Minmini (transl. Glowworm) is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language film directed by T. V. Ramnath and Krishnaswamy. The film stars Vijayakumar and Mangalam. It was released on 3 July 1953.[1]
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| Directed by | T. V. Ramnoth Krishnaswamy |
| Written by | T. S. S. Mani |
| Starring | Vijayakumar Mangalam Krishna Sarma Menaka |
| Cinematography | V. Rajagopal |
Production company | R. A. S. Dennakone Productions |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThe film fictionally depicts the life story of Lakshmikanthan who was a film journalist and the editor of Hindu Nesan.[2][3]
Cast
editList adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.[2]
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Production
editThe film was produced under the banner R. A. S. Tennekone 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.[2] R. A. S. Tennekone was a Sri Lankan.[1]
Soundtrack
editLyrics were written by Kalki. (Music composer and playback singers are not known).[3]
- List of songs
- "Maaya Vallavan Kannan"
- "Aaha Endhan Inbam Neeye"
- "Sathyame Jayamae Thaane"
- "Maharaajaave Inge Vaareer"
- "Yaen Pirandheno Puviyil"
- "Thagumaa Eesa Idhu Un Thiruvilaiyaadal"
- "Sugame Tharumae Solaithaan Sobhithame"
- "Kaadhal Niraindha Vaazhve Vaazhvome"
Reception
editAn English magazine wrote that Minmini was a horror film that could kill people.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Vamanan (5 December 2016). "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 53 | லட்சுமிகாந்தன் கொலை வழக்கும் 'மின்மினி' திரைப்படமும்!". Dinamalar. Nellai. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- 1 2 3 "1953 – மின்மினி – ரால்டென்னா கூன் புரொடக்சன்ஸ்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 60.
