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{{Infobox film
| name = Uthama Puthiran
| image = Uthama Puthiran 1940 poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[T. R. Sundaram]]
| story = N. Mian
| screenplay = T. V. Swami
| writer = D. V. Chari (dialogues)
| starring = [[P. U. Chinnappa]]<br />[[M. V. Rajamma]]
| producer = [[Modern Theatres]] ([[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]])
| distributor =
| music = G. Ramanathan<ref name=vamanan />
| cinematography = P. V. Krishna Iyer
| editing = P. P. Varghese
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1940|10|24|ref1={{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=34}}}}
| budget =
| gross =
| runtime = 212 minutes
| language = Tamil
}}

'''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.

== Production ==
''Uthama Puthiran'' was adapted from the 1939 Hollywood film ''[[The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film)|The Man in the Iron Mask]]'', which was based on the 1847–1850 novel ''[[The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later]]'' by the French adventure fiction maestro, [[Alexandre Dumas]].{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=34}} The film was produced and directed by the [[Salem, Tamilnadu|Salem]] based movie mogul, [[Modern Theatres|T. R. Sundaram]], it proved successful and established the singing star of the 1940s, P. U. Chinnappa. The film featured him in dual roles and thus made him a first Tamil actor to feature him double roles. The double action scenes of Chinnappa was shot by Bodo Gutschwager, a German technician.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=35}} There was a sequence of the twins engaged in a duel while singing a duet, throwing challenges making it one of the rare scenes in Indian cinema.<ref name="Uthama">{{Cite web |date=2 May 2008 |title=Uthama Puthiran 1940 |website=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/article3022854.ece}}</ref>

[[M. V. Rajamma]], Kannada theatre and film actress, played the heroine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=M. V. Rajamma, the favorite 'Amma' |url=http://www.kalyanamalaimagazine.com/Content/Thiraichuvai/Oct10_1_15/Potpourri_of_titbits_about_Tamil_cinema_MV_Rajamma.html |website=Kalyanamalai}}</ref> Uthama Puthran was her second film with Chinnappa, the first being ''Yayathi'' (1938).<ref name="Uthama" /> [[T. S. Balaiah]] portrayed the negative role. The film had supporting cast featuring [[N. S. Krishnan|NSK]], Mathuram, Kali N. Ratnam, and [[P. A. Periyanayaki]].<ref name="Uthama" />

== Cast ==

* [[P. U. Chinnappa]] as Vikrama Pandiyan / Sokkanatha Pandiyan
* [[M. V. Rajamma]] as Meenatchi
* [[T. S. Balaiah]] as 'Minister' Naganathan
* T. S. Krishnaveni as Shanthamani
* Kali N. Ratnam as Pattabi
* Pulimoottai Ramasamy as Subbramani Samy

=== Guest appearance ===

* [[N. S. Krishnan]] as Iyengar
* [[T. A. Mathuram]] as Iyengar's wife

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[G. Ramanathan]]<ref name="vamanan">{{Cite book |last=Vamanan |title=Sangeetha Chakravarthi G. Ramanathan |date=December 2006 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=46 & 50 |language=ta |author-link=Vamanan}}</ref> and the lyrics were penned by S. Velsamy.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Film News Anandan |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1940-cinedetails2.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |date=23 October 2004 |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |location=Chennai |language=ta |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films |author-link=Film News Anandan |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190716112839/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1940-cinedetails2.asp |archive-date=16 July 2019}}</ref> Even though the British Indian government banned the Tamil rebel poet Bharati's work, Sundaram had the actor render the famous song "Senthamizh Naadenum Podhiniley" and got away with it.<ref name="Uthama" />{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=35}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=P U Chinnappa – Tamil film songs |url=http://www.indian-heritage.org/flmmusic/puchinapa.html |access-date=2020-03-17 |website=www.indian-heritage.org}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No
!Title
!Singer(s)
!Length
|-
|1
|Igamo Unadharul
|[[P. U. Chinnappa]]
| --
|-
|2
|Kalangamilla Madhiyaa
|[[P. U. Chinnappa]]
| --
|-
|3
|Senthamizh Naadenum
|[[P. U. Chinnappa]]
| --
|}

== Themes and influences ==
''Uthama Puthiran'' adapted from Hollywood film ''[[The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film)|The Man in the Iron Mask]]'' which was based on novel of same name notably became the first Tamil film to feature an actor in two roles.<ref name="Uthama" /> The story of identical twins was used often in Tamil cinema, and Dumas himself used it to write his famous ''[[The Corsican Brothers]]'' which was also adapted into Tamil.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2006 |title=Uthama Puthiran — Making history with historicals |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/25411.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715075331/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/25411.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2009 |access-date=2 May 2012 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> The [[Gemini Studios]] version ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1949 film)|Apoorva Sagotharargal]]'' (1949) with M. K. Radha playing the twins was a box office hit.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=35}} [[M. G. Ramachandran]] played the twins in a rehash of the film titled ''[[Neerum Neruppum]]''.<ref name="TRIAL">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=17 March 2011 |title=A trailblazer |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1546580.ece |access-date=9 April 2012}}</ref> The film was [[Uthama Puthiran (1958 film)|remade]] again in 1958 with [[Sivaji Ganesan]].{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=35}}<ref name="RANDOR">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=5 January 2013 |title=Blast from the Past: Uthama Puthran 1958 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/uthama-puthran-1958/article4276441.ece |access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref> ''Uthama Puthiran'' also was the inspiration behind ''[[Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei|Imsai Arasan 23 m Pulikesi]]'', a 2006 [[historical film|historical]] [[comedy film]] starring comedian [[Vadivelu]] as the twins.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 July 2006 |title=Messages in a light vein — Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/14/stories/2006071400010200.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=20 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060717114521/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/14/stories/2006071400010200.htm |archive-date=17 July 2006}}</ref>{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=35}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080505073330/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/05/02/stories/2008050250361600.htm Article about the film by Randor Guy in Hindu]

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |title=Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931–2013 |title-link=Pride of Tamil Cinema |publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers |year=2014 |oclc=898765509 |author-link=G. Dhananjayan}}

== External links ==
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{{Modern Theatres}}
{{T. R. Sundaram}}
{{The Man in the Iron Mask}}

[[Category:1940 films]]
[[Category:1940s historical films]]
[[Category:1940 Indian films]]
[[Category:1940 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films about twin brothers]]
[[Category:Films based on The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. R. Sundaram]]
[[Category:Indian historical films]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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