''Panathukkaga'' () is a 1974 Indian

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-language film produced and directed by M. S. Senthil. It stars Sivakumar.

Jayachitra Jayachitra is an Indian actress films who works mostly in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Early life Jayachitra was born in 1957. Her father Mahendra was a veterinary doctor, who had earlier worked as a lawyer. Her mother Ammaji (a.k.a. Ja ...

, Sripriya, Shasikumar, Kamal Haasan and Thengai Srinivasan play supporting roles. It was a remake of the director's own

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film '' Police Ariyaruthe'' (1973). Kamal Haasan worked under Thangappan as his dance assistant in this movie.

Cast

* Sivakumar as Ramesh *

as Chitra * Shasikumar as Inspector Sundar (Chitra's elder brother) * Thengai Srinivasan as Kannan (friend of Ramesh & Sundar) * Sripriya as Geetha * Master Sridhar as Ravi (Geetha's lover) * C.I.D. Sakunthala as Kokila (Geetha's stepmother) * Kamal Haasan as Kumar (Guest Appearance) *

S. V. Ramadas S. V. Ramadas (1921-2004) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil-language films, most often as a villain. He acted in more than 700 films in a career spanning over four decades. Film career Among popular movies, he acted in Aayirathil Or ...

as Masilamani *

Ennatha Kannaiya Ennathe Kannaiah (1925 - 7 August 2012) was a comedian who appeared in Tamil-language films. In the Ravichandran-Jayalalita starrer Naan, as he spoke his dialogues, he frequently used the word Ennathe and this became his nickname. Decades later, ...

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics written by

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 3420130 1970s Tamil-language films 1974 films Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan