Parakkum Paavai

Parakkum Paavai
Directed by T. R. Ramanna
Produced by T. R. Ramanna
Written by Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy
Starring M. G. Ramachandran
B. Saroja Devi
Kanchana
J. P. Chandrababu
M. N. Nambiar
S. A. Ashokan
Music by M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography M. A. Rehman
Edited by M. S. Mani
Production
company
R. R. Pictures
Distributed by R. R. Pictures
Release dates
 11 November 1966[1]
Running time
 171 mins
Country India
Language Tamil

Parakkum Paavai (Tamil: பறக்கும் பாவை English: Flying women), is a 1966 Indian Tamil directed by T. R. Ramanna, starring M. G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi, J. P. Chandrababu, Kanchana in the lead role. The film ran for 80 days.[2]

Plot

Jeeva (M. G. Ramachandran) promised Védhatchalam (Chittor V. Nagaiah), the father of Kala (B. Saroja Devi), to keep an eye on Kala. In order to do so, he becomes a trapeze artist in the National Cirucs in 1960s India.

Cast

Actor Role
M. G. Ramachandran as Jeeva (The trapeze artist)
B. Saroja Devi as Kala Devi Védhatchalam (The female trapeze artist)
J. P. Chandrababu as Rubber (The clown)
R. S. Manohar as Kabali (The trapeze artist)
K. A. Thangavelu as The director of The National Circus
S. V. Ramadoss as Veeramuthu (The trapeze artist)
Chittor V. Nagaiah as Védhatchalam
O. A. K. Devar as Balasubramanium, Védhatchalam's family advocat
M. N. Nambiar as Rangaswamy, Védhatchalam's family doctor
S. A. Ashokan as Vidjayan (The tamer of big cats)
N. S. Natarajan as Dandhabany (The mysterious killer)
Sadhan (Pattam) as A thin man of the circus, the leader of the group of the men on "Nilavenna Aadi"
Raja Sulochana as Sarusa Védhatchalam, Kabali's wife
Kanchana as Shantha (The nurse)
G. Sakunthala as Kannamma, the 2nd wife of Védhatchalam
S. D. Subbulakshmi as Amuniyamma, Jeeva's mother
Manorama as Dilruba, Rubber's wife
Madhavi as Ritha, the director of The National Circus's wife
Kala as
Mala as

The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned

Around the movie

It reigns over PARAKKUM PAAVAI a suspense deserving of Alfred Hitchcock's movies !

It was the eighth and last adventure between MGR and director-producer, T.R.Ramanna.

[3][4]

As it was the case on NALA NERAM for the producer Chinnappa Devar, PARAKKUM PAAVAI was for T.R.Ramanna, his first movie in color with the same MGR.

They enclosed their collaboration with MGR by a movie in color.

The movie starts by a credits in the form of cartoon create by Raki about 2 minutes and 40 seconds.

The director T.R.Ramanna magnificently exploited well the environment of the circus.[5]

The numbers (trapeze artists, jugglers, tamers, etc...) presents in the movie, are very well filmed by its camera.

The soundtrack of M.S.V. is always sublime.

K.J.Yésudass sings for the first time in a movie of MGR. Here, he lends his voice for the comedian J.P.Chandrababu in the song "Sugam Yethilae...".

Songs

The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[6]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 Kalyana Naal Parkka T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela Kannadasan 04:25
2 Mutthamo Mogamo T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari 06:15
3 Nilavenna Aadi T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 03:18
4 Sugam Yethilae T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari, K. J. Yesudas 04:09
5 Unnaiththaaney T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 03:19
6 Yaaraithan Nambuvadho P. Susheela 03:08

References

  1. ↑ "Parakkum Paavai". Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Parakkum Paavai". mgr blog. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  3. ↑ http://www.kalyanamalaimagazine.com/Content/Thiraichuvai/Dec12_1_15/Potpourri_of_titbits_about_Tamil_cinema_BS_Saroja_page1.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ http://mgrroop.blogspot.fr/2013/03/directors-iv.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Le cirque au Cinéma : liste de 108 films http://www.cinetrafic.fr/liste-film/3709/1/le-cirque-au-cinema Le cirque au Cinéma : liste de 108 films. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Parakkum Paavai Songs". raaga. Retrieved 2014-06-14.

External links

Parakkum paavai at the Internet Movie Database