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''Minnalkodi'' was directed by [[K. Amarnath]] and produced by Ramaniklal and Mohanlal under Mohan Pictures, this being one of the [[Mumbai|Bombay]]-based company's earliest Tamil films.<ref name="Encyclopaedia" /><ref name="Anandan" /> K. T. Rukmini, an [[Anglo-Indian]] actress, played Mohini. She modelled her screen mannerisms on the Hindi film actress [[Gohar Mamajiwala]], and draped her ''[[sari]]'' in the [[Gujarat|Gujarati]] style.{{sfn|Baskaran|1996|p=94}} She also took influence from the acting style of [[Fearless Nadia]].<ref name="Encyclopaedia" /><ref name="Anandan" /> S. S. Koko, a stunt-comedian, played Mohini's servant.{{sfn|Baskaran|1996|p=94}} Srinivasa Rao played Jayakumar, the police inspector who falls in love with Mohini.<ref name="Encyclopaedia" /> Other supporting roles were played by Gogia Pasha,<ref name="GogiaPasha">{{Cite news |url=https://thewire.in/153325/mysterious-gogia-pasha-original-gilly-gilly-man/ |title=The Mysterious Gogia Pasha: The Original Gilly Gilly Man |last=Zubrzycki |first=John |date=1 July 2017 |work=[[The_Atlantic#The_Wire|The Wire]] |access-date=9 February 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002508/https://thewire.in/153325/mysterious-gogia-pasha-original-gilly-gilly-man/ |archivedate=10 February 2018 |df= }}</ref> Subbulakshmi, Alamu, K. B. Rao and Usharani.<ref name="Anandan" /> ''Minnalkodi'' was filmed in black-and-white,{{sfn|Baskaran|1996|p=93}} featured only three songs,{{sfn|Baskaran|1996|p=94}} and its final length measured {{convert|14205|feet|metres}}.<ref name="Anandan" /> |
''Minnalkodi'' was among Tamil cinema's earliest action films, then known as "stunt films".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=2007 |title=From Silents to Sivaji! A look into the past — Part II |url=http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt39/MinaiMinai/75years8.jpg.html |magazine=Galatta Cinema |page=57}}</ref> It was directed by [[K. Amarnath]] and produced by Ramaniklal and Mohanlal under Mohan Pictures, this being one of the [[Mumbai|Bombay]]-based company's earliest Tamil films.<ref name="Encyclopaedia" /><ref name="Anandan" /> K. T. Rukmini, an [[Anglo-Indian]] actress, played Mohini. She modelled her screen mannerisms on the Hindi film actress [[Gohar Mamajiwala]], and draped her ''[[sari]]'' in the [[Gujarat|Gujarati]] style.{{sfn|Baskaran|1996|p=94}} She also took influence from the acting style of [[Fearless Nadia]].<ref name="Encyclopaedia" /><ref name="Anandan" /> S. S. Koko, a stunt-comedian, played Mohini's servant.{{sfn|Baskaran|1996|p=94}} Srinivasa Rao played Jayakumar, the police inspector who falls in love with Mohini.<ref name="Encyclopaedia" /> Other supporting roles were played by Gogia Pasha,<ref name="GogiaPasha">{{Cite news |url=https://thewire.in/153325/mysterious-gogia-pasha-original-gilly-gilly-man/ |title=The Mysterious Gogia Pasha: The Original Gilly Gilly Man |last=Zubrzycki |first=John |date=1 July 2017 |work=[[The_Atlantic#The_Wire|The Wire]] |access-date=9 February 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002508/https://thewire.in/153325/mysterious-gogia-pasha-original-gilly-gilly-man/ |archivedate=10 February 2018 |df= }}</ref> Subbulakshmi, Alamu, K. B. Rao and Usharani.<ref name="Anandan" /> ''Minnalkodi'' was filmed in black-and-white,{{sfn|Baskaran|1996|p=93}} featured only three songs,{{sfn|Baskaran|1996|p=94}} and its final length measured {{convert|14205|feet|metres}}.<ref name="Anandan" /> |
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| Minnalkodi | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | K. Amarnath |
| Produced by | Ramaniklal Mohanlal |
| Starring | K. T. Rukmini Srinivasa Rao S. S. Kokko |
Production company | Mohan Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Minnalkodi (lit. 'Bolt of lightning') is a 1937 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film[2] directed by K. Amarnath and produced by Ramaniklal and Mohanlal. The film stars K. T. Rukmini, Srinivasa Rao and S. S. Kokko.
Plot
Mohini is a young girl whose father dies, leaving her and her man-servant homeless. Her wily uncle misappropriates her property. In their wanderings, Mohini and the servant come across Minnalkodi, a dacoit, and protect him from the police. The injured Minnalkodi declares Mohini as the leader of his gang and dies. Mohini goes about in the guise of a man as Minnalkodi and kills her uncle and others who had harmed her earlier. But she is a good thief who robs the rich only to help the poor. Jayakumar, a police inspector, tries to capture her but is unable to make much progress. In the jungle he comes across Mohini, without her disguise, and falls in love with her. When he learns that she is, in fact, the dacoit, he persuades her to change her ways and they marry.[3][1]
Production
Minnalkodi was among Tamil cinema's earliest action films, then known as "stunt films".[4] It was directed by K. Amarnath and produced by Ramaniklal and Mohanlal under Mohan Pictures, this being one of the Bombay-based company's earliest Tamil films.[1][5] K. T. Rukmini, an Anglo-Indian actress, played Mohini. She modelled her screen mannerisms on the Hindi film actress Gohar Mamajiwala, and draped her sari in the Gujarati style.[6] She also took influence from the acting style of Fearless Nadia.[1][5] S. S. Koko, a stunt-comedian, played Mohini's servant.[6] Srinivasa Rao played Jayakumar, the police inspector who falls in love with Mohini.[1] Other supporting roles were played by Gogia Pasha,[2] Subbulakshmi, Alamu, K. B. Rao and Usharani.[5] Minnalkodi was filmed in black-and-white,[7] featured only three songs,[6] and its final length measured 14,205 feet (4,330 m).[5]
Release and reception
Minnalkodi was released on 30 October 1937,[5] and emerged a major commercial success.[8] No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 272. ISBN 019-563579-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-21.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Zubrzycki, John (1 July 2017). "The Mysterious Gogia Pasha: The Original Gilly Gilly Man". The Wire. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Baskaran 1996, pp. 93–94.
- ^ Guy, Randor (2007). "From Silents to Sivaji! A look into the past — Part II". Galatta Cinema. p. 57.
- ^ a b c d e Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 2018-02-09.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Baskaran 1996, p. 94.
- ^ a b Baskaran 1996, p. 93.
- ^ Dharamsey, Virchand (2010). "The Advent of Sound in Indian Cinema: Theatre, Orientalism, Action, Magic" (PDF). Journal of the Moving Image. 9: 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-26.
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Bibliography
- Baskaran, S. Theodore (1996). The Eye Of The Serpent: An Introduction To Tamil Cinema. Chennai: East West Books.
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External links
- Minnalkodi at AllMovie
- Minnalkodi at IMDb
