P. U. Chinnappa

Pudukkottai Ulaganathan Pillai Chinnappa

Chinnappa as Kovalan in Kannagi (1942)
Born Pudukottai Ulaganathan Chinnaswamy Pillai
May 5, 1916
Pudukkottai state, India
Died September 23, 1951 (aged 36)
Madras, Madras State, India
Other names Nadigar Mannar
Spouse(s) A. Sakunthala
Children P. U. C. Raja Bahadur
Parent(s) Ulaga Nathan Pillai,Meenakshi Ammal

Pudukkottai Ulaganathan Pillai Chinnappa (5 May 1916 – 23 September 1951), also popularly known as P. U. Chinnappa, was a popular singer and Tamil movie actor during the 1930s and 1940s from Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is also credited to be one of the first major influential actors of South Cinema. His notable movies include Uthama Puthiran, Aryamala, Kannagi, Manonmani, Kubera Kuchela and Jagathalaprathapan.

Filmography

Year Film Language Director Banner Music Directors Co-Stars
1936 Chandrakantha Tamil P. K. Raja Sandow Jupiter Pictures Kali N. Rathnam
1937 Raja Mohan Tamil Prem Chethna National Movietone
1938 Punjab Kesari Tamil Jupiter Pictures
1938 Anadhai Penn Tamil Ragupathy S. Prakasam Jupiter Pictures M. K. Radha, T. A. Sundarambal, Kothamangalam Subbu
1938 Yayathi Tamil Manik Lal Tandon Mohan Movietone Papanasam Sivan P. B. Rangachari, M. V. Rajamma
1939 Mathruboomi Tamil H. M. Reddy Vel Pictures Papanasam Sivan T. S. Santhanam, T. V. Kumudhini, Kali N. Rathnam
1940 Uthama Puthiran Tamil T. R. Sundaram Modern Theatres M. V. Rajamma, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, T. S. Krishnaveni, Kali N. Rathnam, T. S. Balaiah, U. R. Jeevarathinam
1941 Dhayalan Tamil T. R. Sundaram Modern Theatres T. R. Mahalingam
1941 Dharma Veeran Tamil B. Sampathkumar Modern Theatres K. R. Kuppusamy K. K. Perumal, P. A. Kumar, C. S. D. Singh
1941 Aryamala Tamil T. C. Vadivelu Naicker Pakshiraja Films G. Ramanathan M. S. Sarojini, M. R. Santhanalakshmi, T. S. Balaiah, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, S. R. Janaki, A. Sakunthala
1942 Manonmani Tamil T. R. Sundaram Modern Theatres T. A. Kalyanam & K. V. Mahadevan T. R. Rajakumari, Serukulathur Sama, T. S. Balaiah, T. R. Mahalingam, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, Kali N. Rathnam, C. T. Rajakantham, R. Balasubramaniam, A. Sakunthala
1942 Prithivirajan Tamil B. Sampathkumar Central Studios and Haran Talkies G. Ramanathan A. Sakunthala, T. S. Balaiah, M. R. Santhanalakshmi, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Mathuram, Kali N. Rathnam, C. T. Rajakantham
1942 Kannagi Tamil R. S. Mani Jupiter Pictures S. V. Venkatraman P. Kannamba, N. S. Saroja, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, M. Saroja, S. V. Sahasranamam, T. R. Ramachandran, U. R. Jeevarathinam
1943 Kubera Kuchela Tamil R. S. Mani Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer & N. S. Balakrishnan N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, Papanasam Sivan, P. S. Govindan, T. R. Rajakumari, S. R. Janaki, R. Balasubramaniam, D. Balasubramaniam, T. S. Durairaj
1944 Harichandra Tamil K. B. Nagabhushanam Sri Rajarajeswari Films S. V. Venkatraman P. Kannamba, M. N. Nambiar, R. Balasubramaniam, M. R. Swaminathan, Yogam Mangalam, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, Loose Mohan, V. Gopalakrishnan
1944 Jagathalaprathapan Tamil K. S. Narayana Iyengar & S. M. Sriramulu Naidu Pakshiraja Films G. Ramanathan M. S. Sarojini, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, M. R. Santhanalakshmi, P. B. Rangachari, U. R. Jeevarathinam, S. Varalakshmi, T. A. Jayalakshmi, T. S. Balaiah, D. Balasubramaniam
1944 Mahamaya Tamil T. R. Raghunath Jupiter Pictures S. V. Venkatraman & Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer P. Kannamba, M. G. Chakrapani, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, M. S. Saroja, R. Balasubramaniam, D. Balasubramaniam, S. V. Sahasranamam
1946 Arthanari Tamil T. R. Raghunath Madras United Artists Corporation T. R. Ramachandran, M. S. Saroja, M. V. Rajamma, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, Kali N. Rathnam
1946 Vikadayogi Tamil K. Subramanyam Madras United Artists Corporation Mothibabu, Brother Lakshmanan & Radha Krishnan T. R. Rajakumari, S. M. Kumaresan, B. S. Saroja, T. R. Ramachandran, T. S. Dhamayanthi
1947 Pankaja Valli Tamil Krishnan-Panju Tamil Nadu Talkies T. R. Rajakumari, Rukmini, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram
1947 Thulasi Jalandar Tamil K. B. Nagabushanam Sri Raja Rajeswari Films M. D. Parthasarathy Kothamangalam Seenu, T. S. Durairaj, R. Balasubramaniam, P. Kannamba, T. S. Jeya, Rushyendramani, S. Varalakshmi
1949 Krishna Bakthi Tamil R. S. Mani Krishna Pictures S. V. Venkatraman K. R. Ramaswamy, T. R. Rajakumari, C. T. Rajakantham, C. S. Jayaraman, S. P. L. Dhanalakshmi, D. Balasubramaniam, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram
1949 Mangaiyarkarasi Tamil Jiten Bannerjee Pakshiraja Studios G. Ramanathan, C. R. Subburaman & Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer P. Kannamba, Anjali Devi, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, Kaka Radhakrishnan
1949 Rathnakumar Tamil Krishnan-Panju Murugan Talkies G. Ramanathan & C. R. Subburaman P. Bhanumathi, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, K. Malathi, M. G. Ramachandran, T. S. Durairaj, Kaka Radhakrishnan
1951 Vanasundari Tamil T. R. Raghunath Krishna Pictures S. V. Venkatraman & C. R. Subburaman T. R. Rajakumari, T. S. Balaiah, S. Varalakshmi, R. Balasubramaniam, M. G. Chakrapani, D. Balasubramaniam, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, Kaka Radhakrishnan
1951 Sudharsan Tamil Sundar Rao Nadkarni / A.S.A. Sami Royal Talky Distributors G. Ramanathan P. Kannamba, (Yogam) Mangalam, Lalitha, T. S. Balaiah, D. Balasubramaniam, P. B. Rangachari, C. K. Saraswathi, Master A. L. Raghavan

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