''Ezhai Pangalan'' () is a 1963 Indian

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-language film directed by

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, written by M. Lakshmanan and produced by K. V. Mahadevan, who also composed the music. The film stars

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, Ragini,

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and M. N. Nambiar. It was released on 20 December 1963.

Plot

Cast

;Male cast *

as Raja * M. N. Nambiar * S. A. Ashokan *T. S. Muthiah * K. Balaji *V. Mahalingam *

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* K. D. Santhanam *

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;Female cast * Ragini *

* Manorama *Malathi *M. S. S. Bhyagyam *Lakshmi Prabha *S. M. Dharma *Radhabhai *Aalwar Kuppusamy

Production

''Ezhai Pangalan'' is the inaugural production of Rajalaxmi Pictures. It was produced by K. V. Mahadevan, and directed by K. Shankar. The film was written by M. Lakshmanan. Cinematography was handled by Thambu, and K. S. Baskar served as the operative cameraman. K. Narayanan was the editor, while A. Balu was the art director. The final length of the film was .

Themes

''Ezhai Pangalan'' deals with the problems of slum dwellers.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and the lyrics were written by

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, Vaali and

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Release

''Ezhai Pangalan'' was released on 20 December 1963, and distributed by Mahalakshmi Pictures. T. M. Ramachadran, writing for ''

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'', lauded it as a "realistic, purposeful film".

References

External links

* {{K. Shankar 1960s Tamil-language films 1963 films Films directed by K. Shankar Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan