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Enga Paappa
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Wikipedia article
'Enga Paappa' is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. It stars Baby Shakila, M. V. Rajamma, Ravichandran and Bharathi. The film was released on 8 July 1966.
Plot
Cast
Adapted from 'The Hindu':
* Baby Shakila as Mangalam
* M. V. Rajamma as Mangalam's aunt
* Ravichandran as Mangalam's brother
** Master Sridhar portrays the younger version of the character
* O. A. K. Thevar as Ravichandran's friend
* Bharathi as Ravichandran's wife
* Nagesh
* K. A. Thangavelu
* Manorama
Production
'Enga Paappa' was produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu under his own company Padmini Pictures, while Dada Mirasi wrote the story and Ma. Ra wrote the dialogues. The cinematography was handled by V. Ramamurthy, and the editing by R. Devarajan edited the film. Audiography was handled by T. N. Rangaswami, and Thangappan for choreography. Shooting took place at Vauhini Studios.
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan. The playback singers were T. M. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari and M. S. Rajeswari. One of the songs, "Naan Pottal Theriyum", attained popularity.
Release and reception
'Enga Paappa' was released on 8 July 1966. The film attained popularity due to its unconventional storyline, and Shakila's portrayal of Mangalam was well-received by viewers. It was also a commercial success. However, 'Kalki' wrote that while the film was trying to please everyone, it was not heart touching.
References
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