Jaganmohini (1951 film)

Jaganmohini
Directed by Dr Shankar Singh
Produced by Dr Shankar Singh
Written by Hunsur Krishnamurthy (dialogues)
Starring Harini
Pratima Devi
Srinivasa Rao
Music by P. Shyamanna
Distributed by Mahathma Pictures
Release date
  • 9 July 1951 (1951-07-09)
Country India
Language Kannada

Jaganmohini is 1951 Kannada film by Dr Shanakr Singh is about a seductress who falls in love with a prince and tries stealing him from his fiancée. It starred Harini who made her debut at the age of 14. Harini became the first Kannada heroine to don swimsuit on-screen. The movie was infamous for its censor problems. Despite this, the film become box office hit and had 100 days on run. B. Vittalacharya remade it in Telugu in 1978 as Jaganmohini which also went on to be remade in Tamil in 1978. Further, it was remade again in Tamil in 2009 as Jaganmohini.[1][2] [3][4][5][6]

Cast

  • Srinivasa Rao
  • U. Mahabala rao
  • Prathima Devi
  • M. Jayashree
  • M. S. Subbanna
  • Harini

References

  1. ↑ "An evening with Jaganmohini". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "History 23 - First Folk Film". www.chitraloka.com. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sepia stories at 60". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "In thought and spirit". www.thehindujobs.com. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jaganmohini (1951)". chiloka.com. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jaganmohini (1951)". www.nthwall.com. Retrieved 6 February 2015.


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