Uthama Puthiran (1958)

Original title

உத்தம புத்திரன்

Directed by

Tatineni Prakash Rao

Genre

action film, historical film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 37m

Rated

U

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two twin brothers are separated at birth. One grows up to be a kind and brave warrior while the other becomes a cruel dictator. The story follows their conflict and the efforts to stop the evil twin.

dramaticheroicswashbucklingfast-pacedclassicromanticemotionaladventurous

What happens

Uthama Puthiran (transl. Virtuous Son) 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 to be a valiant warrior, and the other a tyrannical dictator. Uthama Puthiran is a remake of the 1940 Tamil film of the same name, itself based on The Man in the Iron Mask, the third part of the 1847–1850 novel The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas. It is the first film to feature Ganesan in two distinct roles, and the first Indian film to have the shots with zoom technique. Cinematography was handled by A. Vincent, and editing by N. M. Shankar. Uthama Puthiran was released on 7 February 1958, and distributed by Ganesan's company Sivaji Films. The film became a major commercial success, with a theatrical run of over 100 days, and established Ganesan as one of the most bankable stars in Tamil cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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