Mohini (1948 film)

Mohini
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lanka Sathiyam
Written by	S. D. Sundharam
Screenplay by	A. S. A. Sami
Produced by	M. Somasundharam
Starring	T. S. Balaiah M.G. Ramachandran Madhuri Devi V. N. Janaki
Cinematography	M. Masthan
Edited by	D. Durairaj
Music by	S. M. Subbaiah Naidu C. R. Subburaman
Production company	Jupiter Pictures
Release date	31 October 1948 (1948-10-31)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Mohini is a 1948 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Lanka Sathiyam and produced by M. Somasundharam. It stars T. S. Balaiah, V. N. Janaki, Madhuri Devi, M. G. Ramachandran, Pulimoottai Ramaswami, M. N. Nambiar and R. Balasubramaniam.[1] It was released on 31 October 1948.[2]

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

Female cast V. N. Janaki as Mohini Madhuri Devi as Kumari M. S. S. Bhagyam Dance Lalitha & Padmini 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

Production

Sami decided to have a scene of flying horse inspired from Arabian Nights. The scene was picturised using Optical Printing on the film's antagonist R. Balasubramaniam by creating a machine horse on the budget of ₹40,000 (equivalent to ₹4.5 million or US$52,000 in 2023).[3]

Soundtrack

Music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu & C. R. Subburaman. Lyrics were penned by T. K. Sundara Vathiyar and 'Bhoomi' Balakadas.[4] 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.[5]

Song	Singer	Length
"Vasantha Maalai Neram"	C. R. Subburaman & T. V. Rathnam	04:27
"Aahaa Ivar Yaaradi"	P. Leela & K. V. Janaki	04:55
"Vinaidhanai Aruppaan"	M. M. Mariyappa	01:22
"Maayamaai Vanthennai Mayanga"	K. V. Janaki	02:39
"Raajaadhi Raajar Mechum"	M. S. S. Bhagyam	02:56
"Aahaa Aahaa Adhisayam"	P. Leela & K. V. Janaki	03:11
"Vaazhkkai Ivvidham Aamo"	K. V. Janaki	02:34
"Vaa En Aruge Maaraa Singaaraa"	K. V. Janaki	02:32
"Unmaiyaa Idhu Unmaiyaa"	T. S. Balaiah	03:01

Reception

The Indian Express wrote, "The story is so full of action that it is difficult to narrate it succinctly".[6]

References

1. Guy, Randor (19 October 2007). "Mohini 1948". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
2. "Mohini". The Indian Express. 31 October 1948. p. 3.
3. "இன்றைய ஸ்டில்-அன்றைய நினைவு!". Kalki (in Tamil). 27 February 1983. pp. 7–8. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
4. "1948 – மோகினி – ஜூபிடர்" [1948 – Mohini – Jupiter]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
5. Narasimhan, Vamanan. Thirai Isai Kalanjiyam (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 455.
6. "Mohini". The Indian Express. 30 October 1948. p. 10.

External links

• Mohini at IMDb