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{{Short description|1962 film by T. R. Ramanna}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Paasam
| image = Paasam poster.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[T. R. Ramanna]]
| producer = T. R. Ramanna
| writer =
| story = 'Thuraiyoor' K. Murthy
| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[M. R. Radha]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]
| music = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
| cinematography = M. A. Rehman
| editing = R. Rajagopal
| studio = R. R. Pictures
| distributor = Emgeeyaar Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1962|08|31|df=y}}
| runtime = 158 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Paasam''''' ({{translation|Affection}}) is a 1962 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[T. R. Ramanna]]. It stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[M. R. Radha]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]]. The film, produced by R. R. Pictures, has a musical score by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]] and was released on 31 August 1962. The film only ran for 93 days which was considered as inadequate for a Ramachandran film, however producers recovered 100% money. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Manchi Chedu]]''.

== Plot ==
Depicts the extraordinary love of a son towards his mother. Gopi is brought up in a juvenile home, as he accidentally commits a murder. After his release he searches for his mother and brother, but is unable to trace them. He lands up in the same village, where his brother Raghu, lives and works as a government officer. He falls in love his friend Kali's sister, Chandra, but Kali refuses the alliance, accusing him of being an orphan. Raghu and Chandra are to be engaged. Angry at being thwarted and little knowing that Raghu is his brother, he joins Swaminathan in trying to trap Raghu in a burglary case. Ironically, both Raghu and Gopi do not know the true identity of Swaminathan. It is he who had thrown away his wife Shanta, their mother, several years ago. Several truths are revealed when Gopi meets his mother face to face. Is he able to set things right?

== Cast ==
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Gopi
* [[M. R. Radha]] as Swaminathan
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Manju
* [[T. R. Rajakumari]] as Shantha
* [[Sheela]]devi as Chandra
* [[Kalyan Kumar]] as Raghu
* [[S. A. Ashokan|Ashokan]] as Kali
* [[T. R. Ramachandran]] as Swaminathan's servant
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Meenakshi
* [[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Swaminathan's sister
* [[C. Lakshmi Rajyam|Lakshmi Rajyam]] as Bakkiyam
* 'Kottapuli' Jayaraman as Iyer
* [[Ennathe Kannaiah|Kannaiah]] as Swaminathan's sidekick
* [[K. K. Soundar|Soundar]] as Mayandi

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paasam |url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Paasam-T0000124 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.is/eWR1A |archive-date=5 December 2014 |access-date=5 December 2014 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Jal Jal Jal Enum Salangai" || [[S. Janaki]] || rowspan=7|[[Kannadasan]] || 03:41
|-
| 2 || "Pal Vannam Paruvam" || [[P. B. Sreenivas]], [[P. Susheela]] || 03:48
|-
| 3 || "Maalaiyum Iravum" || P. B. Sreenivas, [[S. Janaki]] || 03:26
|-
| 4 || "Therathu Silaiyethu" || P. Susheela || 03:16
|-
| 5 || "Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 03:41
|-
| 6 || "Uravu Solla Oruvarindri" || P. Susheela || 04:29
|-
| 7 || "Vengaikku Kurivaithu" || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]] || 04:04
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Paasam'' was released on 31 August 1962<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 August 1962 |title=Paasam |page=8 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620831&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> and distributed by Emgeeyaar Pictures in Madras,<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 1962 |title=Paasam |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620826&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> delayed from a 24 August release.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 August 1962 |title=Paasam |page=10 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620815&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> The film failed because fans of Ramachandran could not digest seeing his character dying and considered it anticlimactic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=16 January 2018 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 48 {{!}} 100 Movies and Beyond |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-48/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107235439/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-48/ |archive-date=7 January 2021 |access-date=18 February 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Vaasanthi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ldacEfF58EC&q=pallandu+vazhga&pg=PA63 |title=Cut-outs, Caste and Cines Stars |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-14-306312-4 |page=63}}</ref> Ramanna received hundreds of letters from fans condemning him. He said the film's ending not only made him understand the actor's dominance, "but also that one could not say things that are in contradiction with people's sentiments".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kannan |first=R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2mclDwAAQBAJ |title=MGR: A Life |date=28 June 2017 |publisher=[[Penguin Random House]] |isbn=978-93-86495-88-4 |location=India |pages=122}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|1473094}}
{{T. R. Ramanna}}

[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1962 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. R. Ramanna]]
[[Category:Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]

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