FACT 01:

The film was made with an estimated budget of Rs. 2,00,000 back in 1957 and was made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil. The Telugu version was released on 27 March 1957, and the Tamil version on on 12 April 1957. It was also dubbed into Kannada. It was the Costliest Movie of the Era and the first movie in India Cinema to be made in more than one language.

FACT 02:

The final film length of this movie was 5,888 metres (19,318 ft). The movie came out as a 5 hour movie and was cut short to 2 hour 45 minutes.

FACT 03:

The song “Sundari neevanti divya swaroopam” was initially not in the script. It was written after Relangi entered the project keeping the craze of the star comedian in mind.

FACT 04:

The film was first proposed to be released by the name of “Veera Ghatotkacha” keeping S.V.Rangarao’s stardom in mind but the legendary actor insisted that the title should focus on the whole story rather than just his character. “Surekhaapaharanam” was the name of this movie at the project stage.. It was finally released as MayaBazaar and created the History on the name.

FACT 05:

Andhra Pradesh State Government planned to introduce the film as a part of the tenth standard English syllabus from 2014. The fourth unit of the English text book was named “Films and Theaters” and there is a special mention of Mayabazaar and its actors along with two images from the film. A classic which deserves to be passed on to the next generations.