L. Krishnan

Tun Teja

The first film produced by Studio Merdeka in Hulu Kelang after the closure of Studio Jalan Ampas in Singapore. It's about Tun Teja Ratna Benggala, the beautiful wife of Malacca's Sultan Mahmud Shah who reigned from 1458 to 1511. Her story is one of love and betrayal.

The Black Hand Gang

Che Mamat is always unfortunate. Most of the things that he does goes wrong which makes him wasting most of his time telling stories to kids. Due to his lover pressure he agrees to enter a short story competition. His winning over this competition changed his lifestyle very drastically when he was being offered a position as a reporter at a national newspaper.

The Oily Man Strikes Again

The story of an oily man that escape from a prison with the help of his master. With the escape of that oily man, it make the people of the village afraid and feel unsecure

Rasa Sayang Eh

When the treasure map that became a bone of contention has fallen into the hands of a famous comedian, various funny action applies. Rasa Sayang Eh is a Malay film published in Malaysia in 1959. The film Rasa Sayang Eh published in the form of color film. Rasa Sayang Eh film first aired in 1959 in the cinema across the country. Displaying Wahid Satay, Dollah Sarawak, Kasma Booty, Salmah Ahmad, M. Amin, Yem and crowded again.

Raden Mas

The movie adaptation based on the legend of Raden May Ayu. It follows the original tale rather closely, though a few variations of the legend do exist. The essence of each of the variations is more or less the same: Radin Mas Ayu is the baby daughter of Pangeran (brother of the Sultan of Java) and a court dancer; she is forced to go on exile to Temasek with his father after the Sultan disagrees with her parents' marriage and burns their house down, killing her mother. Radin Mas Ayu grows up to be a pious and filial daughter, but is despised out of jealousy by her stepmother. She eventually sacrifices herself as she shields her father from a murderous attack.

Tiger Ghost

Produced by Cathay-Keris, this omnibus of three stories (with different directors) was adapted from mystery tales featuring Detective Inspector Latiff (S. Roomai Noor), a character created Pelham Groom, a former British officer and genre writer who settled in Singapore. Latiff’s ‘Watson’ is a female Chinese forensic doctor (Mary Lim), and the first story 'Mud on Her Shoes' hinges on the romance between an English expat and a Malay woman. The second story is the titular 'Hantu Rimau'. The third tale ’Double Knock Out’, heralded as the first depiction of a local boxing match, was shot in Happy World (later renamed Gay World), one of the night-life amusement parks known as the ‘Worlds’. 'Mud on Her Shoes' directed by L. Krishnan, 'Hantu Rimau' directed by B.N. Rao, 'Double Knock Out' directed by S. Roomai Noor

For A Mouthful of Rice

Untok Sesuap Nasi / For A Mouthful of Rice / L. Krishnan / Rimau

The Oily Man

A village comes alive with fear when a nefarious ‘oily man’ terrorises women in the dead of night. At their wits end, the local police enlist the help of talented police inspector Dasuki to trap and end the oily man’s mischief. Orang Minyak was digitally restored by the Asian Film Archive in 2018 using a 16mm black & white composite release print from its collection.

The Oily Man

A village comes alive with fear when a nefarious ‘oily man’ terrorises women in the dead of night. At their wits end, the local police enlist the help of talented police inspector Dasuki to trap and end the oily man’s mischief. Orang Minyak was digitally restored by the Asian Film Archive in 2018 using a 16mm black & white composite release print from its collection.

Dondang Sayang

1956 / Love Song / L. Krishnan / Keris

Dark Clouds

1956 / Mega Mendong / Ominous Clouds / L. Krishnan / Keris

The Hand of God

1956 / Azan / The Hand of God / L. Krishnan / Keris

Selamat Tinggal Kekaseh-Ku

1955 / Selamat Tinggal Kekaseh-Ku (生死之恋 )/ Goodbye My Love / L. Krishnan / Keris

Goodbye My Lover

Facing the objections of a stubborn mother, star-crossed lovers Hassan and Lai Lai struggle to come to terms with the difficulties of separation in a time of a new multicultural Malaya. Believed to be one of the earliest Malayan film featuring an interracial romance between a Malay man and a Chinese woman, this film was deemed controversial for its time for being culturally and religiously insensitive.

Duka Nestapa

1955 / Duka Nestapa / Deep Sorrow / L. Krishnan / Keris

Selamat Hari Raya

1955 / Selamat Hari Raya / Festive Greetings / L. Krishnan / Keris

Kasih Menumpang

1955 / Kasih Menumpang / Loving Another / L. Krishnan / Keris, Shah Film

Pertarohan

1954 / Pertarohan / A Gamble / L. Krishnan / Keris

Tangisan Ibu

1954 / Tangisan Ibu / Mother’s Grief / L. Krishnan / Keris

Nafsu

1954 / Nafsu / Temptation / L. Krishnan / Keris [f]

Bunga Perchintaan

Singapore production directed by L. Krishnan.

