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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Krishnan Thoothu<br />
| image = Krishnan Thoothu 1940 film.jpg<br />
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| director = R. Prakash<br />
| producer = [[Lena Chettiar|S. M. Letchumanan Chettiyar]]<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = Nagainallur Lakshminarayana Bhagavathar<br />
| story = Nagainallur Lakshminarayana Bhagavathar<br />
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| music = <br />
| cinematography = [[Kamal Ghosh]]<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Motion Picture Productions<br />Combine Ltd.<br />
| distributor = Rajagopal Talkies<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1940|4|27|India}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = 15,973 ft. <br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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'''Krishnan Thoothu''' also known as '''Sri Krishnan Thoothu''' was a film produced by [[Lena Chettiar|S. M. Letchumanan Chettiyar]] and Rajagopal Talkies in the year 1940. The film was directed by R. Prakash. This film was known famously since this was the debut Tamil film of Telugu actress [[P. Kannamba]].<ref name="Krishnan Thoothu">{{cite news|last1=Guy|first1=Randor|title=Krishnan Thoothu 1940|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/krishnan-thoothu-1940/article4636614.ece|access-date=21 March 2018|work=The Hindu|date=20 April 2013|language=en-IN}}</ref><br />A short comedy film titled '''Kozhukattai Kuppu''' was also screened along with the main film,<ref name=Filmnews /><br />
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==Plot==<br />
The story of the film was of the history of Lord Krishna undertaking the mission of getting justice for the Pandavas from the [[Kaurava]] King Duryodhana. [[Serukulathur Sama]] played the main role of Lord Krishna. The debut actress P. Kannamba played the heroine role. Both [[N. S. Krishnan]] and [[T. A. Mathuram]] contributed to the short film with their comedies.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
Cast adapted from the database of [[Film News Anandan]]<ref name=Filmnews>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1940-cinedetails5.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| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110035041/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1940-cinedetails5.asp|archive-date=10 November 2017}}</ref> and the film's songbook<ref name=songbook>{{Cite book |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNUWVXNmNsd3NlYzA/view |title=கிருஷ்ணன் தூது |publisher=Rajagopal Talkies |year=1940 |language=ta |type=[[song book]]}}</ref><br />
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;Male Cast<br />
* [[Serukulathur Sama]] as Krishnan<br />
* Visalur Subramania Bhagavathar as Duryodhanan<br />
* Nagainallur Lakshminarayana Bhagavathar as Vidhurar<br />
* Sandow Natesa Pillai as Karnan<br />
* [[D. Balasubramaniam|D. Bala Subramanyam]] as Balaramar<br />
* [[S. S. Mani Bhagavathar]] as Dharmar<br />
* Battling. C. S. Dhan Singh as Bhiman<br />
* R. S. Ramaswami Iyengar as Arjunan<br />
* K. V. Krishnan as Nagulan<br />
* Kothamangalam Ramasami as Sahadevan<br />
* M. R. Durairaj as Sadhaki<br />
* M. A. Ganapathi Bhat as Aswathama<br />
* M. S. Velayutham as Devendran<br />
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* T. Gopal Rao as Viradarajan<br />
* L. Narayana Somayajalu as Sanjayar<br />
* C. Chinaiah as Dhritharashtran<br />
* K. S. A. Sami as Bhishmar<br />
* M. Thiruvenkatam as Dushasanan<br />
* K. Devanarayanan as Vikarnan <br />
* T. M. Babu as Durvasar<br />
* P. G. Venkatesan as Naradar<br />
* [[N. S. Krishnan]]! (Kozhukattai Kuppu)<br />
* Comedian Jolly Kittu Iyer as Sakuni<br />
* Comedian E. Krishnamoorthi as Kandhan<br />
* Comedian Kunchithapadam Pillai as Rangan<br />
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;Female cast<br />
* ''Gruhalakshmi Star'' [[P. Kannamba]] as Draupadi<br />
* M. R. Vasuvambal as Kunti Devi<br />
* M. N. Vijayal as Sathyabhama<br />
* T. S. Krishnaveni as Rukmani<br />
* [[T. A. Mathuram]]! (Kozhukattai Kuppu)<br />
* M. K. Babuji as Young Kunti<br />
* Dhanabhagyam, [[V. N. Janaki|Janaki Bai]] as Dancers<br />
* Baby Ranga & Sulochana as Baby Dancers<br />
;Female support cast<br />
* M. R. Kanakarathnam, M. R. Ramalakshmi, Pushpammal, Rajeevi, Pattu, Sulochana, Lakshmikantham, Shankari, Padmavathi.<br />
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==Songs==<br />
No music director was credited, but the lyrics were written by [[Papanasam Sivan]] and Rajagopala Iyer. The songs were recorded by Jyotish Sinha.<ref name=songbook /><br />
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==Box office==<br />
The film though well directed by R. Prakash, the drawback was with the debut heroine P. Kannamba's poor Tamil accent. She didn't know Tamil and spoke it with a Telugu slang, which didn't go well with the Tamil audiences. So the film fared badly in the box office.<ref name="Krishnan Thoothu"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1940 films]]<br />
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