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Odi Vilaiyaadu Paapa

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Odi Vilaiyaadu Paapa
Poster
Directed byV. Srinivasan
Written byK. Appannaraj
StarringS. S. Rajendran
B. Saroja Devi
CinematographySampath
E. N. Balakrishnan
Music byV. Krishnamoorthy
Production
company
Jagajothi Films
Release date
  • 25 September 1959 (1959-09-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Odi Vilaiyaadu Paapa (transl. Play around, child) is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language film directed by V. Srinivasan. The film stars S. S. Rajendran and B. Saroja Devi.[1]

Plot

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Cast

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Credits adapted from Saadhanaigal Padaitha thamizh thiraipada varalaru:[1]

Production

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Odi Vilaiyaadu Paapa shares its name with a poem written by Tamil poet Subramania Bharati.[2] It was directed by V. Srinivasan (who later became popularly known as Muktha Srinivasan) and produced by the studio Jagajothi Films. The story and dialogues were written by K. Appannaraj, while the cinematography was handled by Sampath and E. N. Balakrishnan. The art director was Angamuthu, the editor was N. G. Rajan and the music director was V. Krishnamoorthy, while the lyrics were written by Kambadasan. Bharati was also credited as lyricist. The length of the film was 14,517 feet (4,425 m).[1]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by V. Krishnamoorthy.[3]

Song Singer/s Lyricist Duration (m:ss)
"Pachai Kuzhandhaiyadi Kannil" Seerkazhi Govindarajan & Radha Jayalakshmi Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar 05:27
"Kuyil Paadiyadhe" P. Susheela Kambadasan 02:55
"Odi Vilaiyaadu Paapa" Seerkazhi Govindarajan Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar 03:37
"Odi Vilaiyaadu Paapa" (pathos) S. Janaki Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar 03:18
"Kummiyadi Kummiyadi" P. Susheela Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar 02:55
"Paattu Mudiyum Munney" P. B. Sreenivas Kambadasan 03:31
"Vaavendru Azhaikkudhe Thennai" Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Susheela Kambadasan 04:57

Release and reception

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Odi Vilaiyaadu Paapa was released on 25 September 1959,[1] and failed commercially.[4] Srinivasa Rao, editor of Narada magazine criticised Srinivasan for directing the film to show his prowess, and not giving any less financially well-off person or newcomer the chance to direct.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "1959 – ஓடி விளையாடு பாப்பா- ஜெகத் ஜோதி பிலிம்ஸ்" [1959 – Odi Vilaiyaadu Paapa- Jagajothi Films.]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ Shastry, S. L. (1964). Contemporary Indian Literature. Vol. 4–5. p. 55. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ^ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 164.
  4. ^ "அன்றிலிருந்து இன்றுவரை சினிமா" [Cinema, from then to now] (PDF). Vlambaram (in Tamil). 1 May 1999. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ^ "நிலைத்து நின்ற 'முக்தா' சீனிவாசன்!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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