Acting
P. U. Chinnappa
Born — Died
1916-05-05 — 1951-09-23
Place of birth
Pudukkottai state, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
8 titles
Pudukkottai Ulaganathan Pillai Chinnappa (5 May 1916 – 23 September 1951) was an Indian singer and film actor during the 30s era from Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is also credited as one of the first major influential actors of South Cinema.
Known for
NRKathavarayan is rejected by celestial girl named Ilankanni, but he tries to make her fall in love with him anyway.
Aryamala
1941
9.5After losing his entire wealth to a courtesan, Kovalan returns to his wife, Kannagi. She offers him her last piece of jewellery to help him but he is falsely accused of theft and beheaded by the king.
Kannagi
1942
1944 Indian Tamil-language film
Jagathalapratapan
1944
No synopsis available yet.
Rathan Kumar
1949
An orphan young girl falls in love with a young man from a rich family. The young man leaves for England for higher studies and the girl undergoes many hardships.
Anaadhai Penn
1938
A fake Godman lusts after a pious courtesan. How her devotion to God transforms both of them forms the rest of the story
Krishna Bhakthi
1949
Film credits
1940s · 7 titles
NRKathavarayan is rejected by celestial girl named Ilankanni, but he tries to make her fall in love with him anyway.
Aryamala
1941
9.5After losing his entire wealth to a courtesan, Kovalan returns to his wife, Kannagi. She offers him her last piece of jewellery to help him but he is falsely accused of theft and beheaded by the king.
Kannagi
1942
1944 Indian Tamil-language film
Jagathalapratapan
1944
No synopsis available yet.
Rathan Kumar
1949
A fake Godman lusts after a pious courtesan. How her devotion to God transforms both of them forms the rest of the story
Krishna Bhakthi
1949
1942 Indian Tamil-language film
Manonmani
1942
NRP. U. Chinnappa, plays in dual role, as twin brothers. One is a tyrant king and the other is a brave commoner, separated at birth. Loosely based on Alexander Dumas' The man in the Iron mask.
Uthama Puthiran
1940