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| Directed by | G. R. Nathan
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| Cinematography | G. R. Nathan |
| Edited by | S. Surya R. Devarajan |
| Music by | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Karuppu Panam (Template:Translation) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed and photographed by G. R. Nathan. The screenplay was written by Valampuri Somanathan from a story by Kannadasan. The music was by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. It stars T. S. Balaiah, K. Sarangapani, Balaji, K. R. Vijaya and Sheela. The film was commercially successful.[1][2]
Plot
Cast
- Male cast
- T. S. Balaiah as Sattanathan
- K. Sarangapani as Dhamodharan
- Balaji as Gandhi
- Kuladeivam Rajagopal as Raju
- V. S. Raghavan as Sambasivam
- Shanmugasundaram as Sundaram
- Ramanathan as Devi's brother
- Kannadasan as Thanikachalam
- Female cast
- K. R. Vijaya as Devi
- Sheela as Lucy
- C. K. Saraswathi as Shankari
- S. N. Lakshmi as Sattanathan's first wife
- S. Varalakshmi as Kamala
Production
Karuppu Panam was directed and photographed by G. R. Nathan. The screenplay was written by Valampuri Somanathan from a story by Kannadasan. Editing was handled by S. Surya (for whom this was a posthumous release) and R. Devarajan, and art direction was handled by Alagappan.[3][4] Kannadasan also played the antagonist, and many viewers believed the film parodied actor M. G. Ramachandran's public life, given the tumultuous relationship between him and Kannadasan.[5]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. Lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[6]
| Song | Singers | Length |
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| "Ellarum Ellamum" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | 3:15 |
| "Iraikka Iraikka" | 1:00 | |
| "Kanmani Kanmai Kanne" | P. Susheela | 3:22 |
| "Ammamma Keladi" | L. R. Eswari | 5:28 |
| "Kayilae Panamirundhal" | 3:28 | |
| "Aadavarellam Aadavaralam" | 3:23 | |
| "Pattu Chiragukonda" | A. L. Raghavan L. R. Eswari | 3:44 |
| "Thangachi Chinna Ponnu" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan L. R. Eswari | 6:24 |
| "Iraiva Iraiva" (Unthan Rajasabai) | S. Janaki | 4:21 |
Reception
The Indian Express wrote, "As a photographer, G. R. Nathan's work is slick but as a director it is slack at many places [...] Kannadasan writes better than he acts".[7]
References
- ↑ பிளாஷ்பேக்: பரபரப்பை ஏற்படுத்திய கண்ணதாசனின் கறுப்பு பணம். Dinamalar(22 November 2016). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ Template:Cite magazine
- ↑ Karuppu Panam. The Indian Express(5 October 1964). Retrieved 10 June 2020.Template:Cbignore
- ↑ 1964 – கருப்பு பணம் – விசாலாட்சி பிலிம்ஸ். Lakshman Sruthi. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ MGR Remembered – Part 29 | Salary and 'Black Money', Sri Kantha, Sachi. Ilankai Tamil Sangam(15 August 2015). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ↑ Karuppu Panam. Gaana. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ↑ No safe keeping of 'black money'. The Indian Express(10 October 1964). Retrieved 20 December 2021.Template:Cbignore