Underplayed Gems

Uthama Puthiran (1940)

Uthama Puthiran poster
Original title
உத்தம புத்திரன்
Directed by
T. R. Sundaram
Genre
historical film
Country
British Raj
Rated
UA
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a Tamil historical movie from 1940. It tells a story where the lead actor plays two different characters. The film was a notable early double role performance.

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What happens

Utthama Puthiran is a 1940 Tamil language film directed by T. R. Sundaram. P. U. Chinnappa, M. V. Rajamma, and T. S. Balaiah played the lead roles. It was the first Tamil film in which the leading actor P. U. Chinnappa played a double role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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