Mr. Sampat (1952)
2h 45m
Running Time
December 25, 1952Release Date
Plot.
The charming Mr. Sampat weaves his way into theatrical company with his moneymaking schemes, only to cause the everyone involved to go bankrupt, including Malini, the young actress who has fallen in love with him.
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Cast & Crew.
Motilal
Mr. Sampat
Padmini
Malini Devi
M. S. Sundari Bai
Nirmala
Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi
Seth Makhanlal Jhaverimull Gheewala
Swaraj
Director of Kalamandir Theatre
Kailash
Prince Raj Mohan
Balkrishna Kalla
Composer
Badri Prasad
Malini's father
Shanker Shashtri
Composer
L. Narayana Rao
Banker (as Narayan Rao)
Agha
Bajrang Brahmachari
L.R. Mudaliar
Kavi
Kadam
Assistant Director of Kalamandir Theatre
R.K. Narayan
Story
Kothamangalam Subbu
Screenplay
S. S. Vasan
Director / Producer
J.S. Casshyap
Writer
Pandit Indra
Lyricist
Shamshad Begum
Playback Singer
Geeta Dutt
Playback Singer
Talat Mahmood
Playback Singer
P. Ellappa
Director of Photography
Jamuna Swaroop Kashyap
Lyricist
M. A. Partha Sarathy
Producer
Chandru
Editor
Details.
Wiki.
Mr. Sampat is a 1952 Indian Hindi-language satirical film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios. It is based on R. K. Narayan's 1949 novel Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi, and the Tamil film Miss Malini (1947). The film revolves around the titular con artist (Motilal) who manipulates an actress (Padmini) and a merchant (Kanhaiyalal) for his own benefits.
Mr. Sampat was released on 25 December 1952. Although Motilal received rave reviews for his performance, the film was a commercial failure.