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Pachhai Vilakku (1964 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Pachhai Vilakku' is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by Rama. Arangannal, A. R. Hassan Khan and T. S. Aadhi Narayanan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, C. R. Vijayakumari, S. S. Rajendran and S. V. Ranga Rao. The film had musical score by ViswanathanRamamoorthy. The film become a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theaters.
Plot
Cast
*Sivaji Ganesan as Sarathy
*Sowkar Janaki as Parvathi
*S. S. Rajendran as Pasupathy
*C. R. Vijayakumari as Sumathi
*A. V. M. Rajan as Mani
*Pushpalatha as Latha
*S. V. Ranga Rao as Ponnambalam
*M. R. Radha as Rajabaadhar
*Nagesh as Joseph
*V. Nagaiah as Gopalaiya
*S. R. Janaki as Annammal
*K. K. Soundar as Balu's henchman
*Sriram as Balu
*Karuppu Subbiah as Karim
Production
Saravanan who was doing a film on engine driver was on search of suitable title while crossing railway gate. He stuck posters with green light as main feature which led Bhimsingh to name his film as 'Pachhai Vilakku'. The film was initially shot in 8000 ft which left Meiyappan unimpressed and decided to reshoot with different story on the same backdrop with the additional cast involving Rajan and Pushpalatha.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by ViswanathanRamamoorthy and lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan. The songs "Olimayamaana Ethirkaalam" and "Kelvi Pirandhadhu" attained popularity.
Release and reception
'Pachhai Vilakku' was released on 3 April 1964. 'The Indian Express' called it "a frothy, headlong musical melodrama, designed only to entertain." The film ran for over 100 days in theatres.
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