Vishwa Mohini (1940)
- Directed by
- Yaragudipati Varada Rao
- Genre
- romantic thriller
- Country
- British Raj
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a romantic thriller set inside the Indian film industry of the 1940s. It follows characters involved in movie making and the drama that unfolds around them.
old-fashioneddramaticbackstageearnestpioneeringlight-tensionromanticmeta
What happens
Viswa Mohini (transl. The World of Entertainment) is a 1940 Telugu-language romantic thriller film in the backdrop of Indian motion picture world, directed by Y. V. Rao. The ensemble cast starring V. Nagayya was written by Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi, and was screened at the Venice Film Festival. The production design was handled by T. V. S. Sarma, and cinematography was handled by Pandurang Naik. It is the first Indian film to be made about the movie world. The film released in 1940, and turned out to be a mediocre success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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