''Paththarai Maathu Thangam'' () is a 1959 Indian
Tamil language
Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of ...
film produced and directed by K. S. Mani. The film stars
N. N. Kannappa,
T. S. Balaiah and
Pandari Bai
Pandari Bai (18 September 1928 – 29 January 2003) was an Indian actress who worked in South Indian cinema, mostly in Kannada cinema during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has acted ...
. It was released on 22 May 1959.
Plot
Cast
The following list was adapted from the database of
Film News Anandan
Film News Anandan (born Mani) was an Indian film historian and photographer based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was popularly known as the "walking encyclopedia" of Tamil cinema.
Early life
Anandan was born as Mani. His father P. K. Gnanasagara ...
;Male cast
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N. N. Kannappa
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T. S. Balaiah
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T. R. Ramachandran
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M. R. Santhanam
* K. S. Rajam
* Gopal
;Female cast
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Pandari Bai
Pandari Bai (18 September 1928 – 29 January 2003) was an Indian actress who worked in South Indian cinema, mostly in Kannada cinema during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has acted ...
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M. S. Sundari Bai
Madurai Saurashtra Sundari Bai (2 March 1923 – 12 March 2006) was an Indian actress, singer and dancer who worked mainly in Tamil cinema from the 1940s to the 1970s. Sundari Bai was the wife of writer and director Kothamangalam Subbu. Her most ...
* Meenakshi
* Kanchana
Production
The film was produced and directed by K. S. Mani under the banner ''Manivel Pictures'' and was released on 22 May 1959. Kalaipithan wrote the story and dialogues. Balakrishna was in charge of Cinematography.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
G. Govindarajulu Naidu
G. Govindarajulu Naidu was an acclaimed music director in 1940s and 50s in the south Indian film industry. Hailing from Tiruchirappalli, he was one among the musicians who defined the way of music in South Indian film industry. He composed music ...
and Tiruvenkadu Selvarathinam while the lyrics were penned by Thamizh Azhagan, Subbu Arumugam, Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthy, V. Lakshmana Das and Kavi Rajagopal.
References
External links
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1950s Indian films
1950s Tamil-language films
Films directed by K. S. Mani
Tamil-language Indian films