Pudhaiyal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKrishnan–Panju
Written byM. Karunanidhi
Produced byKamal Brothers
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Padmini
CinematographyG. Vittal Rao
Edited byS. Panjabi
Music byViswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Production
company
Kamal Brothers
Release date
  • 10 May 1957 (1957-05-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pudhaiyal (transl. Treasure) is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film starring Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini.[1] The film was released on 10 May 1957.[2]

Plot

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Parimalam and Durai meet and talk about how her father Kumaravadivu in Sri Lanka was implicated in her mother's murder and imprisoned. Padmini and her sister Thangam come to India, where the sister dies. It is believed that she was drowned and her body lies under the sand. Vellaiambalam overhears the word "Thangam" (Tamil for gold) and believes a fortune is buried there.

Cast

Production

Pudhaiyal was primarily shot at Newtone and Revathi Studios, and processed at AVM Studio Film Laboratories. The song "Vinnodum Mugilodum" was shot at Elliot's Beach.[3]

Soundtrack

The music composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.[4] Lyrics by Mahakavi Bharathiyar, Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, A. Maruthakasi, Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram and M. K. Athmanathan.[5] The "lalala" humming portions in "Hello, My Dear Rami" were inspired from "The Wedding Samba" by Edmundo Ros.[3]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Vinnodum Mugilodum" C. S. Jayaraman & P. Suseela M. K. Athmanathan 03:18
"Thanga Mohana Thaamaraiye" P. Suseela 03:54
"Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga" J. P. Chandrababu Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram 03:38
"Chinna Chinna Izhai" P. Suseela 05:05
"Hello, My Dear Rami" J. P. Chandrababu & A. L. Raghavan 03:34
"Aasai Kaathalai" P. Suseela A. Maruthakasi 03:07
"Seer Kondu...Kandi Raaja" T. M. Soundararajan, M. K. Punitham & S. J. Kantha Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass 03:40
"Nallakalam Varugudhu" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Suseela Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar 03:25

References

  1. ^ காந்தன் (26 May 1957). "புதையல்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 23. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ "நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b Guy, Randor (6 September 2014). "Pudhayal 1957". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Pudhayal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. December 1957. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  5. ^ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 129.

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Films directed by Krishnan–Panju
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