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	\| caption = Theatrical release poster		\| caption = Theatrical release poster
	\| director = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]		\| director = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
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	'''''Panama Pasama''''' ({{translation\|Money or Affection?}}) is a 1968 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film, directed and ~~produced~~ by [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]]. ~~The film~~ had ~~musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]~~. The film was remade the following year in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Paisa Ya Pyaar]]''.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=9 May 1970 \|title=The Ice is Nice ~~\|pages=10 \|work=[[The Indian Express]]~~ \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700509&printsec=frontpage \|access-date=9 June 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>		'''''Panama Pasama''''' ({{translation\|Money or Affection?}}) is a 1968 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)\|drama film]],<ref name="IE 1991">{{Cite news \|last=Guy \|first=Randor \|author-link=Randor Guy \|date=27 July 1991 \|title=''Panama Pasama'': Dialogue-based KSG film \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AIVlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tp4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1643%2C3179361 \|access-date=12 July 2022 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|pages=19 \|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> directed and written by [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]]. It was released on 23 February 1968, and had a theatrical run of over 140 days. The film was remade the following year in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Paisa Ya Pyaar]]''.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=9 May 1970 \|title=The Ice is Nice \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700509&printsec=frontpage \|access-date=9 June 2018 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|pages=10 \|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	*[[Sivakumar]] as Shankar's brother in law		*[[Sivakumar]] as Shankar's brother in law
	*[[C. R. Parthiban]]		*[[C. R. Parthiban]]
	*[[K. Sarangapani]] as Kannamma's ~~step father~~		*[[K. Sarangapani]] as Kannamma's stepfather
	*[[V. S. Raghavan]] as Shankar's ~~Father~~		*[[V. S. Raghavan]] as Shankar's father
	*K. Kannan as Jambu		*K. Kannan as Jambu
	*[[Samikannu\|Samikkannu]] as Mesthri		*[[Samikannu\|Samikkannu]] as Mesthri
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	;Female supporting actors		;Female supporting actors
	*[[S. Varalakshmi]] as Meenakshi		*[[S. Varalakshmi]] as Meenakshi
	*[[Vijaya Nirmala]] as Kannamma		*[[Vijaya Nirmala]] as Kannamma aka Baby
	*[[Sundari Bai]]		*[[M. S. Sundari Bai\|Sundari Bai]]
	*[[Pushpalatha]] as Shankar's sister		*[[Pushpalatha]] as Shankar's sister
	*[[G. Sakunthala]]		*[[G. Sakunthala]]
	*Radhabhai		*Radhabhai

