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{{short description|1965 film directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr.}}
{{for|the 2015 film|Iravum Pagalum Varum}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Iravum Pagalum
| image = Iravum Pagalum.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Joseph Thaliath Jr.]]
| producer = Joseph Thomas
| story = [[T. N. Balu]]<ref name="movie" />
| starring = [[Jaishankar]]<br />C. Vasantha
| music = [[T. R. Pappa]]
| cinematography = B. B. Lucas
| editing = P. Radhakrishnan<br />M. Vellaisaamy
| studio = Citadel Films
| released = {{film date|df=y|1965|1|14}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Iravum Pagalum''''' ({{translation|Night and Day}}) is a 1965 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[crime thriller film]] directed by [[Joseph Thaliath Jr.]] The film stars newcomers [[Jaishankar]] and C. Vasantha, while [[S. A. Ashokan]], [[Nagesh]], [[Ganthimathi]] and [[Pandari Bai]] play supporting roles. It revolves around a college student whose house is robbed of all its wealth, and his mother prevents him from reporting it to the police. Suspicious, he sets out to unravel the mystery behind his mother's silence. The film was released on 14 January 1965 and became a hit.

== Plot ==
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Rajasekar is a wealthy college student who lives with his widowed mother Maragadhavalli and leads an untroubled life; he is in love with Parimala, his classmate. One night, Rajasekar and Maragadhavalli are robbed of their wealth by a gang; as Maragadhavalli prevents Rajasekar from reporting this incident to the police, he himself sets out to unravel the mystery behind his mother's silence.

== Cast ==

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* [[Jaishankar]] as Rajasekar
* [[S. A. Ashokan|Ashokan]] as Govindan
* [[S. V. Ramadas|Ramdas]] as the calvary leader
* [[Nagesh]] as Balu
* Baskar as Gopal
* Viswanthan as the office manager
;Male support cast<ref name="movie" />
* [[Ennathe Kannaiah]], Muthukoorthan, Prabhakar,<br />Vasanthan, P. K. S. Mani, and Master Sridar.
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;Female cast<ref name="movie" />
* C. Vasantha as Parimala
* [[Ganthimathi]] as Chandra
* [[Pandari Bai]] as Maragadhavalli
* Mallika as Kamala's mother
* Baby Bhavani as Kamala
* Ramamani Bai as the maid
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* [[A. Sakunthala|Sakunthala]]
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== Production ==
[[Joseph Thaliath Jr.]] set up a production company named "Citadel Films", the name being inspired by the [[A. J. Cronin]] novel ''[[The Citadel (novel)|The Citadel]]''. He wanted to adapt that novel into a Tamil film, but Citadel Films co-founder F. Nagoor dissuaded him from doing so as he felt the subject was "risky". He instead suggested a crime thriller, which became ''Iravum Pagalum''. Due to the film's low budget, Joseph chose to cast newcomers. Joseph cast theatre actor Subramaniam Shankar in the lead role, christening him [[Jaishankar]] and marking the actor's cinematic acting debut. C. Vasantha was cast as the female lead, also making her cinematic acting debut.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=20 March 2009 |title=Iravum Pagalum 1965 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/iravum-pagalum-1965/article3021281.ece |url-status=live |access-date=29 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929153140/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/article3021281.ece |archive-date=29 September 2016}}</ref> [[Thengai Srinivasan]] was also cast in what would have been his film debut, but was removed after distributors were not supportive of him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raman |first=Mohan V. |author-link=Mohan Raman |date=20 October 2012 |title=He walked tall in tinsel town |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/he-walked-tall-in-tinsel-town/article4016391.ece |url-status=live |access-date=7 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130005021/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/he-walked-tall-in-tinsel-town/article4016391.ece |archive-date=30 November 2016}}</ref> [[Suruli Rajan]], in his film debut, appeared uncredited.<ref>{{Cite web |last=மாதவன் |first=பிரதீப் |date=25 July 2014 |title=அந்த நாள் ஞாபகம் : எளிய மனிதர்களின் பிரதிநிதி! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/10585-.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820043722/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/10585-.html |archive-date=20 August 2021 |access-date=20 August 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref> The film was produced by Joseph Thomas under the Citadel banner, photographed by B. B. Lucas,<ref name="IndianExpress" /> and edited by P. Radhakrishnan and M. Vellaisaamy.<ref name="movie" /> The final length of the film was {{convert|4509.67|metres|feet}}.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=17 July 1965 |title=Iravum Pagalum (Tamil) (35 mm) (India) |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1965.571/page/n11 |magazine=[[The Gazette of India]] |page=2493}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack album was composed by [[T. R. Pappa]]. The lyrics were written by [[Alangudi Somu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iravum Pagalum |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/iravum-pagalum/1D,cYYJISiU_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307054045/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/iravum-pagalum/1D,cYYJISiU_ |archive-date=7 March 2019 |access-date=6 March 2019 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref>

{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Iravu Varum
| extra1 = [[T. M. Soundararajan]]
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = Kaalai Neram Oruvan
| extra2 = [[P. Susheela]], T. M. Soundararajan
| length2 = 4:04
| title3 = Koothaadum Kondaiyile
| extra3 = [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], P. Susheela
| length3 = 3:03
| title4 = Kunguma Kolam
| extra4 = T.M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
| length4 = 3:15
| title5 = Ullathin Kathavugal
| extra5 = T. M. Soundararajan
| length5 = 3:36
| title6 = Iranthavanai Sumanthavanum
| extra6 = [[S. A. Ashokan]]
| length6 = 3:21
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Iravum Pagalum'' was released on 14 January 1965, [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] day.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Film News Anandan |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1965-cinedetails6.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |access-date=14 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414182530/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1965-cinedetails6.asp |archive-date=14 April 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Despite facing competition from ''[[Enga Veettu Pillai]]'' and ''[[Pazhani (1965 film)|Pazhani]]'', released on the same day,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2011 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=28 February 2019 |website=Ithayakkani |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 February 2018 |title=நான் ரசித்த நாயகன் என்னைத் தேடி வந்தார் |language=ta |trans-title=The man whom I loved came in search of me |work=[[Dina Thanthi]] |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2018/09/28141058/The-man-whom-I-loved-came-in-search-of-me.vpf |url-status=live |access-date=7 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308002900/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2018/09/28141058/The-man-whom-I-loved-came-in-search-of-me.vpf |archive-date=8 March 2019}}</ref> the film became a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=7 November 2008 |title=Bond of Tamil Screen |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Bond-of-Tamil-screen/article15400631.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=23 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523044200/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Bond-of-Tamil-screen/article15400631.ece |archive-date=23 May 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said on 6 February 1965, "''Iravum Pagalum'', despite a muddled script, is above the level of the run-of-the-mill suspense thrillers and has obvious box office potential."<ref name="IndianExpress" />

== References ==
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<ref name="movie">{{Cite AV media |title=Iravum Pagalum |type=motion picture |language=ta |publisher=Citadel Films |year=1965 |time=0:00 to 1:11 |time-caption=Opening credits, from}}</ref>
<ref name="IndianExpress">{{Cite news |date=6 February 1965 |title=Promising new faces in 'Iravum Pagalum' |pages=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19650206&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=11 May 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=11700268}}

[[Category:1960s crime thriller films]]
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1965 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr.]]
[[Category:Films scored by T. R. Pappa]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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