Rohini (film)

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Directed byKamal Ghosh
Screenplay byS. D. Sundaram
Based onKrishnakanter Uil
by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Produced byS. Mukherjee
Rohini
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKamal Ghosh
Screenplay byS. D. Sundaram
Based onKrishnakanter Uil
by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Produced byS. Mukherjee
StarringS. V. Ranga Rao
Madhuri Devi
CinematographyP. L. Rai
H. S. Venu
Edited byT. N. Vijaykumar[1]
Music byG. Ramanathan
K. V. Mahadevan
T. C. Dutt
Production
company
Madras Art Productions
Release date
  • 2 November 1953 (1953-11-02)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Rohini is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Kamal Ghosh and produced by S. Mukherjee. It is an adaptation of the Bengali novel Krishnakanter Uil (transl.Krishnakant's Will) by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. The film was released on 5 November 1953 and failed commercially.

A wealthy zamindar writes a will disposing of his property. He does not want to give the entire estate to his son who despises his father. The zamindar wants to give a major portion of the estate to one of his close relatives and he has a sister named Rohini, who is a widow. The zamindar's son persuades Rohini to steal the will and substitute it with a counterfeit. She promptly does so, but after learning of the intentions of the zamindar's son, she changes her decision and tries to replace the counterfeit with the original. She is then caught in the act, leading to a chain of events which includes kidnap and murder.[2]

Cast

Production

Rohini was adapted from the Bengali novel Krishnakanter Uil by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. It was directed by Kamal Ghosh and produced by S. Mukherjee under Madras Art Productions.[2] The screenplay was written by S. D. Sundaram. The cinematography was handled by P. L. Rai and H. S. Venu under the supervision of Ghosh. Hiralal choreographed the dances.[2] The final length of the film was 16,835 feet (5,131 m).[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack has three music composers: G. Ramanathan, K. V. Mahadevan and T. C. Dutt, while A. Maruthakasi wrote the lyrics.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Pirandhadhum Enge"K. V. Mahadevan 
2."Inaiyilla Evvanam"G. Ramanathan 
3."Thanimaiyile Nee Enna"K. V. Mahadevan 
4."Idhudhaane Ulagam"G. Ramanathan 
5."Perum Sumaiyanen"G. Ramanathan 
6."Ennaiyen Marandhayo"K. V. Mahadevan, T. C. Dutt 
7."Izhandhein Ellame Vazhvile"K. V. Mahadevan 
8."Thendral Veesa Kanden"K. V. Mahadevan 

Release and reception

References

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