Dhaasippen
| Dhaasippen தாசிப்பெண் |
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| 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 S. Rajeswara Rao |
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Release dates
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3 March 1943 |
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Running time
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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
- S. Rajeswara Rao - Music
- Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar - Story[2]
