Chinta

Chinta
Directed by	B.S. Rajhans
Produced by	Malay Film Productions
Release date(s)	1948
Country	Malaysia
Language	Malay

Chinta is a 1948 film directed by B.S. Rajhans and produced by Malay Film Productions. It was released on 31 October 1948.^[1] The term chinta literally means 'love' in the Malay language.^[2]'

Plot

A boat is caught in a huge tempest and sinks. Only King Kanchi (S. Roomai Noor) survives. A few fishermen find him on the shore and rescue him. The love story begins when Chinta (Siput Sarawak), a young village girl, takes care of him.

Cast

• Siput Sarawak as Chinta
• S. Roomai Noor as King Kanchi and Sanchi
• Ja'afar Wiryo as Camban
• Harris as Vidush
• P. Ramlee as Putar
• Suhara Effendi as Ruchi

Trivia

Chinta was the first Malayan film released after the declaration of the Malayan Emergency, and also marks the first screen appearance of P. Ramlee.^[1] It is the oldest surviving film of Malayan cinema.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Muhammad, Amir (2008). "Love in the time of Emergency". Tell Magazine (January). 
2. ^ Millett, Raphael (2006). Singapore Cinema. Editions Didier Millet. ISBN 981415542X. 

External links

• Chinta at the Internet Movie Database