''Pachhai Vilakku'' () is a 1964 Indian

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, directed by

A. Bhimsingh A. Bhimsingh or Bhim Singh (1924–1978) was an Indian filmmaker who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. Apart from Tamil, he made films in other languages that include 18 films in Hindi, 8 films in Telugu, 5 films in Malayalam and 1 film in ...

and produced by Rama. Arangannal, A. R. Hassan Khan and T. S. Aadhi Narayanan. The film stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

, C. R. Vijayakumari,

S. S. Rajendran Sedapatti Suryanarayana Rajendran, also known by his initials SSR (January 1928 – 24 October 2014), was an Indian actor, director, producer and politician who worked in Tamil theatre and cinema. Film career Rajendran made his acting de ...

and S. V. Ranga Rao. The film had musical score 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 ...

. The film become a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theaters.

Plot

Cast

as Sarathy *

Sowkar Janaki Sankaramanchi Janaki (born T. Janaki; 12 December 1931), popularly known as Sowcar Janaki (Tamil) or Shavukaru Janaki (Telugu) or Sahukar Janaki (Kannada), is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 300, films, predominantly in Tamil, Telug ...

as Parvathi *

as Pasupathy * C. R. Vijayakumari as Sumathi * A. V. M. Rajan as Mani * Pushpalatha as Latha * S. V. Ranga Rao as Ponnambalam * M. R. Radha as Rajabaadhar *

Nagesh Nagesh (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in over 1,000 fil ...

as Joseph *

V. Nagayya V. Nagayya (born Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma; 28 March 1904 – 30 December 1978) also known as Chittoor Nagayya was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre. ...

as Gopalaiya *S. R. Janaki as Annammal * K. K. Soundar as Balu's henchman *Sriram as Balu * Karuppu Subbiah as Karim

Production

Saravanan who was doing a film on engine driver was on search of suitable title while crossing railway gate. He stuck posters with green light as main feature which led Bhimsingh to name his film as ''Pachhai Vilakku''. The film was initially shot in 8000 ft which left Meiyappan unimpressed and decided to reshoot with different story on the same backdrop with the additional cast involving Rajan and Pushpalatha.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and lyrics for the songs were written 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 ...

. The songs "Olimayamaana Ethirkaalam" and "Kelvi Pirandhadhu" attained popularity.

Release and reception

''Pachhai Vilakku'' was released on 3 April 1964. ''The Indian Express'' called it "a frothy, headlong musical melodrama, designed only to entertain." The film ran for over 100 days in theatres.

References

Bibliography

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External links

* {{AVM Productions 1960s Tamil-language films 1964 films Films directed by A. Bhimsingh Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Indian drama films 1964 drama films