Jagathalaprathapan (1944 film)
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Jagathalaprathapan was a 1944 Tamil-language film starring P. U. Chinnappa
and M. S. Sarojini in the lead roles. Dubbed the '12 Minister's Tale', Jagathalaprathapan was a box-office success and sealed Chinnappa's position as one of the top stars in Tamil cinema.
P. U. Chinnappa
Pudukkottai Ulaganathan Pillai Chinnappa , also popularly known as P.U.Chinnappa, was a popular singer and Tamil movie actor during 1930's and 1940s from Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is also credited to be one of the first major influential actors of South Cinema...
and M. S. Sarojini in the lead roles. Dubbed the '12 Minister's Tale', Jagathalaprathapan was a box-office success and sealed Chinnappa's position as one of the top stars in Tamil cinema.
Plot
Jagathalaprathapan was based on the fantasy story of a prince who is to be punished from his kingdom for expressing his desire for four celestial maidens, Indrani, Nagakumari, Agnikumari and Varunakumari. The prince, however, escapes punishment and roams in disguise in the company of a friend when he meets a damsel who is Indirakumari in disguise. He marries her and settles down in a kingdom whose king falls in love with his wife and sends the prince away to Nagaloka in order to covet her. The prince, however, succeeds in finding Nagakumari in Nagaloka, Agnikumari in Agniloka and Varunakumari in Varunaloka and succeeds in winning them as wives.Cast
- P. U. ChinnappaP. U. ChinnappaPudukkottai Ulaganathan Pillai Chinnappa , also popularly known as P.U.Chinnappa, was a popular singer and Tamil movie actor during 1930's and 1940s from Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is also credited to be one of the first major influential actors of South Cinema...
as Prince Jagathalaprathapan - M. S. Sarojini as Indirakumari
- P. B. Rangachari as Jagathalaprathapan's father
- M. R. SanthanalakshmiM. R. SanthanalakshmiM. R. Santhanalakshmi was a Tamil film actress who played lead roles in movies of the 1930s and 1940s.- Filmography :...
as Jagathalaprathapan's mother - U. R. Jeevarathnam as Nagakumari
- S. VaralakshmiS. VaralakshmiSaridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer...
as Agnikumari - T. A. Jayalakshmi as Varunakumari
- P. Saradambal as 'Avvai'
- N. S. KrishnanN. S. KrishnanNagerkoyil Sudalaimuthu Krishnan , popularly known as Kalaivanar and also as 'NSK' was a leading Tamil film comedian, drama artist, playback singer and writer in the early stages of the Tamil film industry - in the 1940s and 1950s....
as Jagathalaprathapan's friend.