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| Dhaasippen தாசிப்பெண் | |
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| File:Dhassippen Poster .jpg Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Ellis R. Dungan |
| Written by | Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar |
| Starring | T. R. Mahalingam M. G. Ramachandran N. S. Krishnan T. A. Madhuram |
| Music by | Lalitha Venkatraman S. Rajeswara Rao |
Production companies | Minerva Pictures Bhuvaneswari Pictures |
| Distributed by | Devi Films |
Release date | 3 March 1943 |
Running time | 150 min. (13,623 Feet) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Dhaasippen also spelled as Daasippenn (Tamil: தாசிப்பெண் English: Prostitute Women) is a 1943 Tamil film directed by Ellis R. Dungan and produced by Bhuvaneswai Pictures. Starring T. R. Mahalingam and M. G. Ramachandran. Music by Lalitha Venkatraman and S. Rajeswara Rao assets to the movie .The film was also had an alternate title - Jothi Malar (Tamil: ஜோதி மலர்).[1][2][3]
Plot
Interestingly the film based on a folk tale about a Devadasis dedicating her life to workship of Lord Shiva and refusing to the follow the traditional family profession of entertainment men.
Production
Dhaasippen (lit. Dancing Girl or Prostitute) was based on a play of the same name written by Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar.[4] It was produced by Buvaneshwari Pictures and directed by Ellis Dungan. T. R. Mahalingam played the lead role and M. G. Ramachandran (later Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu) was cast in a supporting role. Comic relief was provided by the husband and wife comedy duo of N. S. Krishnan- T. A. Madhuram. This film was short (13,623 feet) when compared to the Tamil films of 1930s due to the shortage of film negatives during World War II. It was released on 3 March 1943 in tandem with another film - Kizhattu Mappilai (Tamil: கிழட்டு மாப்பிள்ளை).[2]
Cast and crew
- T. R. Mahalingam
- M. G. Ramachandran
- Balasaraswathi
- M. R. Santhanalakshmi
- N. S. Krishnan
- T. A. Mathuram
- Krishnamurthy
- Ellis R. Dungan - Director
- R. S. Mani - Assistant Director
- Lalitha Venkatraman - Music
- S. Rajeswara Rao - Music
- Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar - Story[2]
References
- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 147. ISBN 0-85170-455-7, ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal padaitha Tamil Thiraipada Varalaaru (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publications. pp. 28:33.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Saraswathi, S. (1996). Government, politics, and people: linkage politics of Tamil Nadu. Manak Publications. p. 230. ISBN 8185445761, ISBN 978-81-85445-76-2.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ He drew inspiration from Shakespeare, The Hindu 18 April 2008
External links
- Daasi Penn at IMDb
