Must a person claiming to be a tenant prove the landlord, the period of tenancy and the rate of rent?

Paragraph 20The plaintiff claims to be a tenant in the suit premises. He did not specify about his land lord or under whom he was a tenant. He did not also mention anything about the period of tenancy or rate of rent. He did not deposit any rent due before the Court. The plaintiff has not produced any rental agreement between him and the real owner / first defendant herein. However, during trial, the plaintiff pressed into service Ex-A.16 - Rental Agreement, which was not originally filed along with the plaint. The same is an un-registered one. The said document would recite that first defendant's brother - Sidhanandam rented out an extent of 18 feet x 13 feet within the suit property in favour of the plaintiff herein to set up and run a petty / bunk shop for a period of three years for a monthly rent of Rs.150/-. Even while assuming it to be true and valid, there is no evidence available on record to show that the plaintiff ever paid the monthly rent of Rs.150/- under the rental agreement to Sidhanandam. If really the plaintiff is a bona fide tenant of a property having title dispute, he would have atleast deposited the alleged monthly rent before the Court after institution of the present Suit, but he did not do so. It is pertinent to note that the plaintiff did not examine Sidhanandam to prove the alleged Rental Agreement and alleged payment of rent thereof.