''Paadhukaappu'' () is a 1970 Indian

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, directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars

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

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, T. S. Balaiah and

Major Sundarrajan Srinivasan Sundarrajan (17 March 1935 – 28 February 2003), popularly known as Major Sundarrajan, was an Indian actor and film director who performed predominantly in Tamil language films and plays. He was well known for his sophisticated ...

. It was released on 27 November 1970.

Plot

Cast

Production

''Paadhukaappu'' was the final of a famed collaboration between Bheemsingh and Ganesan.

Soundtrack

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

Kannadasan Muthiah Sathappan Chettiar better known as Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was a poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important l ...

Reception

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'' called the plot "intriguing", but panned the direction and felt Ganesan was underutilised. The film, unlike Bheemsingh and Ganesan's previous collaborations, was a failure.

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