographs in the black-and-white era of Indian cinema.

Images of all the twenty rare gelatin silver lobby cards are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.

LAVANGI — set of twenty original gelatin silver lobby cards of both the monochrome & colour-tinted versions.

Year of release: 1946 (Tamil) / 1950 (dubbed Hindi version).

Director: Y. V. Rao

Format: Monochrome & colour-tinted original gelatin silver photographic lobby cards — Extremely Rare & hard–to–find

Actors featured in these lobby cards: Kumari Rukmani, Y. V. Rao, B.R. Panthulu, B. Jayamma, Miss Azurie et al.

Size: 10 inches x 12 inches

Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent. These high-quality gelatin silver prints have retained their original lustre. The corners/edges of these lobby cards bear a few residual marks of the drawing pins used for display on the notice-boards of cinema halls. Natural foxing/yellowing on the reverse blank side owing to age.

Inscriptions: The name of the film and the year is handwritten on the reverse blank side of some of these lobby cards.

Please email us on kumarclassicbookpoint@gmail.com for cost and availability, or for any further queries in order to serve you better. Delivery in Mumbai is free.