Vana Mohini

Vana Mohini Tamil is a 1941 Tamil film directed by Hindi filmmaker Bhagwan. The film stars Srilankan actress K. Thavamani Devi and M. K. Radha in the lead roles. Additionally, an elephant played an important role in the film.

The film was based on a Hollywood jungle film featuring Dorothy Lamour. Thavamani also wore a revealing sarong, as Lamour had in the original film. It was the first time such an outfit was worn in a Tamil film and played a major role in the films success. The film was also remade in Sinhala as Wana Mohini 1957 by T. R. Sundaram and A. B. Raj.Noted Hindi film actor Bhagwan wrote the script and directed the film. Besides K. Thavamani Devi and M. K. Radha, the film featured an elephant named Chandru, which played a major role. It was perhaps the first and only instance where an elephant received top billing in the credits of a film. The film also featured Baby Rukmini as a child artist the mother of actress Lakshmi. ........

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