| File:Iravum Pagalum.jpg
| |
| Directed by | Joseph Thaliath Jr.
|
|---|---|
| Produced by | Joseph Thomas |
| Starring | Jaishankar C. Vasantha |
| Cinematography | B. B. Lucas |
| Edited by | P. Radhakrishnan M. Vellaisaamy |
| Music by | T. R. Pappa
|
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
|
Iravum Pagalum (Template:Translation) is a 1965 Indian 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
Template:More plot 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
Template:Col-begin Template:Col-break
- Male cast[1]
- Jaishankar as Rajasekar
- Ashokan as Govindan
- Ramdas as the calvary leader
- Nagesh as Balu
- Baskar as Gopal
- Viswanthan as the office manager
- Male support cast[1]
- Ennathe Kannaiah, Muthukoorthan, Prabhakar,
Vasanthan, P. K. S. Mani, and Master Sridar.
- Female cast[1]
- 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
- Dance[1]
Production
Joseph Thaliath Jr. set up a production company named "Citadel Films", the name being inspired by the A. J. Cronin 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.[2] Thengai Srinivasan was also cast in what would have been his film debut, but was removed after distributors were not supportive of him.[3] Suruli Rajan, in his film debut, appeared uncredited.[4] The film was produced by Joseph Thomas under the Citadel banner, photographed by B. B. Lucas,[5] and edited by P. Radhakrishnan and M. Vellaisaamy.[1] The final length of the film was Template:Convert.[6]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack album was composed by T. R. Pappa. The lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu.[7]
Release and reception
Iravum Pagalum was released on 14 January 1965, Pongal day.[8] Despite facing competition from Enga Veettu Pillai and Pazhani, released on the same day,[9][10] the film became a commercial success.[11] 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."[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedmovie - ↑ Iravum Pagalum 1965. The Hindu(20 March 2009). Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ He walked tall in tinsel town. The Hindu(20 October 2012). Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ அந்த நாள் ஞாபகம் : எளிய மனிதர்களின் பிரதிநிதி!, மாதவன், பிரதீப். Hindu Tamil Thisai(25 July 2014). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedIndianExpress - ↑ Template:Cite magazine
- ↑ Iravum Pagalum. JioSaavn. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru{{#if:Film News Anandan|, Film News Anandan}. Sivagami Publishers(2004)
- ↑ எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல். Ithayakkani(2 April 2011). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ↑ நான் ரசித்த நாயகன் என்னைத் தேடி வந்தார். Dina Thanthi(28 February 2018). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ Bond of Tamil Screen. The Hindu(7 November 2008). Retrieved 23 May 2018.