''Jatakam'' ( ; also spelt ''Jathakam'') is a 1953 Indian

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directed by R. Nagendra Rao. The film stars

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and Suryakala. It was simultaneously made in

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as ''Jataka Phala'' and in

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as ''Jatakaphalam''. The film was released on 25 December 1953.

Cast

List adapted from the film's song book ;Male cast * K. Sarangapani as Kandasami Kalingarayar * R. Nagendra Rao as Chinnisami Thanjarayar *

as Kanakasabai * P. D. Sambandam as Somu * Vikatan Krishnamoorthi as Dharmalingam * N. S. Narayana Pillai as Doctor * Ganapathi Bhat as Velu ;Supporting 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 Kumari Kamala (born 16 June 1934) is an Indian dancer and actress (also known as Kamala Lakshman). Initially featured as a child dancer, Kamala appeared in almost 100 Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films throughout her career. In the 1970s, sh ...

Production

The film was simultaneously made in

as ''Jataka Phala'' and in

as ''Jatakaphalam''. 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.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by R. Govardhanam while the lyrics were penned by T. K. Sundara Vathiyar.

P. B. Sreenivas Prathivadhi Bhayankara Sreenivas (22 September 1930 – 14 April 2013) widely known as P. B. S. was an Indian playback singer, composer, harmonium player, Lyricist and poet known for his works in South cinema, and Bollywood. His major chunk of ...

was introduced to Tamil films with the song ''Sindhanai En Selvame''.

References

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*{{IMDb title 1950s Indian films 1950s multilingual films 1950s Tamil-language films 1953 comedy films 1953 films Films scored by R. Govardhanam Indian black-and-white films Indian comedy films Indian multilingual films Tamil-language comedy films Tamil-language Indian films