Mohini (1948 film)

Mohini
Mohini
Directed by	Lanka Sathiyam
Written by	S. D. Sundharam
Screenplay by	A. S. A. Sami
Produced by	M. Somasundharam
Starring	T. S. Balaiah; Madhuri Devi; M. G. Ramachandran; V. N. Janaki
Cinematography	M. Masthan
Edited by	D. Durairaj
Music by	S. M. Subbaiah Naidu; C. R. Subburaman
Production; company	Jupiter Pictures
Distributed by	Jupiter Pictures
Release date	31 October 1948;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Mohini is a 1948 Tamil-language film directed by Lanka Sathiyam and produced by M. Somasundharam. It features T. S. Balaiah, V. N. Janaki, Madhuri Devi, M. G. Ramachandran, Pulimoottai Ramaswami, M. N. Nambiar and R. Balasubramaniam.^[1]

Cast

Male cast

T. S. Balaiah as Mohankumar
M. G. Ramachandran as Vijayakumar
R. Balasubramaniam
Pulimootai Ramasami as Sathyabala King
M. N. Nambiar
M. A. Ganapathi
C. P. Kittan
Nott Annaji Rao

Dance

Lalitha & Padmini

Female cast

V. N. Janaki as Mohini
Madhuri Devi as Kumari
M. S. S. Bhagyam

Kumari's Dance Group

K. Malathi
R. Lakshmisundaram
D. Bharathi
C. A. Nirmala Devi
B. R. Lakshmi
K. Rathnam
M. D. Kamala Bai
T. Ranganayaki

Soundtrack

Music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu & C. R. Subburaman. Lyrics were penned by T. K. Sundara Vathiyar and 'Bhoomi' Balakadas.^[2] The song Aahaa Ivar Yaaradi was a hit. C. R. Subburaman composed the music for this song. G. Ramanathan went to Subburaman's home and congratulated him for the excellent composition in classical music.^[3]

No	Song	Singer	Lyrics	Length(m:ss)
1	Vasantha Maalai Neram	C. R. Subburaman & T. V. Rathinam
2	Aahaa Ivar Yaaradi	P. Leela & K. V. Janaki

References

^ Randor Guy (19 October 2007). "Mohini 1948". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
^ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
^ Narasimhan, Vamanan. Thirai Isai Kalanjiyam (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers 044 25361039. p. 455.

External links

Mohini at IMDb
"Aha Ivar Yaradi – Song from Mohini – Singers: P. Leela & K. V. Janaki". geet.fm. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
Vasantha Maalai Neram on YouTube – Singers: M. M. Mariappa and T. V. Rathinam
Mohini Full length movie on YouTube
Video song - Aaha Ivar Yaradi on YouTube

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[thehindu-1] Randor Guy (19 October 2007). "Mohini 1948". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

[2] Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.

[3] Narasimhan, Vamanan. Thirai Isai Kalanjiyam (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers 044 25361039. p. 455.

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