Jothi (1939 film)

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.

Cast 
K. A. Muthu Bhagavathar as Ramalinga SwamigalP. G. VenkatesanV. B. Ramaiah as Ramalinga Swamigal's fatherM. G. ChakrapaniT. V. JanakamK. S. Sankara IyerK. S. VelayudhamMiss. Madurai A. Sundaram as Ramalinga Swamigal's motherSaravanabhavanandarN. S. KrishnanT. A. MathuramP. S. KrishnaveniM. R. SwaminathanK. K. SoundarB. GopalM. R. SubramaniamV. Nataraj‘Master’ Ramudu as Child Ramalinga Swamigal‘Master’ Mahadevan as teenager Ramalinga SwamigalRajammalT. M. PattammalM. S. KannammalH. S. TawkarS. R. SamiRamalakshmi‘Master’ Muthu

Crew 
 Director: T. R. Raghunath
 Screenplay: Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar
 Dialogues: C. A. Lakshmanadas
 Cinematography: A. Kapoor
 Audiography: V. B. Dathe
 Studio: Bharath Lakshmi Pictures Studio (Calcutta)

Soundtrack 
Madurai Mariappa Swamigal scored the music and wrote the lyrics. This is the first film he worked as Music Director. Singers are: P. G. Venkatesan, Muthuswamy, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram.

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.

References

External links 
Some Songs from the film

Category:1939 films
Category:Indian films
Category:1930s Tamil-language films
Category:Hindu mythological films
Category:Hindu devotional films
Category:Indian biographical films
Category:Indian films based on actual events
Category:Lost Indian films
Category:1930s lost films