Jatakam

Jatakam
Jatakam
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. Nagendra Rao
Screenplay by	T. M. V. Pathi
Produced by	R. Nagendra Rao
Starring	T. K. Balachandran; Suryakala
Cinematography	Yoosuf Mulji
Edited by	S. Surya
Music by	R. Govardhanam
Production; company	R. N. R. Pictures
Distributed by	AVM
Release date	25 December 1953;
Running time	142 minutes (12782 ft.)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Jatakam (transl. Horoscope; also spelt Jathakam) is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by R. Nagendra Rao. The film stars T. K. Balachandran and Suryakala. It was simultaneously made in Kannada as Jataka Phala and in Telugu as Jatakaphalam.

Cast

List adapted from the film's song book^[3]

Male cast

K. Sarangapani as Kandasami Kalingarayar
R. Nagendra Rao as Chinnisami Thanjarayar
T. K. Balachandran as Kanakasabai
P. D. Sambandam as Somu
Vikatan Krishnamoorthi as Dharmalingam
N. S. Narayana Pillai as Doctor
Ganapathi Bhat as Velu

Support Cast

S. G. Subbaiah, Kalyanam, C. V. Ramachandran

Female cast

K. R. Chellam as Kannammal
K. N. Kamalam as Vetummal
Kamala Bai as Ponnammal
K. Suryakala as Lakshmi
Kumari Lakshmi as Saraswathi
K. S. Angamuthu as Meena

Dance

Kumari Kamala

Production

The film was simultaneously made in Kannada as Jataka Phala and in Telugu as Jatakaphalam.^[4] The film was produced and directed by R. Nagendra Rao. Screenplay and dialogues were written by T. M. V. Pathi. Yoosuf Mulji was in charge of cinematography while the editing was done by S. Surya. Art direction was by A. Balu. Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiyah Pillai and Jaishankar handled the choreography. The film was processed at AVM laboratory.^[2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by R. Govardhanam while the lyrics were penned by T. K. Sundara Vathiyar. P. B. Sreenivas was introduced to Tamil films with the song Sindhanai En Selvame.^[5]^[4]

No.	Song	Singer/s	Duration (m:ss)
1	"Eliyor Seiyum Izhivaana Thozhilai"	M. S. Rajeswari & P. Susheela
2	"Maadugal Maeithidum Paiyan"	M. S. Rajeswari	03:05
3	"Manadhil Pudhuvidha Inbam Kaanudhe"		02:52
4	"Kulavum Yaazhisaiye"		03:05
5	"Sindhanai En Selvame"	P. B. Sreenivas	03:21
6	"Mooda Nambikkaiyaale Pala Kaedu Vilaiyum"	P. B. Sreenivas	02:53
7	"Velan Varuvaanodi"	M. L. Vasanthakumari	04:58
8	"Aandavan Namakku Alikkira'"	G. K. Venkatesh & A. G. Rathnamala	02:56

References

^ "Movies from AVM Productions". AVM Productions. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "1953 – ஜாதகம் – ஆர்.என்.ஆர். பிக்சர்ஸ் (த-தெ-க)" [1953 – Jatakam – R. N. R. Pictures (ta-te-ka)]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ ஜாதகம் (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). R. N. R. Pictures. 1953. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b Narasimham, M. L. (3 October 1997). "Golden voice of a glorious era". The Hindu. p. 27. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ Neelamegam, G (2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 64.