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loves theatre actress Malini of the Kala Mandir Company, he plots and concocts an elaborate scheme involving her and Seth Makhanlal, a ghee merchant. He uses Malini, helps Makhanlal win the local elections, then has them involved in opening a bank by offering customers higher interest. The deposits
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wrote on 10 January 1953, "Motilal as Mr Sampat lives upto the character perfectly, and, though he gets all the laughs, he never borders on the clownish." She also praised the performance of Padmini as Malini but criticised the photography, noting that the shots of the stage shows seen in the film
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suffered from "bad lighting". J. D. S. of the same magazine also praised the film, thanking Gemini for "presenting to our film industry a model in the portrayal of modern social and political themes." He concluded that, despite a few minor objections,
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said, the film "marks a new departure in the policy and principle of our filmmakers, who have been ruled hitherto by box-office considerations with rare, too rare, exceptions. In
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are high. At Sampat's persuasion, Malini starts her own theatre company, but this comes at the cost of her leaving the Kala Mandir Company. While Sampat has a good life, a
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The film substantially deviated from the novel, with Vasan making it "a broad burlesque film and using it successfully to lampoon politicians, ex-princes, journalists,
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was released on 25 December 1952. Although Motilal received rave reviews for his performance, the film was a commercial failure. In a review dated 4 January 1953,
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song and no heartbreak track, all of which were considered "essential ingredients" in 1950s Indian cinema. The song "Laila Laila Pukaroon" is picturised on
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was released on 25 December 1952. Although Motilal received rave reviews for his performance, the film was a commercial failure.
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took place entirely at Gemini Studios. The final cut of the film was 14,276 metres (46,837 ft), equivalent to 165 minutes.
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marked her first major appearance in a Hindi film. The screenplay was written by Gemini's Story Department, headed by
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was a "shining example of film art amidst the morass of mediocrity that is the experience of the Indian cinegoer."
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noted similarities between "Aao Aao Kahani Suno" and the song "Ayirathu Thollayirathu Ambadu Aruvadu Natakam" from
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The music of the film was composed by E. Shankar Shastri and B. S. Kalla. The lyrics were written by
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was chosen to reprise the role of Malini, originally played by
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was later featured in journalist Avijit Ghosh's 2013 book
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Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi

S. S. Vasan
Kothamangalam Subbu
R. K. Narayan
Motilal
Padmini
Gemini Studios
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Hindi
satirical film
S. S. Vasan
Gemini Studios
R. K. Narayan
Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi
Tamil
Miss Malini
con artist
Motilal
Padmini
Kanhaiyalal
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