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{{short description|1960 film by A. Bhimsingh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Padikkadha Medhai
| image = Padikkadha Medhai.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[A. Bhimsingh]]
| producer =
| screenplay = A. Bhimsingh
| story = [[Ashapurna Devi]]
| based_on =
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Sowcar Janaki]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = G. Vittal Rao<ref name="nadigarthilagam" />
| editing = A. Bhimsingh<ref name="nadigarthilagam" />
| studio = Bala Movies
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1960|6|25|df=y}}
| runtime = 164 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Padikkadha Medhai''''' ({{trans|The uneducated genius}}) is a 1960 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[Sowcar Janaki]]. The film, directed by [[A. Bhimsingh]], had musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] and was released on 25 June 1960. It is a remake of the 1953 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''Jog Biyog'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vamanan |author-link=Vamanan |date=2018-04-23 |title=Tamil cinema's bong connection |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/tamil-cinemas-bong-connection/ |access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref> based on the novel of same name by [[Ashapurna Devi]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=ரவிக்குமார் |first=வா |date=5 August 2016 |title=திறந்த வெளி திரையரங்கத்தின் முன்னோடி! |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/hindu-talkies/217877-.html |access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref>

== Plot ==

Chandrasekaran, an industrialist, is very successful in his business and has a loving family. His three sons and two daughters live happily as one family. He brings up an orphan, Rangan (Sivaji Ganesan), who is utterly devoted to the family. Calamity strikes the family in the form of loss in business. The last daughter's marriage gets cancelled. The brothers and their wives ill-treat their parents and Rangan and his wife. Seeing this, Chandrasekaran has no choice to ask Rangan and his wife leave their house. In the aftermath, Chandrasekaran dies a broken-hearted man leaving his wife and youngest daughter at their children's mercy. Rangan, with his simplicity and pure-hardheartedness, takes it upon himself to look after the mother and sister. In the end, he proves that love and affection is the greatest wealth.

== Cast ==
* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Rangan
* [[Sowcar Janaki]] as Lakshmi
* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Chandrasekaran
* [[P. Kannamba]] as Parvathi (Chandrasekaran Wife)
* [[S. A. Ashokan]] as Thiyagu (Chandrasekaran First Son)
* [[R. Muthuraman]] as Sridhar (Chandrasekaran Second Son)
* [[T. R. Ramachandran]] as Ragu (Chandrasekaran Third Son)
* [[E. V. Saroja]] as Geetha (Chandrasekaran Daughter)
* Santhiya as (Thiyagu Wife)
* S. R. Sivakami as (Sridhar Wife)
* [[A. Sakunthala|C. I. D Sakunthala]] as Tharani (Ragu Lover)
* [[M. S. Sundari Bai]] as Rajamma (Chandrasekaran elder Daughter)
* Pakkirisamy as Chandru (Rajamma Son)
* M. N. Krishnan
* M. R. Santhanam as Vajravel (Chandrasekar Friend)
* Kottapuli Jayaraman as Tharani Duplicate Parents
* [[T. K. Balachandran]] as Geetha Husband
* [[T. S. Durairaj]] as Kunndu pillai (Rangan Friend)
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Ranjitham (Tharani real sister, Kunndu pillai Wife)
* [[S. D. Subbulakshmi]] as Samiyar (Guest role)
* S. R. Janaki as Lakshmi's mother

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], while lyrics were written by [[Subramania Bharati|Mahakavi Bharathiyar]], [[Kannadasan]] and [[A. Maruthakasi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Padikkatha Methai ( EP 45 RPM ) |url=https://avdigital.in/products/padikkatha-methai-ep-45-rpm |access-date=31 May 2021 |website=AVDigital}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Padikkatha Medhai |url=https://gaana.com/album/padikkatha-medhai |access-date=31 May 2021 |website=[[Gaana.com]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Aadi Pizhaithaalum Paadi Pizhaithaalum" || [[P. Leela]] || [[A. Maruthakasi]] || 04:20
|-
| 2 || "Engiruntho Vanthan" || [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]] || [[Subramania Bharati|Mahakavi Bharathiyar]] || 03:16
|-
| 3 || "Inba Malargal Poothu" || [[P. Suseela]], [[L. R. Eswari]] || A. Maruthakasi || 03:25
|-
| 4 || "Ore Oru Oorile" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[Soolamangalam Sisters|Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi]] || rowspan=2| [[Kannadasan]] || 04:09
|-
| 5 || "Padithathanal Arivu" || [[M. S. Rajeswari]] || 02:52
|-
| 6 || "Seevi Mudichu Singarichu" || T. M. Soundararajan || rowspan=2|A. Maruthakasi || 03:58
|-
| 7 || "Pakkathile Kanni Pen" || [[A. L. Raghavan]], [[K. Jamuna Rani]] || 03:00
|-
| 8 || "Ulladhai Solven" || T. M. Soundararajan || Kannadasan || 03:09
|-
| 9 || "Vindhaiyinum Periya Vindhaiyadi" || P. Leela || A. Maruthakasi || 03:20
|-
| 10 || "Ore Oru Oorile" || T. M. Soundararajan || Kannadasan || 01:23
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Padikkadha Medhai'' was released on 25 June 1960.<ref name="nadigarthilagam">{{Cite web |title=61-70 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp7.htm |access-date=2014-11-06 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' positively reviewed the film, particularly for Ganesan's performance.<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news |date=1 July 1960 |title=Padikkaatha Methai |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19600701&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0156861}}

{{A. Bhimsingh}}

[[Category:1960 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Bengali films]]
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. Bhimsingh]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]

Padikkadha Medhai - Revision history

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