Uthama Puthiran (Eng: Virtuous Son) is a 1958 Indian Tamil historical fiction film directed by Tatineni Prakash Rao. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and M. N. Nambiar in the lead roles, while K. A. Thangavelu, Ragini and P. Kannamba play supporting roles.
It is the first film to feature Sivaji Ganesan in two distinct roles. The film was released on 7 February 1958, and ran for over 100 days in theatres. This film was also released in Telugu as Veera Prathap and in Hindi as Sitamgar.
Directed by – T. Prakash Rao
Produced by – S. Krishnamoorthy, C. V. Sridhar & T. Govindarajan
Written by – C. V. Sridhar
Screenplay by – C. V. Sridhar & T. Prakash Rao
Based on Uthama Puthiran by T. R. Sundaram
Starring – Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, M. N. Nambiar, P. Kannamba, K. A. Thangavelu
Music by – G. Ramanathan
Cinematography – A. Vincent
Edited by – N. M. Sankar
Production – Venus Pictures
Distributed by – Venus Pictures
Release dates – 7 February 1958
Running time – 157 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
