Chinta (film)

Chinta
Chinta
Directed by	B. S. Rajhans
Starring	Siput Sarawak; S. Roomai Noor;
Music by	Zubir Said; Alfonso Soliano
Production; company	Malay Film Productions
Distributed by	Shaw Brothers
Release date	31 October 1948;
Countries	Singapore; Malaya;
Language	Malay

Chinta (Malay:'Love')^[1] is a 1948 Singaporean romantic drama film directed by B. S. Rajhans and produced by Malay Film Productions. It was released on 31 October 1948.^[2]

Chinta was the first Malayan film released after the declaration of the Malayan Emergency, and also marks the first screen appearance of P. Ramlee.^[2] It is the oldest surviving film of Malayan cinema.

Plot

A boat is caught in a huge tempest and sinks. Only King Kanchi (S. Roomai Noor) survives. A few fishermen find him on the shore and rescue him. The love story begins when Chinta (Siput Sarawak), a young village girl, takes care of him.

Cast

Siput Sarawak as Chinta
S. Roomai Noor as King Kanchi and Sanchi
Ja'afar Wiryo as Camban
Harris as Vidush
P. Ramlee as Putar
Suhara Effendi as Ruchi
Norsiah
Lelawati

References

^ Millett, Raphael (2006). Singapore Cinema. Editions Didier Millet. ISBN 981-4155-42-X.
^ ^a ^b Amir Muhammad (2008). "Love in the time of Emergency". Tell Magazine (January).

External links

Chinta / 1948 - Filem Malaysia
Chinta / Love (1948) at the Singapore Film Locations Archive

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[1] Millett, Raphael (2006). Singapore Cinema. Editions Didier Millet. ISBN 981-4155-42-X.

[Amir-2] Amir Muhammad (2008). "Love in the time of Emergency". Tell Magazine (January).

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