P. U. Chinnappa

P. U. Chinnappa

Indian actor (1916–1951)

Pudukottai Ulaganathan Chinnaswamy Pillai, popularly known as P. U. Chinnappa, was an Indian actor and playback singer during the 30s era from Pudukottai, India. He is also credited as one of the first major influential actors of Tamil cinema. His notable movies include Uthama Puthiran, Aryamala, Kannagi, Manonmani, Kubera Kuchela and Jagathalapratapan.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 13 films (1942–1951) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1942 Kannagi R. S. Mani B&W
1942 Manonmani T. R. Sundaram B&W
1942 Prithivirajan B. Sampathkumar B&W
1943 Kubera Kuchela (1943 film) R. S. Mani
1944 Jagathalaprathapan K. S. Narayana Iyengar & S. M. Sriramulu Naidu B&W
1944 Mahamaya T. R. Raghunath B&W
1946 Arthanaari T. R. Raghunath B&W
1947 Pankajavalli Krishnan-Panju B&W
1949 Krishna Bakthi R. S. Mani B&W
1949 Mangayarkarasi Jiten Bannerjee B&W
1949 Rathnakumar Krishnan-Panju
1951 Sudharshan Sundar Rao Nadkarni / A. S. A. Sami
1951 Vanasundari T. R. Ragunath