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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Jothi<br />
| image = Jothi 1939 tamil film poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Film Poster<br />
| native_name = ஜோதி<br />
| director = [[T. R. Raghunath]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = C. A. Lakshmanadas<br />
| screenplay = [[Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar]]<br />
| story = [[Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar]]<br />
| based_on = The life of [[Ramalinga Swamigal|Vadalur Ramalinga Vallalar]]<br />
| starring = K. A. Muthu Bhagavathar<br />P. G. Venkatesan<br />V. B. Ramaiah<br />[[M. G. Chakrapani]]<br />Miss. Madurai A. Sundaram<br />Saravanabhavanandar<br />[[N. S. Krishnan]]<br />[[T. A. Mathuram]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = Madurai Mariappa Swamigal<br />
| cinematography = A. Kapoor<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Jothi Pictures<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1939|3|16|India}}<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1939-cinedetails30.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|authorlink=Film News Anandan|date= 23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=Tamil|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190106123132/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1939-cinedetails30.asp|archivedate=6 January 2019}}</ref><br />
| runtime = 19,000 ft.<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Jothi''''' (alternatively titled '''''Sri Jyothi Ramalinga Swamigal''''') is an Indian [[Tamil language]] film directed by [[T. R. Raghunath]] and was released in 1939. It is the life story of Saint [[Ramalinga Swamigal]] popularly known as ''Vallalar''. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a [[lost film]].<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}K. A. Muthu Bhagavathar as ''Ramalinga Swamigal''<br />P. G. Venkatesan<br />V. B. Ramaiah as ''Ramalinga Swamigal's father''<br />[[M. G. Chakrapani]]<br />T. V. Janakam<br />K. S. Sankara Iyer<br />K. S. Velayudham<br />Miss. Madurai A. Sundaram as ''Ramalinga Swamigal's mother''<br />Saravanabhavanandar<br />[[N. S. Krishnan]]<br />[[T. A. Mathuram]]<br />P. S. Krishnaveni<br />M. R. Swaminathan<br />K. K. Soundar<br />B. Gopal<br />M. R. Subramaniam<br />V. Nataraj<br />‘Master’ Ramudu as ''Child Ramalinga Swamigal''<br />‘Master’ Mahadevan as ''teenager Ramalinga Swamigal''<br />Rajammal<br />T. M. Pattammal<br />M. S. Kannammal<br />H. S. Tawkar<br />S. R. Sami<br />Ramalakshmi<br />‘Master’ Muthu{{div col end}}<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
* Director: [[T. R. Raghunath]]<br />
* Screenplay: [[Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar]]<br />
* Dialogues: C. A. Lakshmanadas<br />
* Cinematography: A. Kapoor<br />
* Audiography: V. B. Dathe<br />
* Studio: Bharath Lakshmi Pictures Studio (Calcutta)<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Madurai Mariappa Swamigal scored the music and wrote the lyrics. This is the first film he worked as Music Director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/musicdirector/madurai-mariappa-swamigal/ |publisher=spicyonion.com|title=Music Director Madurai Mariappa Swamigal |accessdate=2016-10-17}}</ref> Singers are: P. G. Venkatesan, Muthuswamy, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram.<br />
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There were many songs in the film and most of them became popular. The gramophone discs were by Odeon Records, a company owned by [[A. V. Meiyappan]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist|refs=<br />
<ref name="BFTP">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-jothi-1939/article6471409.ece |title=Jothi 1939 |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=4 October 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=17 October 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141006045818/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-jothi-1939/article6471409.ece |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead |author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
Some Songs from the film<br />
*{{youtube|XMwiOoeq1tc|Villupaattu by N. S. Krishnan & party}}<br />
*{{youtube|bJI4uBp5vf4|Deivame by P. G. Venkatesan}}<br />
*{{youtube|WZiIkVDkcII|Maanitave by P. G. Venkatesan}}<br />
*{{youtube|_8Yz3EbvVWU|Thatitha aurmaranai thanthai by Master Muthu}}<br />
*{{youtube|dUEU5ZMcM2A|Pannaalunnarul pukazhe by Master Muthu}}<br />
*{{youtube|EjkBp7yvOLU|Aasai Unmel by N. S. Krishnan & T. A. Mathuram}}<br />
*{{youtube|zFZ94d5Yq-I|Enathu by Muthusamy}}<br />
*{{youtube|xeUe_T-TKwk|Paaratiye by Muthusamy}}<br />
*{{youtube|m8xh71qFudM|Brahman Ezhuthinaal by P. G. Venkatesan}}<br />
*{{youtube|gtj8-vMJB80|Vibhava suguna deva by P. G. Venkatesan}}<br />
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[[Category:1939 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1930s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu mythological films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu devotional films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]<br />
[[Category:Lost Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1939 lost films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by T. R. Raghunath]]<br />
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