''Pasavalai'' () is a 1956 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
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** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
-language
historical fantasy
Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic (fantasy), magic) into a more "realistic" narrative. There is much crossover with other subgenres of fantasy; those c ...
film, directed by A. S. Nagarajan produced by
T. R. Sundaram of
Modern Theatres
Modern Theaters Ltd was an Indian film studio in Salem, Tamil Nadu started by T. R. Sundaram Mudaliar in 1935. The studio produced over more than 150 films until 1982 in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Sinhalese and even English ...
, and written by Pa. Kannan. 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 w ...
. It stars
M. K. Radha,
V. Gopalakrishnan,
G. Varalakshmi,
M. N. Rajam and Kumari Rajamani, with
T. P. Muthulakshmi
T. P. Muthulakshmi (Native name: தமிழ்: டி. பி. முத்துலட்சுமி) was an Indian actress who was active from the 1950 to 1969. She was a prominent lead comedy actress during the early 1950s in Tamil films ...
and
A. Karunanidhi providing comic relief.
It was released on 1 November 1956. The film was a moderate success at the box office.
Cast
; Male cast
*
M. K. Radha
*
V. K. Ramasamy
*
V. Gopalakrishnan
*
A. Karunanidhi
* S. M. Thirupathisami
* M. N. Krishnan
*
M. R. Santhanam
* K. Natarajan
* Sairam
* Master Bhaji
* Master Venkatesh
* Sundararajan
; Female cast
*
G. Varalakshmi
*
M. N. Rajam
* Kumari Rajamani
*
T. P. Muthulakshmi
T. P. Muthulakshmi (Native name: தமிழ்: டி. பி. முத்துலட்சுமி) was an Indian actress who was active from the 1950 to 1969. She was a prominent lead comedy actress during the early 1950s in Tamil films ...
* Bhagyam
* T. K. Rajeswari
* Tiger (Dog)
;Dance
*
E. V. Saroja
Soundtrack
Music 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 w ...
.
Many songs become popular, such as "Anbinaal... Paasavalai", sung by
C. S. Jayaraman and "Lol Lol Machchaan Unna Parthu", sung by
Jikki
Pillavalu Gajapathy Krishnaveni (3 November 1935 – 16 August 2004), more famously known as Jikki, was an Indian playback singer from Andhra Pradesh. She sang around 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Sinhalese, and Hindi lan ...
.
References
External links
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1950s historical fantasy films
1950s Indian films
1950s Tamil-language films
1956 films
Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Indian black-and-white films
Indian historical fantasy films
Tamil-language Indian films