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'Pizhaikkum Vazhi' is an Indian Tamil language comedy film released in 1949 with T. S. Durairaj and T. A. Jayalakshmi in the lead roles.

Plot



The hero (played by T. S. Durairaj) is an idler. He thinks it is easy to earn a living by cheating innocent and unsuspecting people. There is a fake 'swami' (M. R. Swaminathan) and the hero becomes a fake disciple of the 'swami'. He makes cheating the formula of his living. How he does it and what comes to him form the story.

Cast



* T. S. Durairaj

* T. A. Jayalakshmi

* T. S. Balaiah

* Kali N. Rathnam

* M. R. Swaminathan

* Kulathu Mani

* K. K. Perumal

* P. G. Venkatesan

* C. T. Rajakantham

* P. S. Gnanam

* P. R. Mangalam

* C. K. Nagaratnam

* R. Saraswathi

* Bhagyalakshmi

* N. S. Narayana Pillai

* P. Sundara Rao



Production



This is the first film produced by the comedian actor T. S. Durairaj.

Soundtrack



Music was composed by G. Aswathamma and the lyrics were penned by T. K. Sundara Vaathiyar. Singers are T. S. Durairaj, M. R. Swaminathan and Kali N. Rathnam. Playback singers are D. K. Pattammal and A. P. Komala.

The well-known Carnatic singer D. K. Pattammal rendered three songs in this film: Enga naatukku entha naadu eedu...', Kottai kattatheydaa...' and Mudalai vaayil...'. T. S. Durairaj also sang a song 'Thuruppu (trumps) illaamey paruppu vegumaa....?' that was well received by the audience.

References



Category:1948 films

Category:Indian comedy-drama films

Category:1940s Tamil-language films

Category:Indian black-and-white films

Category:1948 comedy-drama films


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