			== Production ==
			[[Srividya]] was initially chosen for the role which was portrayed by Vijaya Nirmala.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|date=5 October 1980 \|title=ஏற்றங்கள்; எதிர்பார்ப்புகள்; ஏமாற்றங்கள்! \|url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-10-05/page/n5/mode/2up \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230404110020/https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-10-05/page/n5/mode/2up \|archive-date=4 April 2023 \|access-date=4 April 2023 \|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]] \|page=6 \|language=Ta \|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Sivakumar was cast in a major role, although the majority of his scenes did not make the final cut.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Prasad \|first=Arun \|date=24 January 2023 \|title=இது சிவக்குமார் ஹீரோவா நடிச்ச படம்… ஆனால் எங்க தேடுனாலும் அவர் இருக்கமாட்டாரு… ஏன் தெரியுமா?? \|url=https://cinereporters.com/sivakumar-acted-as-a-hero-in-panama-pasama-movie-but-director-deleted-his-scenes/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320125302/https://cinereporters.com/sivakumar-acted-as-a-hero-in-panama-pasama-movie-but-director-deleted-his-scenes/ \|archive-date=20 March 2023 \|access-date=3 April 2024 \|website=CineReporters \|language=ta}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], while the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Panama Paasama (1968) \|url=https://mio.to/album/Panama+Pasama+%281968%29 \|url-status=~~live~~ \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181127044533/https://mio.to/album/Panama+Pasama+(1968) \|archive-date=27 November 2018 \|access-date=27 November 2018 \|website=Music India Online}}</ref> The song "Yelantha Pazham" became controversial ~~since it makes comparisons "between~~ a ~~woman and~~ a ~~[[Ziziphus mauritiana~~\|~~ber fruit]]",~~<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nathan \|first=Archana \|date=25 November 2017 \|title=Chili nose, Nokia eyes and other bizarre ways in which Tamil film song lyrics objectify women \|url=https://scroll.in/reel/856879/chili-nose-nokia-eyes-and-other-bizarre-ways-in-which-tamil-film-song-lyrics-objectify-women \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222063526/https://scroll.in/reel/856879/chili-nose-nokia-eyes-and-other-bizarre-ways-in-which-tamil-film-song-lyrics-objectify-women \|archive-date=22 December 2021 \|access-date=22 December 2021 \|website=[[Scroll.in]]}}</ref> but became popular among the masses.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kumar \|first=P. K. Ajith \|date=21 February 2014 \|title=Rocking at 74 ~~\|work=[[The Hindu]]~~ \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/rocking-at-74/article5710810.ece \|url-status=live ~~\|access-date=27 November 2018~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127110448/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/rocking-at-74/article5710810.ece \|archive-date=27 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Yamunan \|first=Sruthisagar \|date=14 December 2015 \|title='Beep' song caught in controversy ~~\|work=[[The Hindu]]~~ \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/beep-song-raises-a-storm-of-protests/article7985908.ece \|url-status=live ~~\|access-date=22 December 2021~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722103943/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/beep-song-raises-a-storm-of-protests/article7985908.ece \|archive-date=22 July 2021}}</ref>		The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], while the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Panama Paasama (1968) \|url=https://mio.to/album/Panama+Pasama+%281968%29 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181127044533/https://mio.to/album/Panama+Pasama+(1968) \|archive-date=27 November 2018 \|access-date=27 November 2018 \|website=Music India Online}}</ref> The song "Yelantha Pazham" became controversial due to its perceived erotic or vulgar lyrics,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Chellappa \|date=20 December 2021 \|title=O Solriya Mama is just a men's song. What's the fuss? \|url=https://inmathi.com/2021/12/20/o-solriya-mama-is-just-a-mens-song-whats-the-fuss/34599/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927090112/https://inmathi.com/2021/12/20/o-solriya-mama-is-just-a-mens-song-whats-the-fuss/34599/ \|archive-date=27 September 2023 \|access-date=3 April 2024 \|website=Inmathi \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nathan \|first=Archana \|date=25 November 2017 \|title=Chili nose, Nokia eyes and other bizarre ways in which Tamil film song lyrics objectify women \|url=https://scroll.in/reel/856879/chili-nose-nokia-eyes-and-other-bizarre-ways-in-which-tamil-film-song-lyrics-objectify-women \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222063526/https://scroll.in/reel/856879/chili-nose-nokia-eyes-and-other-bizarre-ways-in-which-tamil-film-song-lyrics-objectify-women \|archive-date=22 December 2021 \|access-date=22 December 2021 \|website=[[Scroll.in]]}}</ref> but became popular among the masses.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kumar \|first=P. K. Ajith \|date=21 February 2014 \|title=Rocking at 74 \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/rocking-at-74/article5710810.ece \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127110448/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/rocking-at-74/article5710810.ece \|archive-date=27 November 2018 \|access-date=27 November 2018 \|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Yamunan \|first=Sruthisagar \|date=14 December 2015 \|title='Beep' song caught in controversy \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/beep-song-raises-a-storm-of-protests/article7985908.ece \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722103943/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/beep-song-raises-a-storm-of-protests/article7985908.ece \|archive-date=22 July 2021 \|access-date=22 December 2021 \|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

