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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|1953 film by R. Nagendra Rao}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Jatakam poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster in Tamil<br />
| director = [[R. Nagendra Rao]]<br />
| screenplay = T. M. V. Pathi<br />
| producer = R. Nagendra Rao<br />
| starring = [[T. K. Balachandran]]<br />Suryakala<br />
| cinematography = Yoosuf Mulji<br />
| editing = S. Surya<br />
| music = [[R. Govardhanam]]<br />
| studio = R. N. R. Pictures<br />
| distributor = [[AVM Productions|AVM]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Movies from AVM Productions |url=http://avm.in/movies.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420184235/http://avm.in/movies.html |archive-date=20 April 2019 |access-date=22 June 2017 |website=[[AVM Productions]]}}</ref><br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1953|12|25|ref1=}}<br />
| runtime = 142 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />Kannada<br />Telugu<br />
}}<br />
'''''Jatakam''''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|ɑː|ð|ə|ɡ|ə|m}} {{translation|Horoscope}}; also spelt '''''Jathakam''''') is a 1953 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by [[R. Nagendra Rao]]. The film stars [[T. K. Balachandran]] and Suryakala. It was simultaneously made in [[Kannada]] as '''''Jataka Phala''''' and in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as '''''Jatakaphalam'''''. The film was released on 25 December 1953.<ref name="lakshmansruthi">{{Cite web |title=1953 – ஜாதகம் – ஆர்.என்.ஆர். பிக்சர்ஸ் (த-தெ-க) |trans-title=1953 – Jatakam – R. N. R. Pictures (ta-te-ka) |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953-cinedetails37.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923004409/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953-cinedetails37.asp |archive-date=23 September 2017 |access-date=22 June 2017 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=ta}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
List adapted from the film's song book<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/download/sok.Jathagam_R.NagendraRao_1953/130.%20Jathagam_R.NagendraRao_1953.pdf |title=ஜாதகம் |publisher=R. N. R. Pictures |year=1953 |language=ta |type=[[song book]] |access-date=2022-07-18 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</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 />
;Supporting 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 simultaneously made in [[Kannada]] as ''Jataka Phala'' and in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Jatakaphalam''.<ref name="glorious">{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=3 October 1997 |title=Golden voice of a glorious era |url=https://kommu.tripod.com/articles/pbs.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601110728/https://kommu.tripod.com/articles/pbs.html |archive-date=1 June 2022 |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=[[The Hindu]] |pages=27}}</ref> 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="lakshmansruthi" /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was composed by R. Govardhanam while the lyrics were penned by T. K. Sundara Vathiyar.<ref name="neelamegam">{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G |title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;— Part 1 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |year=2014 |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=64 |language=ta}}</ref> [[P. B. Sreenivas]] was introduced to Tamil films with the song ''Sindhanai En Selvame''.<ref name="glorious" /><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer/s !! Duration (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| "Eliyor Seiyum Izhivaana Thozhilai" || M. S. Rajeswari & P. Susheela ||<br />
|-<br />
| "Maadugal Maeithidum Paiyan" || rowspan=3|M. S. Rajeswari || 03:05<br />
|-<br />
| "Manadhil Pudhuvidha Inbam Kaanudhe" || 02:52<br />
|-<br />
| "Kulavum Yaazhisaiye" || 03:05<br />
|-<br />
| "Sindhanai En Selvame" || rowspan=2|P. B. Sreenivas || 03:21<br />
|-<br />
| "Mooda Nambikkaiyaale Pala Kaedu Vilaiyum" || 02:53<br />
|-<br />
| "Velan Varuvaanodi" || M. L. Vasanthakumari || 04:58<br />
|-<br />
| "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}}<br />
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[[Category:1953 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1953 multilingual films]]<br />
[[Category:1950s Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1953 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1953 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1953 comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:1953 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by R. Govardhanam]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language comedy films]]<br />
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