Mohini (1948 film)

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1948 Indian 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[edit]

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

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## Production[edit]

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$57,000 in 2023).[3]

## Soundtrack[edit]

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

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"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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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[edit]

* Mohini at IMDb