''Kathal Paduthum Padu'' () is a 1966 Indian

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-language romantic drama film directed by

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and produced under Citadel Studios. The film stars

Jaishankar Jaishankar (12 July 1938 – 3 June 2000) was an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema. He was a very popular lead actor in the 1960s and 70s. He was credited onscreen with title of ''Makkal Kalaingnar'' (people's artiste) or '' ...

and

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, the latter's debut in

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. It was released on 7 October 1966 and became a commercial success. The film was remade in

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as ''Premalo Pramadam'' (1967).

Plot

Cast

;Lead cast *

as Raju *

as Suguna ;Male supporting cast * K. A. Thangavelu as Achu * Moorthy as Vichu *

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as Ponnambalam ;Female supporting cast *

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as Raju's mother *

Vijaya Lalitha Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her appearances in '' Rani Mera Naam'' (1972), ''Baazigar'' (1972) and '' Saa ...

as Chandra * Jayanthi as Maya *

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as Meenakshi * Kumari Radha as Lalli * Sakunthala as Kalarani * Rajeshwari *

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as Laila

Production

''Kathal Paduthum Padu'' was directed by

and produced by Dominic Joseph under the banner of Citadel Studios. The story and dialogues were written by Kalaignanam. This film marked Vanisri's first lead role in Tamil. Gemini Rajeshwari (credited simply as Rajeshwari) was cast after Thaliath was impressed with her performance in the play ''Kannum Imaiyum''. Cinematography was handled by B. B. Lucas, and editing by M. Vellaichami. It is Vellaichami's first film as editor.

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by T. R. Pappa.

Release

''Kathal Paduthum Padu'' was released on 7 October 1966, and became a commercial success.

References

Bibliography

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=5759438 1966 romantic drama films 1960s Tamil-language films 1966 films Films directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr. Films scored by T. R. Pappa Indian romantic drama films Tamil films remade in other languages