Rumpole of the Bailey interest in nineteenth-century anarchists, especially the Russian Peter Kropotkin from whom the title of the play was drawn. The character's name was later changed to Horace Rumpole when it was discovered that there was a real barrister called Horace Rumbold. The title of the play was briefly changed to "Jolly Old Jean Jacques Rousseau" before settling on the less esoteric "Rumpole of the Bailey". Mortimer was keen on Michael Hordern for the role of Rumpole. When Hordern proved unavailable, the part went to Australian-born actor Leo McKern. Mortimer was initially unenthusiastic about McKern's casting but changed his opinion upon seeing
Leo Prabhu Government conferred on him the highest State award, Kalaimamani in 1990. Born in Coimbatore, Leo Prabu, was passionate about football and acting since childhood. In the end, it was acting which prevailed and later on he became a versatile dramatist, an illustrious media person and an imaginative author. His area of expertise can be broadly classified as an Actor (Theater,Tele Serials and Cinema), Director (Tele serials, Theatre plays) and Writer (Screenplay, dialogue and Novels). Films Leo Prabhu Leo Prabhu is a veteran dramatist, playwright and novelist from the state of Tamil Nadu. He started his career as an actor at