''Kanimuthu Paappa'' is a 1972 Indian
Tamil
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People, culture and language
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-language
drama film
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directed by
S. P. Muthuraman in his directorial debut, and produced by S. Subramaniya Reddiyar. The film stars
Jaishankar,
R. Muthuraman,
Lakshmi
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and
Jaya. It was released on 26 May 1972.
Plot
Cast
Production
''Kanimuthu Paappa'' marked the directorial debut of S. P. Muthuraman.
The film's story and screenplay were written by V. C. Guhanathan. Muthuraman, who wanted to direct films outside
AVM Productions
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, expressed his interest to
A. V. Meiyappan through a letter to which he agreed and wished him well.
Lakshmanan who worked as production controller for V. C. Guhanathan was initially supposed to produce the film; however he left the film with Guhanathan taking care of production and Subramaniya Reddiar providing finance.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
T. V. Raju and lyrics were written by Poovai Senguttuvan. The song "Radhaiyin Nenjame" is based on the
Hindi
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song "Khilte Hain Gul Yahan" from ''
Sharmeelee'' (1971), and "Chithii Chollu Chollu" is based on "Hai Na Bolo Bolo" from ''
Andaz'' (1971).
References
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1970s Indian films
1970s Tamil-language films
1972 directorial debut films
1972 drama films
1972 films
Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman
Films scored by T. V. Raju
Indian drama films
Tamil-language Indian films