Uthama Puthiran
Uthama Puthiran is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language historical action film directed by T. Prakash Rao. Co-produced by C. V. Sridhar, who also wrote the screenplay, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini, with M. K. Radha, M. N. Nambiar, K. A. Thangavelu, Ragini and Kannamba in supporting roles. It revolves around twins who are separated at birth; one grows up as a kind and honest man, while the other grows up as a greedy and arrogant man.
Plot
The queen of Malarpuri delivers a male child. Her brother Naganathan replaces it with a dead child, and informs king Varaguna Pandiyan that the newborn is dead. To Naganathan's surprise, the queen gives birth to another boy soon after. Minister Gunaseelar arrives by then, and the king is informed of the birth of two children, one dead and one alive. Everyone is happy that at least one is alive. Naganathan decides to kill the first infant and hands it over to his servant Somappa. However, Somappa and his wife raise the prince in a forest.
Cast
More details
author | C. V. Sridhar |
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director | Tatineni Prakash Rao |
editor | N. M. Shankar |
genre | action historical |
keywords | crown prince dead child deathbed fight identical twin iron mask lock loot mask out of control rule talk the king write |
musicBy | G. Ramanathan |
producer | C. V. Sridhar S. Krishnamoorthy T. Govindarajan |
productionCompany | Venus Pictures |
publisher | Sivaji Productions |