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{{short description|1977 film by K. Balachander}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Pattina Pravesam
| image = Pattina Pravesam.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[K. Balachander]]
| producer = R. Venkataraman
| screenplay = K. Balachander
| based_on = {{Based on|''Pattina Pravesam'' (1977)|[[Visu]]}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Delhi Ganesh]]|[[Jai Ganesh]]|[[Sivachandran]]|[[Sarath Babu]]}}
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Premalaya Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1977|9|9}}
| runtime = 126-146 minutes{{efn|While the runtime is given as 146 minutes in the 1978 book ''Indian Films'',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AckHAQAAIAAJ&q=Pattina+Pravesam+balachander |title=Indian Films |publisher=[[National Film Archive of India]] |year=1978 |pages=133}}</ref> it is given as 126 minutes at the [[Complete Index to World Film]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pattina Pravesam |url=http://citwf.com/film264971.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323074312/http://citwf.com/film264971.htm |archive-date=23 March 2018 |access-date=23 March 2018 |website=[[Complete Index to World Film]]}}</ref>}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Pattina Pravesam''''' ({{translation|Entering a City}})<ref>{{Cite book |last=Narwekar |first=Sanjit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UYUjAQAAIAAJ&q=pattina+pravesam |title=Directory of Indian film-makers and films |publisher=Flicks Books |year=1994 |isbn=978-0-313-29284-2 |page=24 |author-link=Sanjit Narwekar}}</ref> is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film written and directed by [[K. Balachander]]. It is based on the play of the same name, written by [[Visu]] and staged the same year. The fim stars [[Delhi Ganesh]], [[Sivachandran]] and [[Sarath Babu]], all making their cinematic acting debuts.

== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=June 2021}}

A village family consisting of a widow, her four sons and daughter, are lured into living in a city. Each member goes through their own little troubles in the city and on being completely disillusioned with city life, the family returns to their village.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Agnihotri |first=Ram Awatar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vw9lAAAAMAAJ&q=pattina+pravesam |title=Modern Indian Films on Rural Background: Social and Political Perspectives With Survey Study |publisher=Commonwealth Publishers |year=1991 |isbn=9788171691012 |pages=332 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213053653/https://books.google.com/books?id=Vw9lAAAAMAAJ&q=pattina+pravesam&dq=pattina+pravesam&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjI5sLGlqDZAhWH6Y8KHceKDncQ6AEIMjAD |archive-date=13 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Delhi Ganesh]] as Murugan
* [[Jai Ganesh]] as Saravanan
* [[Sivachandran]] as Kumaran
* [[Kathadi Ramamurthy]] as Innocent Dhandapani
* [[Sarath Babu]]
* Meera<ref name="FilmWorld" />
* Swarna<ref name="FilmWorld" />

