He roped in a leading Kannada stage and film actor, K. Krishnan made his first full-length feature film Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum, in which he played the lead role of Ali Baba.
Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum was the first Tamil adaptation of Alibaba and the Forty Thieves.
Both have been translated into most languages of the world, and have found stage and screen adaptations in many languages. Alibaba and the 40 Thieves and Aladdin and the Magic Lamp are the most famous ones. Translated in English by Sir Richard Burton, the Arabian Nights became popular all over the world. The story of Alibaba is one of the tales that Queen Scheherazade related to the brutal king Shahryar every night in order to save her own life.
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