Minmini (1953 film)

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Minmini
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Directed byT. V. Ramnoth
Krishnaswamy
Written byT. S. S. Mani
StarringVijayakumar
Mangalam
Krishna Sarma
Menaka
CinematographyV. Rajagopal
Production
company
R. A. S. Dennakone productions
Release date
  • 11 June 1953 (1953-06-11)(India)
[1]
Running time
148 mins. (13361 ft.)
Country India
LanguageTamil

Minmini (English: Glowworm) is a 1953 Indian, Tamil language film directed by T. V. Ramnath and Krishnaswamy. [2] The film featured Vijayakumar and Mangalam in the lead roles. [3]

Tamil language language

Tamil is a Dravidian language predominantly spoken by the Tamil people of India and Sri Lanka, and by the Tamil diaspora, Sri Lankan Moors, Douglas, and Chindians. Tamil is an official language of two countries: Sri Lanka and Singapore and official language of the Indian state Tamil Nadu. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry. It is used as one of the languages of education in Malaysia, along with English, Malay and Mandarin. Tamil is spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.

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Plot

The film depicts the life story of Lakshmikanthan who was a film journalist and the editor of Hindu Nesan. [1] [4]

The Lakshmikanthan murder case was a high-profile criminal trial that was conducted in the then Madras Presidency between November 1944 and April 1947. The cause of the trial was the murder of C. N. Lakshmikanthan, a Tamil film journalist. Lakshmikanthan was stabbed in Vepery, Madras on 7 November 1944. He died the next morning in General Hospital, Madras. A criminal case was filed and a series of suspects were arrested. The suspects included Tamil film actors M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and N. S. Krishnan and director S. M. Sriramulu Naidu. While Naidu was acquitted, Bhagavathar and Krishnan were found guilty and convicted. Bhagavathar and Krishnan appealed to the Madras High Court, but their appeals were turned down. The duo remained in jail until 1947, when an appeal to the Privy Council was successful and the Council directed the sessions court to make a fresh retrial. They were found to be innocent and acquitted.

Cast

List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan. [1]

Film News Anandan film historian

Film News Anandan was an Indian film historian and photographer based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was popularly known as the "walking encyclopedia" of Tamil cinema.

Production

The film was produced under the banner R. A. S. Dennakone productions and directed by T. V. Ramnath and Krishnaswamy. T. S. S. Mani wrote the story and dialogues. Cinematography was handled by V. Rajagopal. P. S. Gopalakrishnan and Sampath Kumar were in charge of choreography. The film was produced at Vijaya Vauhini Studios. [1]

Vijaya Vauhini Studios

Vijaya Vauhini Studios is one of the premier motion picture movie studios in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Soundtrack

Lyrics were penned by Kalki. (Music composer and playback singers are not known). [4]

Playback singer singer whose performance is pre-recorded and lip-synced, e.g. for films

A playback singer is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not appear on the screen.

List of songs
  1. Maaya Vallavan Kannan
  2. Aaha Endhan Inbam Neeye
  3. Sathyame Jayamae Thaane
  4. Maharaajaave Inge Vaareer
  5. Yaen Pirandheno Puviyil
  6. Thagumaa Eesa Idhu Un Thiruvilaiyaadal
  7. Sugame Tharumae Solaithaan Sobhithame
  8. Kaadhal Niraindha Vaazhve Vaazhvome

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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 25 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 617.
  3. ↑ Minmini (1953 - Tamil)
  4. 1 2 G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 60.
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