Prabhavathi

Prabhavathi
Directed by T. R. Raghunath
Produced by Lena Chettiar
Starring Honnappa Bhagavathar
Sp. L. Dhanalakshmi
Production
company
Krishna Pictures
Release date
 6 August 1944
Country India
Language Tamil

Prabhavathi is a 1944 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by T. R. Raghunath[1] and produced by Lena Chettiar. The film features Honnappa Bhagavathar, Sp. L. Dhanalakshmi, T. R. Rajakumari, M. S. Saroja, Nagercoil K. Mahadevan, D. Balasubramaniam, R. Balasubramaniam, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram, T. R. Ramachandran, S. V. Sahasranamam, E. R. Sahadevan, Kulathu Mani, T. V. Namasivayam, ‘Pulimoottai' Ramasami, Velayutham, M. Lakshmanan, P. A. Periyanayaki, P. A. Rajamani, A. R. Sakunthala, K. R. Chellam, ‘Lux Beauty' R. Padma, T. S. Krishnaveni and G. Rathinam.[2]

Plot

Prabhavathi narrates the story of the Hindu god Krishna (M. S. Saroja), his son Pradyumna, the sage Narada (Nagercoil K. Mahadevan) and his mischief-making activities, the protagonist (Honnappa) being cursed by a sage into becoming a woman, how he is relieved of the curse due to Krishna's involvement, and how the protagonist and his love interest (Rajakumari) are reunited.

Cast

Male cast
Female cast

Production

Prabhavathi was directed by T. R. Raghunath and produced by S. M. Letchumanan "Lena" Chettiar, under the production banner Krishna Pictures. Krishna, a male character, was played by Raghunath's wife M. S. Saroja, while Honnappa Bhagavathar played the male lead and T. R. Rajakumari played his love interest. Sp.L. Dhanalakshmi, aunt of Rajakumari, played the title character, while N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Madhuram played characters serving comic relief. D. Balasubramaniam played the king of Pathalaloka and S. V. Sahasranamam played Shiva, while Nagercoil K. Mahadevan played the sage Narada. T. A. Jayalakshmi appeared as a background dancer.[2]

Reception

Prabhavathi was not a commercial success, but film historian Randor Guy stated that it would be "Remembered for being one of the early movies of the glamour girl Rajakumari".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 630.
  2. 1 2 3 Randor Guy (10 December 2011). "Prabhavathi 1942". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.