''Petra Manam'' () is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by National Pictures. The film stars

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, Pushpavalli, S. S. Rajendran and

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. It is the Tamil version of the 1953 Telugu film '' Pempudu Koduku.'' The film was released on 19 July 1960.

Plot

Cast

Production

''Petra Manam'' was produced by National Pictures, written by Mu. Varadarajan, and shot by G. Vittal Rao. It had choreography by K. N. Dhandayudha Pani, Pillai Thangappan and Muthusami Pillai. According to M. L. Narasimhan of ''

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'', it was simultaneously filmed in Telugu as '' Pempudu Koduku'', despite the fact that there is a seven-year release gap between these two films; the latter was released in 1953.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The song "Sinthanai Seiyadaa" has somewhat similar tune of "Adha Hai Chandrama Raat Adhi" from '' Navrang'' (1959).

Release

''Petra Manam'' was released on 19 October 1960, during

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. Facing competition from '' Kairasi'', '' Paavai Vilakku'' and '' Mannathi Mannan'', released on the same day, it fared averagely at box office.

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* {{A. Bhimsingh 1960 drama films 1960s Indian films 1960s Tamil-language films Films directed by A. Bhimsingh Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao Indian drama films Tamil remakes of Telugu films Tamil-language Indian films