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{{Infobox film
| name = Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari
| image = Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[P. Neelakantan]]
| screenplay = P. Neelakantan
| story = T. K. Govindan
| producer = [[B. R. Panthulu]]
| starring = [[T. R. Ramachandran]]<br />[[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]<br />[[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]]
| cinematography = V. Ramamoorthy
| editing = R. Devarajan
| music = [[T. G. Lingappa]]
| studio = Padmini Pictures
| distributor = Madras Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1954|04|13}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari''''' ({{translation|A bachelor, even after marriage}}) is a 1954 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]], directed by [[P. Neelakantan]] and produced by [[B. R. Panthulu]]. The film stars [[T. R. Ramachandran]], [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] and [[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]]. It was released on 13 April 1954 and became a box office success.

== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=September 2021}}

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[T. R. Ramachandran]] as Ganapathy
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Ambalavanan
*[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Padmini
*[[Ragini (actress)|Ragini]] as Savithri
*[[K. D. Santhanam]] as Balasundaram
*M. A. Ganapathy
*M. N. Krishnan
*T. K. Kalyanam
*Krishna Bai
*Saradambal
*Hariharan, Dhanam
}}

== Production ==
''Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari'' was written and directed by P. Neelakantan, and produced by B. R. Panthulu under Padmini Pictures. The film became embroiled in a plagiarism controversy; playwright Vedam Venkataraya Sastri accused the makers of lifting the plot from his Telugu play ''Vyamoham''.<ref name="hindu" /> A notice was sent via lawyer N. K. Mohanrangam Pillai to Panthulu, who offered compensation to Sastri to avoid creating trouble before the film's release. Sastri wanted his name to be shown in the film's credits, but this request was outrightly refused by Panthulu. Sastri filed a copyright infringement case with Mohanrangam Pillai as his lawyer, but ultimately lost the case even after appealing.<ref name="hindu2" /> A few sequences from the 1952 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''[[Pasher Bari]]'' were reported to have been copied in bits in this film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vamanan |date=23 April 2018 |title=Tamil cinema's bong connection |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/tamil-cinemas-bong-connection/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228093357/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/tamil-cinemas-bong-connection/ |archive-date=28 February 2019 |access-date=29 September 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]] |author-link=Vamanan}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[T. G. Lingappa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalyaanam Panniyum Brahmachari |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kalyaanam-panniyum-brahmachari/wdHj2ewT,eE_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629035029/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kalyaanam-panniyum-brahmachari/wdHj2ewT,eE_ |archive-date=29 June 2022 |access-date=29 June 2022 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref> The song "Jolly Life Jolly Life" which actor [[J. P. Chandrababu]] had sung as playback for Sivaji Ganesan,<ref name="hindu" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=2 October 2009 |title=A voice that mesmerised |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/A-voice-that-mesmerised/article15939998.ece |url-status=live |access-date=19 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813133720/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/A-voice-that-mesmerised/article15939998.ece |archive-date=13 August 2021}}</ref> and "Vennilavum Vaanum Pole" became popular.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 April 2006 |title=Bharathidasan's gift to Tamil and Pondicherry |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/bharathidasans-gift-to-tamil-and-pondicherry/article18436826.ece |url-status=live |access-date=19 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909162631/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/bharathidasans-gift-to-tamil-and-pondicherry/article18436826.ece |archive-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| "Vennilavum Vaanum Pole" || Radha Jayalakshmi || [[Bharathidasan]]|| 04:06
|-
| "Kaviyin Kanavil Vaazhum Kaviyame" || V. N. Sundaram || rowspan=10|[[K. D. Santhanam]]|| 03:31
|-
| "Madhu Malar Ellam Pudhu Manam Veesi" || Radha Jayalakshmi || 03:30
|-
| "Yedhu Kitthanai...Medhavi Pole Edhedho Pesi"|| A. M. Rajah & Jikki || 04:18
|-
| "Azhage Aanandham" || Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || 02:58
|-
| "Jolly Life Jolly Life" || J. P. Chandrababu || 03:25
|-
| "Paraman Arulai Perum Maargamaa" || Jikki || 04:06
|-
| "Naagareegama Idhu Naagareegama" || T. V. Rathnam ||
|-
| "Pudhu Ulaga Sirpigal Naameh" || Jikki ||
|-
| "Enna Sikichchai Unakku Vendum" || Ghantasala || 02:24
|-
| "Azhage Penn Vadivamaana" || V. N. Sundaram & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || 03:31
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari'' was released on 13 April 1954,<ref>{{Cite web |title=1954 – கல்யாணம் பண்ணியும் பிரமச்சாரி-பத்மினி பிக்சர்ஸ். |trans-title=1954 – Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari-Padmini Pictures. |url=http://lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1954-cinedetails6.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125011650/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1954-cinedetails6.asp |archive-date=25 January 2020 |access-date=13 August 2021 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=ta}}</ref> and distributed by Madras Pictures.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=11 April 1954 |title=கல்யாணம் பண்ணியும் பிரம்மச்சாரி |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1954/apr/11-04-1954/p73.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=73 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211006080851/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1954/apr/11-04-1954/p73.jpg |archive-date=6 October 2021 |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref> ''Thought'' wrote, "This Padmini Pictures release confirms that Tamil films require a good deal of 'polishing up.' They lack just that quality to be aesthetically perfect."<ref>{{Cite magazine |year=1954 |title=Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1BTmAAAAMAAJ&q=Kalyanam |magazine=Thought |publisher=Siddhartha Publications |page=18 |access-date=3 May 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film was successful at box office and established Ramachandran as one of the famous comedians in Tamil cinema.<ref name="hindu2" />

== References ==
<references>

<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=19 March 2011 |title=Kalyanam Panniyum Bramhachari 1954 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Kalyanam-Panniyum-Bramhachari-1954/article12572689.ece |url-status=live |access-date=19 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101100333/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Kalyanam-Panniyum-Bramhachari-1954/article12572689.ece |archive-date=1 November 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="hindu2">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=25 June 2015 |title=Ranked above Sivaji! |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/ranked-above-sivaji/article7353918.ece |url-status=live |access-date=19 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219062619/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/ranked-above-sivaji/article7353918.ece |archive-date=19 February 2020}}</ref>

</references>

== External links ==
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{{P. Neelakantan}}

[[Category:1954 Indian films]]
[[Category:1954 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1954 comedy films]]
[[Category:1954 controversies]]
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[[Category:Films directed by P. Neelakantan]]
[[Category:Films involved in plagiarism controversies]]
[[Category:Films scored by T. G. Lingappa]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian intellectual property law]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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