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	~~! No. !~~! Song !! Singers ~~!! Lyrics~~ !! Length		! Song !! Singers !! Length
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 1 \|~~\| "Chinnanchiru Veedu" \|\| [[P. Susheela~~]] \|\| rowspan=5\|[[Kannadasan~~]] \|\| 3:32		\| "Chinnanchiru Veedu" \|\| [[P. Susheela]] \|\| 3:32
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 2 \|~~\| "Maariyadhu Nenjam" \|\| P. Susheela \|\| 4:15		\| "Maariyadhu Nenjam" \|\| P. Susheela \|\| 4:15
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 3 \|~~\| "Mella Mella" \|\| [[T. M. Soundararajan]], P. Susheela \|\| 4:18		\| "Mella Mella" \|\| [[T. M. Soundararajan]], P. Susheela \|\| 4:18
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 4 \|~~\| "Vazhaithandu Pola" \|\| [[Jamuna Rani]], [[A. L. Raghavan]] \|\| 3:01		\| "Vazhaithandu Pola" \|\| [[K. Jamuna Rani]], [[A. L. Raghavan]] \|\| 3:01
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| 5 \|~~\| "Yelantha Pazham" \|\| [[L. R. Eswari]] \|\| 3:20		\| "Yelantha Pazham" \|\| [[L. R. Eswari]] \|\| 3:20
	\|}		\|}

	== Release and reception ==		== Release and reception ==
	~~<!-- https://web.archive.org/web/20220610123107/https://www.vikatan.com/arts/nostalgia/41209--2 -->~~		''Panama Pasama'' was released on 23 February 1968.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=23 February 1968 \|title=Panama Pasama \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19680223&printsec=frontpage&hl=en \|access-date=27 November 2018 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|pages=3 \|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]]'' negatively reviewed the film, criticising Gopalakrishnan's dialogues and direction.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|date=17 March 1968 \|title=பணமா பாசமா \|url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1968/mar/17-03-1968/p25.jpg \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220725114712/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1968/mar/17-03-1968/p25.jpg \|archive-date=25 July 2022 \|access-date=26 July 2022 \|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]] \|page=25 \|language=ta}}</ref> ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' said that though the concept was old, the way it was handled was innovative. The critic concluded that the film had few flaws, and was another testament to Gopalakrishnan's talent.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=17 March 1968 \|title=சினிமா விமர்சனம்: பணமா பாசமா \|url=https://www.vikatan.com/arts/nostalgia/41209--2 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610123107/https://www.vikatan.com/arts/nostalgia/41209--2 \|archive-date=10 June 2022 \|access-date=12 July 2022 \|website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] \|language=ta}}</ref> The film became Gopalakrishnan's biggest success to that point;<ref name="IE 1991" /> it ran for 140 days at Madurai's Thangam Theatre, then the largest theatre in Asia.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=5 August 2011 \|title=Curtains come down on Thangam theatre, once Asia's largest \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/fwire/curtains-come-down-on-thangam-theatre-once-asias-largest-54970.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420082058/https://www.firstpost.com/fwire/curtains-come-down-on-thangam-theatre-once-asias-largest-54970.html \|archive-date=20 April 2021 \|access-date=27 March 2019 \|website=[[Firstpost]] \|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=26 June 2021 \|title='பணமா பாசமா' திரைப்படத்தில் இடம்பெற்ற உணர்வுப்பூர்வமான காட்சி குறித்துப் பகிரும் கலைஞானம்! \|url=https://nakkheeran.in/cinema/cinema-news/kalaignanam-about-panama-pasama-movie \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222065148/https://nakkheeran.in/cinema/cinema-news/kalaignanam-about-panama-pasama-movie \|archive-date=22 December 2021 \|access-date=22 December 2021 \|website=[[Nakkheeran]] \|language=ta}}</ref>
	''Panama Pasama'' was released on 23 February 1968.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=23 February 1968 \|title=Panama Pasama ~~\|pages=3 \|work=[[The Indian Express]]~~ \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19680223&printsec=frontpage&hl=en \|access-date=27 November 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]]'' negatively reviewed the film, criticising Gopalakrishnan's dialogues and direction.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|date=17 March 1968 \|title=பணமா பாசமா \|url=https://kalkionline.com/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1968/mar/17-03-1968/p25.jpg \|url-status=dead \|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]] \|language=ta \|~~page~~=25 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20210918054333~~/https://~~kalkionline~~.com/~~imagegallery~~/~~archiveimages~~/~~kalki/1968/mar/17~~-03-~~1968/p25.jpg~~ \|archive-date=~~18 September 2021~~ \|access-date=~~18 September 2021~~}}</ref> It ran for 140 days at Madurai's Thangam Theatre, then the largest theatre in Asia.<ref>{{Cite ~~news~~ \|date=5 August 2011 \|title=Curtains come down on Thangam theatre, once Asia's largest ~~\|work=[[Firstpost]] \|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]~~ \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/fwire/curtains-come-down-on-thangam-theatre-once-asias-largest-54970.html \|url-status=live ~~\|access-date=27 March 2019~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420082058/https://www.firstpost.com/fwire/curtains-come-down-on-thangam-theatre-once-asias-largest-54970.html \|archive-date=20 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=26 June 2021 \|title='பணமா பாசமா' திரைப்படத்தில் இடம்பெற்ற உணர்வுப்பூர்வமான காட்சி குறித்துப் பகிரும் கலைஞானம்! \|url=https://nakkheeran.in/cinema/cinema-news/kalaignanam-about-panama-pasama-movie \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222065148/https://nakkheeran.in/cinema/cinema-news/kalaignanam-about-panama-pasama-movie \|archive-date=22 December 2021 \|access-date=22 December 2021 \|website=[[Nakkheeran]] \|language=ta}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	\| name = Panama Pasama		\| name = Panama Pasama
	\| image = Panama Pasama.jpg		\| image = Panama Pasama.jpg
			\| border = no
	\| caption = Theatrical release poster		\| caption = Theatrical release poster
	\| director = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]		\| director = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
	~~\| producer = Balu~~
	\| screenplay = K. S. Gopalakrishnan		\| screenplay = K. S. Gopalakrishnan
	\| story = G. Balasubramaniam		\| story = G. Balasubramaniam
			\| producer = Balu
	\| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]		\| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]
	~~\| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]~~
	\| cinematography = R. Sampath		\| cinematography = R. Sampath
	\| editing = R. Devarajan		\| editing = R. Devarajan
			\| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
	\| studio = Ravi Productions		\| studio = Ravi Productions
	~~\| distributor =~~
	\| released = {{film date\|1968\|2\|23\|df=y}}		\| released = {{film date\|1968\|2\|23\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = 162 ~~Minutes~~		\| runtime = 162 minutes
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Tamil		\| language = Tamil
	}}		}}

