Panam Panthiyile

1961 film by Krishna Rao

  • 7 November 1961 (1961-11-07)
Running time
2:41:06 (14499 ft.)CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Panam Panthiyile (transl. Money is the vanguard) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language film produced by MAV Pictures. The film was directed by Krishna Rao[1] and stars S. S. Rajendran, M. R. Radha, C. R. Vijayakumari and Rajasree.[2] It was released on 7 November 1961.[3] The film was remade in Malayalam as Ozhukkinethire.[4]

Plot

Cast

The list is adapted from Thiraikalanjiyam[1] and from the film credits.

Male cast
  • S. S. Rajendran
  • M. R. Radha
  • V. K. Ramasamy
  • A. Karunanidhi
  • V. M. Ezhumalai
  • T. V. Sathiyamoorthi
  • Rathinam
  • V. P. S. Mani
  • M. A. Ganapathi
  • C. K. Soundararajan
Female cast
  • C. R. Vijayakumari
  • Rajasree
  • Pushpalatha
  • Gemini Chandra
  • Indrakala
  • Vasantha
  • S. N. Lakshmi

Production

The film was produced by M. A. Venu under his own banner MAV Pictures and was directed by Krishna Rao. The story was written by Era. Chezhiyan and the dialogues were penned by Salem Natarajan.[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and the lyrics were penned by Ka. Mu. Sheriff.[1]

Song Singer/s
"Enguminge Iyarkaiyin Kaadchi" T. M. Soundararajan & S. Janaki
"Panam Panthiyile Kunam Kuppaiyile" Sirkazhi Govindarajan
"Aadavenum Paadavenum Inbamaaga" T. M. Soundararajan
"Irukkum Idaththai Viddu Illaatha Idathilellaam"
"Thattaan Kadaiyile Thaaliyirukku" T. M. Soundararajan & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi
"Panam Irukkumpodhu Oru Pechchu" S. V. Ponnusamy & L. R. Eswari
"Kallum Kallum Modhumpothu Kanal Pirakkuthu" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela

Reception

Reviewing Panam Panthiyiley, one magazine wrote, “Radha illayel padam kuppayiley!” (without Radha, the film will be in trashcans!).[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Neelamegam, G. (2016). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 32.
  2. ^ "Panam Panthiyile". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. ^ "1961 – பணம் பந்தியிலே – எம்.எ.வி.பிக்சர்ஸ்" [1961 – Panam Panthiyile – M.A.V.Pictures]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ Vijayakumar, B (3 December 2010). "Tamil Movies made in Malayalam". Old is Gold. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. ^ "பணம் பந்தியிலே". Kalki (in Tamil). 12 November 1961. p. 11. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. ^ Guy, Randor (22 June 2013). "Pangaaligal (1961)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

External links

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