Miss Malini is a 1947 Indian Tamil-language satirical film directed by Kothamangalam Subbu and produced by K. Ramnoth for Gemini Studios. Besides writing the dialogue and co-writing the screenplay with R. K. Narayan, Subbu also starred in the film alongside Pushpavalli and M. S. Sundari Bai. Javar Seetharaman and Gemini Ganesan made their acting debuts in the film appearing in minor supporting roles. The film focuses on Malini (Pushpavalli), an impoverished woman who joins her actress friend Sundari's (M. S. Sundari Bai) theatre company Kala Mandhiram and becomes a success. Things take a turn for the worse when she befriends a charlatan named Sampath (Kothamangalam Subbu).Miss Malini subtly ridiculed aspects of life in Madras (now Chennai) during the World War II period between 1939 and 1945, and was the only screenplay written by Narayan that was successfully adapted into a feature film. It was first shown on 26 September 1947, and was accompanied in theatres by Cinema Kadhambam, the first animated film produced in South Indian cinema. Miss Malini was praised by intellectuals; Subbu's performance as Sampath was widely appreciated. The songs composed by S. Rajeswara Rao and Parur S. Anantharaman became popular, and the film gained cult status in Tamil cinema.