	'''''Panama Pasama''''' ({{~~trans~~\|Money or Affection?}}) is a 1968 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil-language]] film, directed and produced by [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]]. The film had musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref name="mio">{{Cite web \|url=https://mio.to/album/Panama+Pasama+%281968%29 \|title=Panama Paasama (1968) \|website=Music India Online \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181127044533/https://mio.to/album/Panama+Pasama+(1968) \|archive-date=27 November 2018 \|access-date=27 November 2018 }}</ref> The film was remade the following year in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Paisa Ya Pyaar]]''.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700509&printsec=frontpage \|~~title=The Ice is Nice \|~~date=9 ~~May 1970 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|page=10~~}}</ref>		'''''Panama Pasama''''' ({{translation\|Money or Affection?}}) is a 1968 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film, directed and produced by [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]]. The film had musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. The film was remade the following year in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Paisa Ya Pyaar]]''.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=9 May 1970 \|title=The Ice is Nice \|pages=10 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700509&printsec=frontpage \|access-date=9 June 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

			== Plot ==
			{{No plot\|date=September 2021}}

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	*[[Sivakumar]] as Shankar's brother in law		*[[Sivakumar]] as Shankar's brother in law
	*[[C. R. Parthiban]]		*[[C. R. Parthiban]]
	*[[K. ~~Sarangkapani~~]] as Kannamma's step father		*[[K. Sarangapani]] as Kannamma's step father
	*[[V. S. Raghavan]] as Shankar's Father		*[[V. S. Raghavan]] as Shankar's Father
	*K. Kannan as Jambu		*K. Kannan as Jambu
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	*[[S. Varalakshmi]] as Meenakshi		*[[S. Varalakshmi]] as Meenakshi
	*[[Vijaya Nirmala]] as Kannamma		*[[Vijaya Nirmala]] as Kannamma
	*[[Sundari Bai]]		*[[Sundari Bai]]
	*[[Pushpalatha]] as Shankar's sister		*[[Pushpalatha]] as Shankar's sister
	*[[G. Sakunthala]]		*[[G. Sakunthala]]
	*Radhabhai		*Radhabhai

