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Pazhani (1965 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Pazhani' is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, R. Muthuraman and Devika. The film, produced by A.P.Chinnappan, had musical score by ViswanathanRamamoorthy and was released on 14 January 1965. The film was a critical success and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil under the Certificate of Merit category. It is a remake of G.V. Iyer's 1962 Kannada film 'Bhoodana'.
Plot
Cast
*Sivaji Ganesan as Pazhani
*S. S. Rajendran as Raju
*R. Muthuraman as Muthu
*T. S. Balaiah as Pannaiyar
*Devika as Kaveri
*M. R. Radha
*Nagesh as Sandhanam
*Sriram as Velu
*Pushpalatha as Emily
*Sivakami as Velu's wife
Production
'Pazhani' does not have any actors credited in the opening titles; it only displays the credits of technicians.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by ViswanathanRamamoorthy. Kannadasan wrote the song "Annan Ennada" at a time when he believed his brothers had abandoned him.
*Aarodum Mannil T. M. Soundararajan
*Annan Ennada T. M. Soundararajan
*Ullathukkule P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan
*Vatta Vatta P. Susheela, Sirkazhi Govindarajan
*Idhayam Irukkindrathe T. M. Soundararajan
*Annachi L. R. Eswari, A. L. Raghavan
Release and reception
'Pazhani' was released on 14 January 1965. T. M. Ramachandran in 'Sport and Pastime' wrote, "The slow pace at which the story progresses takes away much from the films quality and appeal but one cannot, while making a true art film, avoid this in depicting the humdrum life of a peasant and his family". The film received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil under the Certificate of Merit category.
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