''Paadha Kaanikkai'' () is a 1962

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-language

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directed by

K. Shankar Kannan Shankar (17 March 1926 - 5 March 2006) was an Indian film editor, screenwriter and director. He directed more than 80 films in South Indian languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada as well as in Hindi. Film career Shanka ...

and written by M. S. Solamalai. The film stars

Gemini Ganesan Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was referred to as the ''Kaadhal Mannan'' (King of Romance) for his romantic roles ...

and Savitri, with C. R. Vijayakumari,

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and

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in supporting roles. It was released on 14 July 1962.

Cast

as Sekar * Savitri as Malathi * C. R. Vijayakumari as Chitra *

as Veerasamy Pillai * J. P. Chandrababu as Veerasamy Pillai's son *

as Ravi * S. V. Subbaiah as Sekar's father * S. A. Ashokan as Manickam *

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as Parvathi * C. K. Saraswathi as Eshwari *

Karikol Raju Karikol Raju was a Tamil film veteran actor who appeared in Tamil-language films. He acted in more than 500 films in a career spanning over five decades. He had started his career as a dramatist and stage actor and went on to act as a charact ...

as Villager *S. Rama Rao as Pardeshi *D. Balasubramaniam *

Padmini Priyadarshini Padmini Priyadarshini (later Padmini Ramachandran) was an Indian actor, dancer and choreographer. She acted in supporting roles during the 1950s and 1960s in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. She established a dancing school in Bangalore named ''Na ...

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Production

''Paadha Kaanikkai'' was produced by G. N. Velumani, directed and edited by

, written by M. S. Solamalai.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy were an Indian music composing duo composed of M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy. They worked together on over 100 films, from 1952's '' Panam'' to 1965's '' Aayirathil Oruvan''. After their split, Ramamoorthy wo ...

, with lyrics by

Kannadasan Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Freq ...

Release and reception

''Paadha Kaanikkai'' was released on 14 July 1962. ''

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'' stated on 10 August, "In Saravana Films' 'Paatha Kaanikai''... one gets to know what boredom is ... A meaning or purpose is difficult to deduce from this shoddy yarn." The reviewer noted that the characters were "poorly drawn" and criticised the direction by K. Shankar, but noted that the actors "make the best of a bad job". ''

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'' negatively reviewed the film, but praised the performances of certain actors. According to historian

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, the film failed commercially, mainly due to "its predictable storyline and theatrical look."

References

External links

* {{K. Shankar 1960s Tamil-language films 1962 drama films 1962 films Films directed by K. Shankar Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films