Kartolo
Kartolo | |
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Born | Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies |
Died | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | 18 January 1949
Occupation(s) | Actor, songwriter |
Years active | 1930s–1948 |
Notable work | Terang Boelan |
Spouse |
Raden Mas Kartolo (died 18 January 1949) was an Indonesian actor and songwriter. Born in Yogyakarta to a noble family, he entered the theatre and married the actress Roekiah around 1933. The two, living in Batavia (now Jakarta) acted in numerous movies together, starting with the 1938 hit Terang Boelan. However, Roekiah was always cast with other actors as her romantic interest. After Roekiah died in 1945, Kartolo brought the family to Yogyakarta and worked with Radio Republik Indonesia until his death. One of his sons, Rachmat Kartolo, went on to be an actor in the 1960s and 1970s.
Early life and career
Kartolo was born in
Film career
In 1937 Kartolo made his first film appearance as a supporting character and comedic relief in
With Tan's, Kartolo and the Terang Boelan migrants were utilised for the 1938 hit Fatima, starring Roekiah and Mochtar; Kartolo once again took a secondary role. This film, which closely followed the formula established by Terang Boelan, was a commercial success, earning 200,000 gulden on a 7,000 gulden budget[8] and establishing Roekiah and Mochtar as the nation's first on-screen celebrity couple;[9] when Mochtar left Tan's in 1940, Rd. Djoemala took over as Roekiah's on-screen love interest.[10] Kartolo continued to act in secondary roles alongside his wife, with her singing songs he wrote: the couple received a monthly holding fee of 200 gulden, twice as much as they had been given for Terang Boelan. They were also given a house in Tanah Rendah.[11] Kartolo and Roekiah appeared in six further films together, although never as lovers.[3][1]
Later life
After Roekiah's death in 1945, Kartolo left Jakarta (renamed during the occupation) with their five children and worked at
Of Kartolo and Roekiah's five children, one died while in Yogyakarta while the rest were brought to Jakarta and raised by Kartolo's close friend Adikarso. One of them, Rachmat Kartolo, went on to be an actor, active up through the 1970s.[1]
Filmography
- Terang Boelan (Full Moon; 1937)
- Fatima (1938)
- Siti Akbari (1940)
- Gagak Item (Black Raven; 1939)
- Roekihati (1940)
- Sorga Ka Toedjoe (Seventh Heaven; 1940)
- Poesaka Terpendam (Buried Heritage; 1941)
- Koeda Sembrani (The Enchanted Horse; 1942)
- Berdjoang (Hope of the South; 1943)
- Djatoeh Berkait (Fall Together; 1944; short film)
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e Filmindonesia.or.id, Kartolo.
- ^ van der Heide 2002, p. 128.
- ^ a b c Filmindonesia.or.id, Roekiah.
- ^ a b c Biran 2009, p. 204.
- ^ Biran 2009, p. 171.
- ^ Biran 2009, p. 172.
- ^ Biran 2009, p. 174.
- ^ Biran 2009, p. 175.
- ^ Imanjaya 2006, p. 109.
- ^ Biran 2009, p. 224.
- ^ Biran 2009, p. 223.
- ^ Biran 2009, pp. 319, 332.
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-979-3731-58-2.
- van der Heide, William (2002). Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National Cultures. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-90-5356-580-3.
- Imanjaya, Ekky (2006). A to Z about Indonesian Film (in Indonesian). Bandung: Mizan. ISBN 978-979-752-367-1.
- "Kartolo". filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Konfidan Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- "Roekiah". filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Konfidan Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
External links
- Kartolo at IMDb