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], while the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref ~~name~~="mio" /> The song "Yelantha Pazham" became popular among the masses.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/rocking-at-74/article5710810.ece \|~~title~~=~~Rocking~~ at 74 \|last=~~Kumar~~ \|first=~~P. K. Ajith~~ \|date=~~21 February 2014~~ \|work=The Hindu \|access-date=~~27 November 2018~~ \|~~issn~~=~~0971~~-~~751X~~}}</ref>		The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], while the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Panama Paasama (1968) \|url=https://mio.to/album/Panama+Pasama+%281968%29 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181127044533/https://mio.to/album/Panama+Pasama+(1968) \|archive-date=27 November 2018 \|access-date=27 November 2018 \|website=Music India Online}}</ref> The song "Yelantha Pazham" became controversial since it makes comparisons "between a woman and a [[Ziziphus mauritiana\|ber fruit]]",<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nathan \|first=Archana \|date=25 November 2017 \|title=Chili nose, Nokia eyes and other bizarre ways in which Tamil film song lyrics objectify women \|url=https://scroll.in/reel/856879/chili-nose-nokia-eyes-and-other-bizarre-ways-in-which-tamil-film-song-lyrics-objectify-women \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222063526/https://scroll.in/reel/856879/chili-nose-nokia-eyes-and-other-bizarre-ways-in-which-tamil-film-song-lyrics-objectify-women \|archive-date=22 December 2021 \|access-date=22 December 2021 \|website=[[Scroll.in]]}}</ref> but became popular among the masses.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kumar \|first=P. K. Ajith \|date=21 February 2014 \|title=Rocking at 74 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/rocking-at-74/article5710810.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 November 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127110448/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/rocking-at-74/article5710810.ece \|archive-date=27 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Yamunan \|first=Sruthisagar \|date=14 December 2015 \|title='Beep' song caught in controversy \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/beep-song-raises-a-storm-of-protests/article7985908.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=22 December 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722103943/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/beep-song-raises-a-storm-of-protests/article7985908.ece \|archive-date=22 July 2021}}</ref>

	{\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
	! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length ~~(m:ss)~~		! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1 \|\| "Chinnanchiru Veedu" \|\| [[P. Susheela]] \|\| rowspan=5\|[[Kannadasan]] \|\| 3:32		\| 1 \|\| "Chinnanchiru Veedu" \|\| [[P. Susheela]] \|\| rowspan=5\|[[Kannadasan]] \|\| 3:32
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	\|}		\|}