== Production ==
''Pattina Pravesam'' was written and directed by [[K. Balachander]], and based on the play of the same name which was written by [[Visu]] and staged in 1977,<ref name="TCRC" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Subhakeerthana |first=S |date=13 August 2016 |title=After 500 films, he's 72 and not out |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/aug/13/After-500-films-hes-72-and-not-out-1508747.html |url-status=live |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185513/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/aug/13/After-500-films-hes-72-and-not-out-1508747.html |archive-date=26 January 2018}}</ref> by Stage Creations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=20 October 2016 |title=It is a 'golden' milestone |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/It-is-a-%E2%80%98golden%E2%80%99-milestone/article16076731.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316104400/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/It-is-a-%E2%80%98golden%E2%80%99-milestone/article16076731.ece |archive-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> The film adaptation was produced by R. Venkataraman under Premalaya Films,<ref name="TCRC" /> and marked the cinematic acting debuts of [[Delhi Ganesh]], [[Sivachandran]] and [[Sarath Babu]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raman |first=Mohan |author-link=Mohan Raman |date=3 January 2015 |title=KB: Kollywood's Discovery Channel |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kb-kollywoods-discovery-channel/article6751541.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501063135/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kb-kollywoods-discovery-channel/article6751541.ece |archive-date=1 May 2015}}</ref> Ganesh had appeared in the original play,<ref name="TCRC" /> and reprised his role in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Subha J. |date=6 July 2010 |title=When simplicity took centrestage |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/When-simplicity-took-centrestage/article16188051.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213053653/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/When-simplicity-took-centrestage/article16188051.ece |archive-date=13 February 2018}}</ref> [[Kathadi Ramamurthy]], who played a character named "Innocent Dhandapani" in the play, also reprised his role in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prabhu |first=S. |date=27 March 2014 |title=Soaring kite |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/soaring-kite/article5839127.ece |url-status=live |access-date=13 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213053050/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/soaring-kite/article5839127.ece |archive-date=13 February 2018}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Viswanathan |first=M. S. |title=Pattina Pravesam (1977) |url=http://mio.to/album/Pattina+Pravesam+(1977) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213053653/http://mio.to/album/Pattina+Pravesam+(1977) |archive-date=13 February 2018 |access-date=26 January 2018 |website=Music India Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pattina Pravesam |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pattina-pravesam/vEtbp0PjL,Q_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811061254/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pattina-pravesam/vEtbp0PjL,Q_ |archive-date=11 August 2020 |access-date=7 June 2021 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref> The song "Vaan Nila" was well received and attained cult status.<ref name="TCRC" />
{{Track listing
| headline = Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Anbu Megame
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 = [[Kannadasan]]
| music1 =
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 3:08
| title2 = Dharmathin Kannaikkatti
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 = Kannadasan
| music2 =
| extra2 = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| length2 = 5:02
| title3 = Thanthanaane
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 = Kannadasan
| music3 =
| extra3 = M. S. Viswanathan
| length3 = 1:21
| title4 = Vaan Nila Nila
| note4 =
| writer4 =
| lyrics4 = Kannadasan
| music4 =
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length4 = 5:48
| title5 = Vaan Nila Nila
| note5 = [[Pathos]]
| writer5 =
| lyrics5 = Kannadasan
| music5 =
| extra5 = [[L. R. Anjali]]
| length5 = 1:05
| title6 = Vaangadi Chittukkala
| note6 =
| writer6 =
| lyrics6 = Kannadasan
| music6 =
| extra6 = [[L. R. Eswari]]
| length6 = 3:25
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Pattina Pravesam'' was released on 9 September 1977.<ref>{{Cite news |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=9 September 2020 |title=கே.பாலசந்தர், எம்.எஸ்.வி., கண்ணதாசன், வயலின்... எஸ்.பி.பி.யின் 'வான் நிலா நிலா அல்ல உன் வாலிபம் நிலா' - இந்த நிலா பாடலுக்கு 43 வயது |language=ta |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/576583-vaan-nila-nila-alla-spb.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607075121/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/576583-vaan-nila-nila-alla-spb.html |archive-date=7 June 2021}}</ref> The magazine ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' gave the film a rating of 52 out of 100.<ref name="TCRC" />

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="FilmWorld">{{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=T.M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXhTAAAAYAAJ&q=Pattina+Pravesam |title=Film World |year=1978 |volume=14 |page=ccciv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213053653/https://books.google.com/books?id=xXhTAAAAYAAJ&q=Pattina+Pravesam&dq=Pattina+Pravesam&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjn-euQkqLZAhUGv48KHVMCAoUQ6AEIJjAA |archive-date=13 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="TCRC">{{Cite web |last=Bhatt |first=Karthik |date=12 April 2016 |title=Pattinapravesam : From Stage to Celluloid |url=https://tcrcindia.com/2016/04/12/pattinapravesam-from-stage-to-celluloid/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185111/https://tcrcindia.com/2016/04/12/pattinapravesam-from-stage-to-celluloid/ |archive-date=26 January 2018 |access-date=26 January 2018 |website=The Cinema Resource Centre}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0155003}}
{{K. Balachander}}

[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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