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Petra Manam
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Wikipedia article
'Petra Manam' is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by National Pictures. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Pushpavalli, S. S. Rajendran and Padmini. It is the Tamil version of the 1953 Telugu film 'Pempudu Koduku.'
Plot
Cast
* Sivaji Ganesan
* Pushpavalli
* S. S. Rajendran
* M. N. Rajam
*S. V. Subbaiah
* L. Vijayalakshmi
* J. P. Chandrababu
* Padmini Priyadarshini
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 'The Hindu', 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 and the lyrics were penned by Ku. Mu. Annalthango, M. K. Athmanathan, Bharathidasan, Kannadasan and K. P. Kamatchisundaram. 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. Facing competition from 'Kairasi', 'Paavai Vilakku', and 'Mannathi Mannan', released on the same day, it fared averagely at box office.
References
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