Parakkum Paavai
| Parakkum Paavai | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| பறக்கும் பாவை | |
| Directed by | T. R. Ramanna |
| Produced by | T. R. Ramanna |
| Written by | Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy |
| Starring |
M. G. Ramachandran B. Saroja Devi Kanchana J. P. Chandrababu M. N. Nambiar S. A. Ashokan |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | M. A. Rehman |
| Edited by | M. S. Mani |
Production company |
R. R. Pictures |
| Distributed by | R. R. Pictures |
Release dates | 11 November 1966[1] |
Running time | 171 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Parakkum Paavai (English: Flying women) is a 1966 Indian Tamil language film directed by T. R. Ramanna, starring M. G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi, J. P. Chandrababu, Kanchana in the lead roles. The film ran for 80 days.[2]
Plot
Jeeva (M. G. Ramachandran) promised Vedhatchalam (Chittor V. Nagaiah), father of Kala (B. Saroja Devi), to keep an eye on her. In order to do so, he becomes a trapeze artist in the National Circus in 1960s India.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| M. G. Ramachandran | as Jeeva (The trapeze artist) |
| B. Saroja Devi | as Kala Devi Védhatchalam (The female trapeze artist) |
| J. P. Chandrababu | as Rubber (The clown) |
| R. S. Manohar | as Kabali (The trapeze artist) |
| K. A. Thangavelu | as The director of The National Circus |
| S. V. Ramadoss | as Veeramuthu (The trapeze artist) |
| Chittor V. Nagaiah | as Védhatchalam |
| O. A. K. Devar | as Balasubramanium, Védhatchalam's family advocat |
| M. N. Nambiar | as Rangaswamy, Védhatchalam's family doctor |
| S. A. Ashokan | as Vidjayan (The tamer of big cats) |
| N. S. Natarajan | as Dandhabany (The mysterious killer) |
| Sadhan (Pattam) | as A thin man of the circus, the leader of the group of the men on "Nilavenna Aadi" |
| Raja Sulochana | as Sarusa Védhatchalam, Kabali's wife |
| Kanchana | as Shantha (The nurse) |
| G. Sakunthala | as Kannamma, the 2nd wife of Védhatchalam |
| S. D. Subbulakshmi | as Amuniyamma, Jeeva's mother |
| Manorama | as Dilruba, Rubber's wife |
| Madhavi | as Ritha, the director of The National Circus's wife |
Around the movie
It reigns over PARAKKUM PAAVAI a suspense deserving of Alfred Hitchcock's movies !
It was the eighth and last adventure between MGR and director-producer, T.R.Ramanna.[3][4]
We can see, in the form of wink, very rested, their previous film collaborations, such as the drama PASSAM ( 1962 ) or still, next year, in 1963, the family saga PERIYA IDATHU PENN, from the first appearance of the character of MGR, preceded by that of the driver who parks the taxi, where are stuck the posters of the higher quoted movies.
We also perceive another realization of T.R.Ramanna, KUMARI PENN, produced by his brother-in-law E.V. Rajan, with in the principal roles, the stars, Ravichandran and Jayalalidha, taken out during the same year as PARAKKUM PAAVAI.
As it was the case on NALA NERAM for the producer Chinnappa Devar, PARAKKUM PAAVAI was for T.R.Ramanna, his first movie in color with the same MGR.
They enclosed their collaboration with MGR by a movie in color.
The movie starts by a credits in the form of cartoon create by Raki about 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
The director T.R.Ramanna magnificently exploited well the environment of the circus.[5]
The numbers (trapeze artists, jugglers, tamers, etc...) presents in the movie, are very well filmed by its camera.
The soundtrack of M.S.V. is always sublime.
K.J.Yésudass sings for the first time in a movie of MGR. Here, he lends his voice for the comedian J.P.Chandrababu in the song "Sugam Yethilae...".
Songs
The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[6]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Kalyana Naal Parkka | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Kannadasan | 04:25 |
| 2 | Mutthamo Mogamo | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 06:15 | |
| 3 | Nilavenna Aadi | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 03:18 | |
| 4 | Sugam Yethilae | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari, K. J. Yesudas | 04:09 | |
| 5 | Unnaiththaaney | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 03:19 | |
| 6 | Yaaraithan Nambuvadho | P. Susheela | 03:08 |
References
- ↑ "Parakkum Paavai". Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ Guy, Randor (2016-05-14). "Parakkum Paavai (1966)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ↑ http://www.kalyanamalaimagazine.com/Content/Thiraichuvai/Dec12_1_15/Potpourri_of_titbits_about_Tamil_cinema_BS_Saroja_page1.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ http://mgrroop.blogspot.fr/2013/03/directors-iv.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Le cirque au Cinéma : liste de 108 films http://www.cinetrafic.fr/liste-film/3709/1/le-cirque-au-cinema Le cirque au Cinéma : liste de 108 films Check
|url=value (help). Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Parakkum Paavai Songs". raaga. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
External links
Parakkum paavai at the Internet Movie Database