Panathottam
| Panathottam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Shankar |
| Screenplay by | Pasumani |
| Story by | B. S. Ramaiah |
| Produced by | G. N. Velumani |
| Starring | M. G. Ramachandran B. Saroja Devi Sheela M. N. Nambiar S. A. Ashokan Nagesh S. V. Subbaiah M. V. Rajamma |
| Cinematography | Thambu |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy |
Production company | Saravana Films |
| Distributed by | Saravana Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Panathottam (English: Money Garden) is a 1963 Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Shankar. The film features M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi. The film, produced by G. N. Velumani under Saravana Films, had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and was released on 11 January 1963. The film ran for 100 days in theatres.[2]
Plot
Selvam (MGR), innocent, is nevertheless arrested, then thrown in jail.
He is blamed for passing forged bills.
He escapes and tries to put the hand on the real authors, that is, the leader of the band of the counterfeiters to be exonerated.
His quest complicates when Nadharadj (S. A. Ashokan), a firm policeman, dashes in his pursuit, convinced of his guilt.
Cast
- M. G. Ramachandran as Selvam
- B. Saroja Devi as Kala
- Sheela as Meena
- S. V. Subbaiah as Ponnambalam
- M. N. Nambiar as Chidambaram
- S. A. Ashokan as Inspector Natarajan
- M. V. Rajamma as Thangamma
- C. Lakshmi Rajyam
- Nagesh as C. K. Ramu
- Karikol Raju as Raju
- A. Veerappan as Ramu's friend
- V. P. S. Mani
- Thirupathisamy
Crew
- Director: K. Shankar
- Producer: G. N. Velumani
- Production Company: Saravana Films
- Music: Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
- Lyrics: Kannadasan
- Story: B. S. Ramaiah
- Screenplay: Pasumani
- Dialogues: Pasumani
- Cinematography: Thambu
- Editing: K. Narayanan
- Art Direction: A. Balu
- Choreography: Joseph Krishna
- Stunt: Shyam Sundar
- Audiography: J. J. Manickam
Production
Panathottam is named after the book of the same name by C. N. Annadurai.[3]
Soundtrack
| Panathottam | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1963 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Producer | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy |
The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.[4] The song "Pesuvathu Kiliya" is based on Bilaskhan-i-todi raga.[5] The song Enna Than Nadakkum is used in the 2019 Tamil film Bigil starring Vijay.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enna Than Nadakkum" | T. M. Soundararajan | Kannadasan | 03:18 |
| 2 | "Javvathu Medai" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:30 | |
| 3 | "Oru Naal Iravil" | P. Susheela | 03:12 | |
| 4 | "Oruvar Oruvarai" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 04:37 | |
| 5 | "Panathottam" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:15 | |
| 6 | "Pesuvathu Kiliya" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:06 |
References
- ^ "எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Ithayakkani (in Tamil). 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "எம்.ஜி.ஆர் திரைப்பட ஆல்பம்" (PDF). Gemini Cinema (in Tamil). January 1988.
- ^ https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-19-2/
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/panathottam-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1329137216
- ^ Guy, Randor (23 July 2015). "Hindustani raag and hit songs". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
External links
Panathottam at IMDb
