Mr. Sampat (1952)
- Directed by
- S. S. Vasan
- Genre
- comedy
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A con artist charms and uses an actress and a merchant for his own gain. The film follows his schemes and the fallout in a small Indian town.
bittersweetwryplayfulcerebralunderstatedsocially observantsatiricalcharacter-driven
What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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