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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Ezhai Pangalan<br />
| image = Ezhai Pangalan.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[K. Shankar]]<br />
| producer = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| writer = M. Lakshmanan<br />
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]]<br />[[Pushpalatha]]<br />[[M. N. Nambiar]]<br />
| music = K. V. Mahadevan<br />
| cinematography = C.V. Ramakrishnan (Thambu)<br />
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]<br />
| studio = Rajalaxmi Pictures<br />
| distributor = Mahalakshmi Pictures<br />
| released = {{film date|1963|12|20|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 134 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| border = no<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Ezhai Pangalan''''' ({{trans|Poor partner}}) is a [[List of Tamil films of 1963|1963]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film directed by [[K. Shankar]] and produced by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], who also composed the music. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]], [[Pushpalatha]] and [[M. N. Nambiar]]. It was released on 20 December 1963.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
Credits adapted from songbook:<ref name="songbook" /><br />
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;Male cast<br />
*[[Gemini Ganesan]] as Raja<ref name="Sport and Pastime review" /><br />
*[[M. N. Nambiar]]<br />
*[[S. A. Ashokan]]<br />
*T. S. Muthiah<br />
*[[K. Balaji]]<br />
*V. Mahalingam<br />
*[[S. V. Ramadoss]]<br />
*[[K. D. Santhanam]]<br />
*[[Nagesh]]<br />
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;Female cast<br />
*[[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]]<br />
*[[Pushpalatha]]<br />
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]<br />
*Malathi<br />
*M. S. S. Bhyagyam<br />
*Lakshmi Prabha<br />
*S. M. Dharma<br />
*Radhabhai<br />
*Aalwar Kuppusamy<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Ezhai Pangalan'' is the inaugural production of Rajalaxmi Pictures.<ref name="Sport and Pastime review">{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=11 January 1964 |title=It Lacks Novelty |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98084/page/n107 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |volume=18 |page=50}}</ref> It was produced by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], and directed by K. Shankar. The film was written by M. Lakshmanan. Cinematography was handled by Thambu, and K. S. Baskar served as the operative cameraman. [[K. Narayanan]] was the editor, while A. Balu was the art director.<ref name="ReleasePoster" /> The final length of the film was {{Convert|4159|metres|feet}}.<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite book |url=http://lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1963-cinedetails9.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |access-date=18 January 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190118035707/http://lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1963-cinedetails9.asp |archive-date=18 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Themes ==<br />
''Ezhai Pangalan'' deals with the problems of slum dwellers.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nE2mwKYwdJ8C&q=Ezhai |title=Film World |year=1964 |editor-last=Ramachandran |editor-first=T. M. |volume=Volume 1 |pages=125}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]], [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] and [[Panju Arunachalam]].<ref name="songbook" /><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! No || Song || Singer/s || Lyricist|| Duration<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Thaayaaga Maaravaa" ||[[T. M. Soundararajan]]||[[Panchu Arunachalam]]|| 02:51<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Manadhil Enna Mayakkam" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[P. Susheela]]|| Panchu Arunachalam|| 04:54<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Muttaiyai Vittu" || T. M. Soundararajan ||[[Kannadasan]]|| 03:22<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Veettukku Vantha Machan" || P. Susheela ||[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]|| 04:46<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Vilakku Erigindradhu" || T. M. Soundararajan || Kannadasan|| 04:53<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Oorazhudha Verlaiyile" || T. M. Soundararajan || Vaali||<br />
|}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
''Ezhai Pangalan'' was released on 20 December 1963, and distributed by Mahalakshmi Pictures.<ref name="ReleasePoster" /> T. M. Ramachadran, writing for ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'', lauded it as a "realistic, purposeful film".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=11 April 1964 |title=Trends in Tamil films |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98084/page/n835 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |volume=18 |pages=50–51}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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<ref name="ReleasePoster">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19631220&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Ezhai Pangalan |date=20 December 1963 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=3}}</ref><br />
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<ref name="songbook">{{Cite book |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/QTI |title=ஏழை பங்காளன் |publisher=Rajalaxmi Pictures |year=1963 |language=ta |type=songbook}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1463170}}<br />
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{{K. Shankar}}<br />
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[[Category:1963 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
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