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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Jatakam<br />
| image = <br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[R. Nagendra Rao]]<br />
| producer = R. Nagendra Rao<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = T. M. V. Pathi<br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = [[T. K. Balachandran]]<br />Suryakala<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[R. Govardhanam]]<br />
| cinematography = Yoosuf Mulji<br />
| editing = S. Surya<br />
| studio = R. N. R. Pictures<br />
| distributor = [[AVM Productions|AVM]]<ref name=avm>[http://avm.in/movies.html Movies from AVM Productions]</ref><br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1953|12|25|India}}<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953-cinedetails37.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|author-link=Film News Anandan|date= 23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=ta}}</ref><br />
| runtime = 142 minutes (12782 ft.)<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Jatakam''''' ({{translation|Horoscope}}; also spelt '''''Jathakam''''') is a [[List of Tamil films of 1953|1953]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[R. Nagendra Rao]].<ref name=encyclopedia>{{cite book|authors=Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998|pages=602 |url=https://chasingcinema.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/text.pdf}}</ref> The film stars [[T. K. Balachandran]] and Suryakala.<ref>[http://www.gomolo.com/jathagam-movie/9118 Jathagam (1953 – Tamil)]</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
List adapted from the film's song book<ref>[https://archive.org/details/sok.Jathagam_R.NagendraRao_1953/page/n1 Song book]</ref><br />
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;Male cast<br />
* [[K. Sarangapani]] as Kandasami Kalingarayar<br />
* [[R. Nagendra Rao]] as Chinnisami Thanjarayar<br />
* [[T. K. Balachandran]] as Kanakasabai<br />
* [[P. D. Sambandam]] as Somu<br />
* Vikatan Krishnamoorthi as Dharmalingam<br />
* N. S. Narayana Pillai as Doctor<br />
* Ganapathi Bhat as Velu<br />
;Support Cast<br />
S. G. Subbaiah, Kalyanam, C. V. Ramachandran<br />
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;Female cast<br />
* [[K. R. Chellam]] as Kannammal<br />
* K. N. Kamalam as Vetummal<br />
* Kamala Bai as Ponnammal<br />
* K. Suryakala as Lakshmi<br />
* Kumari Lakshmi as Saraswathi<br />
* K. S. Angamuthu as Meena<br />
;Dance<br />
* [[Kumari Kamala]]<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film was first made in [[Kannada]] as ''Jataka Phala''. It was also produced in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Jatakaphalam''.<ref name=encyclopedia /><ref name=avm /><br />
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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 Productions|AVM]] laboratory.<ref name=anandan /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was composed by R. Govardhanam while the lyrics were penned by T. K. Sundara Vathiyar. [[Playback singer]]s are [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]], [[M. S. Rajeswari]], [[P. Susheela]], [[A. G. Rathnamala]], [[P. B. Sreenivas]] and [[G. K. Venkatesh]].<br />
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P. B. Sreenivas was introduced to Tamil films with the song ''Sindhanai En Selvame''.<ref name=neelamegam>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;— Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=ta|pages=64 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Duration (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "Eliyor Seiyum Izhivaana Thozhilai" || M. S. Rajeswari & P. Susheela ||<br />
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| 2 || "Maadugal Maeithidum Paiyan" || rowspan=3|M. S. Rajeswari || 03:05<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Manadhil Pudhuvidha Inbam Kaanudhe" || 02:52<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Kulavum Yaazhisaiye" || 03:05<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Sindhanai En Selvame" || rowspan=2|P. B. Sreenivas || 03:21<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Mooda Nambikkaiyaale Pala Kaedu Vilaiyum" || 02:53<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Velan Varuvaanodi" || M. L. Vasanthakumari || 04:58<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || "Aandavan Namakku Alikkira'" || G. K. Venkatesh & A. G. Rathnamala || 02:56<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0263485}}<br />
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[[Category:1953 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Kannada films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1953 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1950s multilingual films]]<br />
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