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| Directed by | P. Neelakantan
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| Produced by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Starring | T. R. Ramachandran Sivaji Ganesan Padmini Ragini |
| Cinematography | V. Ramamoorthy |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | T. G. Lingappa
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari (Template:Translation) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by P. Neelakantan and produced by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars T. R. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and Ragini. It was released on 13 April 1954 and became a box office success.
Plot
Cast
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.[1] 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.[2] A few sequences from the 1952 Bengali film Pasher Bari were reported to have been copied in bits in this film.[3]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa.[4] The song "Jolly Life Jolly Life" which actor J. P. Chandrababu had sung as playback for Sivaji Ganesan,[1][5] and "Vennilavum Vaanum Pole" became popular.[6]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Vennilavum Vaanum Pole" | Radha Jayalakshmi | Bharathidasan | 04:06 |
| "Kaviyin Kanavil Vaazhum Kaviyame" | V. N. Sundaram | 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,[7] and distributed by Madras Pictures.[8] 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."[9] The film was successful at box office and established Ramachandran as one of the famous comedians in Tamil cinema.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kalyanam Panniyum Bramhachari 1954. The Hindu(19 March 2011). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ranked above Sivaji!. The Hindu(25 June 2015). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ↑ Tamil cinema's bong connection, Vamanan. The Times of India(23 April 2018). Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ↑ Kalyaanam Panniyum Brahmachari. JioSaavn. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ↑ A voice that mesmerised. The Hindu(2 October 2009). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ↑ Bharathidasan's gift to Tamil and Pondicherry. The Hindu(18 April 2006). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ↑ 1954 – கல்யாணம் பண்ணியும் பிரமச்சாரி-பத்மினி பிக்சர்ஸ்.. Lakshman Sruthi. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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