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{{Short description|1962 film by K. Shankar}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Paadha Kaanikkai
| image = Paadha Kaanikkai Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[K. Shankar]]
| producer = G. N. Velumani
| writer = M. S. Solamalai
| narrator =
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]
| music = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
| cinematography = Thambu
| editing = [[K. Shankar]]<br />[[K. Narayanan]]
| studio = Saravana Films
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=y|1962|July|14}}
| runtime = 158 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Paadha Kaanikkai''''' ({{trans|Offering to the feet}}) is a 1962 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[K. Shankar]]. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], with [[C. R. Vijayakumari]], [[M. R. Radha]] and [[Kamal Haasan]] in supporting roles. The film, produced by G. N. Velumani, had musical score by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]].

== Cast ==
*[[Gemini Ganesan]] as Sekar
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Malathi
*[[C. R. Vijayakumari]] as Chitra<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2018 |title=கே.எஸ்.கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன் டைரக்ட் செய்த முதல் படம் - சாரதா |language=ta |website=[[Maalai Malar]] |url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/10/09215757/1206615/cinima-history-saradha.vpf |access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[M. R. Radha]] as Veerasamy pillai
*[[J. P. Chandrababu]] as Veerasamy pillai's son
*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Ravi
*[[S. V. Subbaiah]] as Sekar's father
*[[S. A. Ashokan]] as Manickam
*[[M. V. Rajamma]] as Parvathi
*[[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Eshwari
*[[Karikol Raju]] as Villager
*S. Rama Rao as Pardeshi
*D. Balasubramaniam
*[[Padmini Priyadarshini]]
*[[K. R. Indira Devi (actress)|K. R. Indira Devi]]

== Production ==
''Paadha Kaanikkai'' was produced by G. N. Velumani,<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 January 2021 |title=Everyone has right to claim legacy of MGR: Kamal Haasan |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/everyone-has-right-to-claim-legacy-of-mgr-kamal-haasan/article33553182.ece |access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref> directed and edited by [[K. Shankar]], written by M. S. Solamalai.<ref name ="Hindu" />

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Paadha Kaanikkai
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1962
| recorded =
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 34:19
| language = Tamil
| label =
| producer = Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
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}}

The music was composed by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saregama Tamil |author-link=Saregama |date=7 January 2016 |title=Paatha Kaanikkai (1962) All Songs Jukebox {{!}} Gemini Ganesan, Savitri {{!}} Old Tamil Songs Hits |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrZfkPIsYqI |access-date=20 April 2021 |website=YouTube}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Aththai Magane" || [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=9|[[Kannadasan]] || 04:07
|-
| 2 || "Ettadakku Maligaiyil" || P. Susheela || 04:24
|-
| 3 || "Kadhal Enbathu" || [[P. B. Sreenivas]], P. Susheela, [[J. P. Chandrababu]], [[L. R. Eswari]] || 04:58
|-
| 4 || "Poojaikku Vantha" || P. B. Sreenivas, [[S. Janaki]] || 03:54
|-
| 5 || "Sonnathellam" || P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari || 03:48
|-
| 6 || "Thaniya Thavikkira" || J. P. Chandrababu || 03:44
|-
| 7 || "Unathu Malar" || P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari || 03:59
|-
| 8 || "Veedu Varai Uravu" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 05:25
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Paadha Kaanikkai'' was released on 14 July 1962.<ref>{{Cite news |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=15 July 2020 |title=’வீடு வரை உறவு வீதி வரை மனைவி’, ‘எட்டடுக்கு மாளிகையில்...’; 58 ஆண்டுகளாகியும் மனதில் நிற்கும் ‘பாத காணிக்கை’! |language=ta |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/564551-paadha-kaanikkai-58-years.html |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.is/2021.05.29-023542/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/564551-paadha-kaanikkai-58-years.html |archive-date=29 May 2021}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' stated on 10 August, "In Saravana Films' [''Paatha Kaanikai''] ... one gets to know what boredom is ... A meaning or purpose is difficult to deduce from this shoddy yarn." The reviewer noted that the characters were "poorly drawn" and criticised the direction by K. Shankar, but noted that the actors "make the best of a bad job".<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 August 1962 |title=Pada Kanikkai |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620810&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> According to film historian [[Randor Guy]], the film failed commercially, mainly due to "its predictable storyline and theatrical look."<ref name="Hindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=30 May 2015 |title=Paatha Kaanikkai 1962 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-past-paatha-kaanikkai-1962/article7264206.ece |access-date=9 February 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204170902/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-past-paatha-kaanikkai-1962/article7264206.ece |archivedate=4 February 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{IMDb title|1463196}}

{{K. Shankar}}

[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1962 drama films]]
[[Category:1962 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Shankar]]
[[Category:Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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