Miss Malini (1947)
Miss Malini was a 1947 Tamil social satire film based on the Mr. Sampath story by R.K. Narayan. It included aspects of life in Madras (now known as Chennai) during the World War II period (1939-1945) when there was a shortage of commodities and high prices, and includes depictions of social mores, a love story, and the moral dilemmas its characters face pursuing business and personal interests. No print of the film is known to exist presently, so it is considered it a lost film.
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