Pattinathar is 1962 Tamil biographical film was directed by K. Somu and produced by Film center with distributor by J. R. Productions. The film script written by Thanjai Ramaiah Doss and Akilan.^[1] Music by G. Ramanathan assets to the movie. Film starring T. M. Soundararajan played title role, M. R. Radha was played lead role to protagonist.^[2][3]

Plot

The movie started once his dream, Lord Shiva appeared and told him, he would find him siva as a baby at certain spot. Hand over the baby boy to Thiruvenkatar(T. M. Soundararajan). He would give gold equal to the weight of the baby. The saint devotee found the baby and took him to pattinathar and his wife Sivakalai(Gemini K. Chandra). He adapted child and gave the couple and more wealth. The divine child grow up and follows in his father food step.

Once, the father sent him on a ship with a good lot of Merchant and when he came brought back sacks full of paddy husks and cow dung cakes, Marudesan friends gaves his father to one box, the box inside three cow dung cakes and Borrow document. The angered father threw the cow dung cakes out, what was his surprise to see they were all gold and gems. Thiruvenkatar hurried home to see his son.

But Marudesan was not in the room and his wife Sivakalai gave him to a small box the son had given before he disappeared. Thiruvenkadar read the scroll he wrote A Needle with an eyelet. Then Pattinathar realised the philosophy and wisdom of the word and renounced everything his wife , his wealth and kith and kin with only a loin cloth he left. He sang many a Philosophical song to enlighten people on the blishfull state of reunication.

Cast

• T. M. Soundararajan as Thiruvenkadan/Pattinathar
• M. R. Radha as Eesan Chettiyar
• Gemini K. Chandra as Sivakalai
• S. R. Janaki as Thiruvenkatan's mother
• C. K. Saraswathi as Visalam
• S. D. Subbulakshmi as Meenakshi(Thiruvenkatan's Sister)
• Major Sundararajan as King (Guest)

Crew

• Director = K. Somu
• Producer = Film Center
• Music = G. Ramanathan
• Art = CH. E. Prasad Rao
• Stills = R. N. Nagaraj Rao
• Publicity = P. S. Mani and Company
• Processing = BAL. G. Sinthey and D. Eswarsingh
• Audiography = M. B. Valkay , Francis A. Samy and R. Kannan
• Set Properties = Cine Grafts, Giri Museum and Kannan Mates
• Production Management = K. M. Vaithyanathan.^[4]

Soundtrack

Music composed G. Ramanathan.^[5] and lyrics written by T. K. Sundara Vathiyaar , Thanjai Ramaiah Doss, Ku. Ma. Balasubramanyam A. Maruthakasi and Pattinathar Songs.^[6]