Pattinathar (1936)

Pattinathar is a Tamil-language musical film from 1936 directed by Murugadasa, starring Dandapani Desikar and D. R. Muthulakshmi.

Pattinathar (தமிழ்: பட்டினத்தார்) is a 1936 Indian Tamil film written and directed by T. C. Vadivelu Nayakar and produced by M. T. Rajan. Gopal Sharma composed the music. The film stars M. M. Dandapani Desikar in his acting debut, playing the titled role with other actors like V. N. Sundaram, D. R. Muthulakshmi, T. K. Rukmini, M. S. Radhabai and P. G. Venkatesan portraying supporting roles. The film was a major success, and ran for 25 weeks and established Desikar as an excellent singer - actor on the ladder of success.

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