Dhaasippen

Dhaasippen
Directed by	Ellis R. Dungan
Produced by	Bhuvaneshwari Pictures
Written by	Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar
Starring	T. R. Mahalingam M. G. Ramachandran N. S. Krishnan T. A. Madhuram
Music by	Lalitha Venkatraman Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Release date(s)	03 March 1943
Running time	150 min. (13,623 Feet)
Language	Tamil

Dhaasippen also spelled as Daasippenn (Tamil: தாசிப்பெண்) is a 1943 Tamil film directed by Ellis R. Dungan and starring T. R. Mahalingam and M. G. Ramachandran. The film was also had an alternate title - Jothi Malar (Tamil: ஜோதி மலர்).^[1][2][3]

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
• Saluri Rajeswara Rao - Music
• Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar - Story^[2]

References

1. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. pp. 147. ISBN 0851704557, ISBN 9780851704555. http://books.google.com/books?client=firefox-a&id=nOZkAAAAMAAJ. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Film News Anandan (2004) (in Tamil). Sadhanaigal padaitha Tamil Thiraipada Varalaaru. Chennai: Sivagami Publications. pp. 28:33. 
3. ^ Saraswathi, S. (1996). Government, politics, and people: linkage politics of Tamil Nadu. Manak Publications. pp. 230. ISBN 8185445761, ISBN 9788185445762. http://books.google.com/books?cd=1&id=MWmKAAAAMAAJ&dq=dasi+pen+1943&q=dasi+pen#search_anchor. 
4. ^ He drew inspiration from Shakespeare, The Hindu 18 April 2008

External links

• Daasi Penn at the Internet Movie Database