Delirious

Lupa Daratan / Delirious / L. Krishnan/ Malay Film Productions

Tas Tangan Wanita

Mardiana (Neng Yatimah), who lives in a spacious villa in Queen Astrid Park with her family, falls in love with a doctor who cured his father’s illness. In a parallel story happening in Medan, Rubiah, a flirtatious mother (Siti Tanjung Perak) who abandoned her children and husband had been living with her adultery partner, but their relationship is getting shaky of late. She realizes that her former husband in Singapore is now an established and wealthy businessman, so she packed her bags once more and returns to Singapore.

Tas Tangan Wanita

Mardiana (Neng Yatimah), who lives in a spacious villa in Queen Astrid Park with her family, falls in love with a doctor who cured his father’s illness. In a parallel story happening in Medan, Rubiah, a flirtatious mother (Siti Tanjung Perak) who abandoned her children and husband had been living with her adultery partner, but their relationship is getting shaky of late. She realizes that her former husband in Singapore is now an established and wealthy businessman, so she packed her bags once more and returns to Singapore.

Between Smiling and Crying

Abidin is an engineer working in a mine . The mine owner named Hamid was a cheapskate. Hamid had a daughter named Maimonides who love Abidin . One day , an accident at the mine and a worker had died. Hamid does not want to pay the compensation to the families of these workers.

Anguish

Derita is a Singapore film released in 1951.

Rayuan Sukma

Mahadi and Marliah have been friends since they were little. When they become adults, they want to get married but often Musa gets in the way.

Life

In the Katong area, in eastern Singapore, lives Jaafar, a rich man, together with his wife Rubiah and her brother, the charming but badly-behaved Salim. One day, Salim visits his grandfather in Johor, where he meets a young and attractive girl, Salbiah. Salbiah's family is deeply in debt to a man, and unable to pay him back. The only solution is for Salbiah to marry that man. Salim, after sympathizing with Salbiah, promises to help raise the money. Ecstatic and thankful, Salbiah gives her chastity to Salim. Back in Singapore, Salim, after a long silence, writes to her that he in fact cannot help her and that he will not see her again. Heartbroken, Salbiah leaves her family and starts wandering through Singapore in search of the treacherous Salim.

Life

In the Katong area, in eastern Singapore, lives Jaafar, a rich man, together with his wife Rubiah and her brother, the charming but badly-behaved Salim. One day, Salim visits his grandfather in Johor, where he meets a young and attractive girl, Salbiah. Salbiah's family is deeply in debt to a man, and unable to pay him back. The only solution is for Salbiah to marry that man. Salim, after sympathizing with Salbiah, promises to help raise the money. Ecstatic and thankful, Salbiah gives her chastity to Salim. Back in Singapore, Salim, after a long silence, writes to her that he in fact cannot help her and that he will not see her again. Heartbroken, Salbiah leaves her family and starts wandering through Singapore in search of the treacherous Salim.

Pembalasan

This film tell a story about a evil step mother that put a spell at her own children until he become a monkey. The monkey run deep into the woods until he come into a castle.

The Will of God

Khatijah is a greedy and insecure stepmother who hates her stepdaughter, Fatimah. While her husband is away, she hires an assassin to murder Fatimah. But the assassin sympathizes with Fatimah and, instead of killing her, cuts off one of her hands which he shows to Khatijah as a proof of her death.

Faithfulness

Ibrahim, a rich man, has a spoilt son, Hassan, who is a thief and a liar. When the family adopts nasir, a poor orphan, Hassan does not welcome him. But Sa'adiyah, the daughter of the family, becomes Nasir's devoted friend and ally. After marrying a wife consumed by greed, Hassan turns to thieving to support their lifestyle. He is caught and imprisoned; upon his release, he steals from his adopted brother Nasir. However, Nasir saves him from the arm of the law by informing the police that the stolen items are actually gifts he planned to give Hassan. Hassan is thus released and comes to realise Nasir’s noble heart and kind intentions.

Faithfulness

Ibrahim, a rich man, has a spoilt son, Hassan, who is a thief and a liar. When the family adopts nasir, a poor orphan, Hassan does not welcome him. But Sa'adiyah, the daughter of the family, becomes Nasir's devoted friend and ally. After marrying a wife consumed by greed, Hassan turns to thieving to support their lifestyle. He is caught and imprisoned; upon his release, he steals from his adopted brother Nasir. However, Nasir saves him from the arm of the law by informing the police that the stolen items are actually gifts he planned to give Hassan. Hassan is thus released and comes to realise Nasir’s noble heart and kind intentions.

The Virgin of Borneo

Asun, a young man from the Dayak jungle tribe ventures out of the forest and gets lost. He is rescued by Malay villagers, and befriends one of their sons, Noor. Years go by, and the two of them remain friends. Noor, by now the head of his village, sets off on a long jungle trip with Asun. Unfortunately, they are attacked by Iban warriors, who capture Noor and take him to their village, where they intend to cut his head off during a sacrificial ritual.

The Virgin of Borneo

Asun, a young man from the Dayak jungle tribe ventures out of the forest and gets lost. He is rescued by Malay villagers, and befriends one of their sons, Noor. Years go by, and the two of them remain friends. Noor, by now the head of his village, sets off on a long jungle trip with Asun. Unfortunately, they are attacked by Iban warriors, who capture Noor and take him to their village, where they intend to cut his head off during a sacrificial ritual.