	== Release ==		== Release and reception ==
	''Panama Pasama'' was released on 23 February 1968.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19680223&printsec=frontpage&hl=en \|title=~~Panama Pasama~~ \|~~date~~=~~23 February~~ 1968 \|~~work~~=[[~~The Indian Express~~]] \|page=3}}</ref> ~~The film~~ ran for 140 days at Madurai's Thangam Theatre, then the largest theatre in Asia.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/fwire/curtains-come-down-on-thangam-theatre-once-asias-largest-54970.html \|~~title~~=~~Curtains~~ come down on ~~Thangam~~ theatre, once ~~Asia's~~ largest \|date=~~5 August 2011~~ \|~~work~~=~~[[Firstpost]]~~ \|access-date=~~27 March 2019~~ \|~~agency~~=[[~~Press Trust of India~~]]}}</ref>		<!-- https://web.archive.org/web/20220610123107/https://www.vikatan.com/arts/nostalgia/41209--2 -->
			''Panama Pasama'' was released on 23 February 1968.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=23 February 1968 \|title=Panama Pasama \|pages=3 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19680223&printsec=frontpage&hl=en \|access-date=27 November 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]]'' negatively reviewed the film, criticising Gopalakrishnan's dialogues and direction.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|date=17 March 1968 \|title=பணமா பாசமா \|url=https://kalkionline.com/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1968/mar/17-03-1968/p25.jpg \|url-status=dead \|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]] \|language=ta \|page=25 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918054333/https://kalkionline.com/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1968/mar/17-03-1968/p25.jpg \|archive-date=18 September 2021 \|access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref> It ran for 140 days at Madurai's Thangam Theatre, then the largest theatre in Asia.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=5 August 2011 \|title=Curtains come down on Thangam theatre, once Asia's largest \|work=[[Firstpost]] \|agency=[[Press Trust of India]] \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/fwire/curtains-come-down-on-thangam-theatre-once-asias-largest-54970.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 March 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420082058/https://www.firstpost.com/fwire/curtains-come-down-on-thangam-theatre-once-asias-largest-54970.html \|archive-date=20 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=26 June 2021 \|title='பணமா பாசமா' திரைப்படத்தில் இடம்பெற்ற உணர்வுப்பூர்வமான காட்சி குறித்துப் பகிரும் கலைஞானம்! \|url=https://nakkheeran.in/cinema/cinema-news/kalaignanam-about-panama-pasama-movie \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222065148/https://nakkheeran.in/cinema/cinema-news/kalaignanam-about-panama-pasama-movie \|archive-date=22 December 2021 \|access-date=22 December 2021 \|website=[[Nakkheeran]] \|language=ta}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{short description|1968 film by K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Panama Pasama
| image = Panama Pasama.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
| producer = Balu
| screenplay = K. S. Gopalakrishnan
| story = G. Balasubramaniam
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = R. Sampath
| editing = R. Devarajan
| studio = Ravi Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1968|2|23|df=y}}
| runtime = 162 Minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Panama Pasama''''' ({{trans|Money or Affection?}}) is a 1968 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film, directed and produced by [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]]. The film had musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref name="mio">{{Cite web |url=https://mio.to/album/Panama+Pasama+%281968%29 |title=Panama Paasama (1968) |website=Music India Online |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181127044533/https://mio.to/album/Panama+Pasama+(1968) |archive-date=27 November 2018 |access-date=27 November 2018 }}</ref> The film was remade the following year in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Paisa Ya Pyaar]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700509&printsec=frontpage |title=The Ice is Nice |date=9 May 1970 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=10}}</ref>

== Cast ==
;Lead actors
*[[Gemini Ganesan]] as Shankar
*[[B. Saroja Devi]] as Shanthi
*[[Nagesh]] as Deva

;Male supporting actors
*[[T. K. Bhagavathi]] as Nagalingam
*[[Sivakumar]] as Shankar's brother in law
*[[C. R. Parthiban]]
*[[K. Sarangkapani]] as Kannamma's step father
*[[V. S. Raghavan]] as Shankar's Father
*K. Kannan as Jambu
*[[Samikannu|Samikkannu]] as Mesthri

;Female supporting actors
*[[S. Varalakshmi]] as Meenakshi
*[[Vijaya Nirmala]] as Kannamma
*[[Sundari Bai]]
*[[Pushpalatha]] as Shankar's sister
*[[G. Sakunthala]]
*Radhabhai

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], while the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref name="mio" /> The song "Yelantha Pazham" became popular among the masses.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/rocking-at-74/article5710810.ece |title=Rocking at 74 |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=21 February 2014 |work=The Hindu |access-date=27 November 2018 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Chinnanchiru Veedu" || [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=5|[[Kannadasan]] || 3:32
|-
| 2 || "Maariyadhu Nenjam" || P. Susheela || 4:15
|-
| 3 || "Mella Mella" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], P. Susheela || 4:18
|-
| 4 || "Vazhaithandu Pola" || [[Jamuna Rani]], [[A. L. Raghavan]] || 3:01
|-
| 5 || "Yelantha Pazham" || [[L. R. Eswari]] || 3:20
|}

== Release ==
''Panama Pasama'' was released on 23 February 1968.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19680223&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Panama Pasama |date=23 February 1968 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=3}}</ref> The film ran for 140 days at Madurai's Thangam Theatre, then the largest theatre in Asia.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.firstpost.com/fwire/curtains-come-down-on-thangam-theatre-once-asias-largest-54970.html |title=Curtains come down on Thangam theatre, once Asia's largest |date=5 August 2011 |work=[[Firstpost]] |access-date=27 March 2019 |agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0216063}}

{{K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}

[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1968 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]