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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Pudhaiyal<br />
| image = Pudhaiyal poster.jpg<br />
| border = no<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Krishnan–Panju]]<br />
| writer = [[M. Karunanidhi]]<br />
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]<br />
| producer = Kamal Brothers<br />
| music = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
| cinematography = G. Vittal Rao<br />
| editing = S. Panjabi<br />
| studio = Kamal Brothers<br />
| released = 10 May 1957<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Pudhaiyal''''' ({{trans|Treasure}}) is a 1957 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]. The film, directed by [[Krishnan–Panju]], had musical score by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]] and was released on 10 May 1957<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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Pudhayal was about imaginary gold buried in a well which Vellaiambalam (Balaiah) covets. Padmini and Sivaji meet and talk about how her father (M.K. Radha) in Sri Lanka was implicated in her mother's murder and imprisoned.<br />
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Padmini and her sister Thangam come to India, where the sister dies. It's believed that she was drowned and her body lies under the sand. Vellaiambalam overhears the word ‘Thangam’ (‘gold’ in Tamil) and believes a fortune is buried there.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Durai<br />
*[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Parimalam<br />
*[[T. S. Balaiah]] as Ambalam<br />
*[[M. N. Rajam]] as Menaka<br />
*[[J. P. Chandrababu]] as Thukkaram<br />
*[[M. K. Radha]] as Kumaravadivu<br />
*[[S. A. Ashokan]] as the Police Inspector<br />
*[[O. A. K. Thevar]]<br />
*D. V. Narayanasami<br />
*[[M. R. Santhanalakshmi]]<br />
*M. N. Krishnan<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Pudhaiyal'' was primarily shot at Newtone and Revathi Studios, and processed at AVM Studio Film Laboratories. The song "Vinnodum Mugilodum" was shot at [[Edward Elliot's Beach|Elliot's Beach]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Guy|first=Randor|author-link=Randor Guy|date=2014-09-06|title=Pudhayal 1957|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-pudhayal/article6386449.ece|url-status=live|access-date=2020-12-18|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416064215/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-pudhayal/article6386449.ece}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music composed by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pudhayal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/pudhayal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1331014797|url-status=live|access-date=8 March 2021|website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> Lyrics by [[Subramanya Bharathi|Mahakavi Bharathiyar]], [[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]], [[A. Maruthakasi]], [[Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram]] and [[M. K. Athmanathan]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Neelamegam|first=G.|title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;— Part 1|publisher=Manivasagar Publishers|location=Chennai|publication-date=December 2014|page=129|language=Tamil}}</ref> The "lalala" humming portions in "Hello, My Dear Rami" were inspired from "[[The Wedding Samba]]" by [[Edmundo Ros]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length<br />
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| 1 || "Vinnodum Mugilodum" || C. S. Jayaraman & P. Suseela || rowspan=2|M. K. Athmanathan || 03:18<br />
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| 2 || "Thanga Mohana Thaamaraiye" || P. Suseela || 03:54<br />
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| 3 || "Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga" || J. P. Chandrababu || rowspan=3|Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram || 03:38<br />
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| 4 || "Chinna Chinna Izhai" || P. Suseela || 05:05<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Hello, My Dear Rami" || J. P. Chandrababu & A. L. Raghavan || 03:34<br />
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| 6 || "Aasai Kaathalai" || P. Suseela || A. Maruthakasi || 03:07<br />
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| 7 || "Seer Kondu...Kandi Raaja" || T. M. Soundararajan, M. K. Punitham & S. J. Kantha || Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass || 03:40<br />
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| 8 || "Nallakalam Varugudhu" || T. M. Soundararajan & P. Suseela || Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar || 03:25<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=10455332}}<br />
{{Krishnan–Panju}}<br />
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[[Category:1957 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Krishnan–Panju]]<br />
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by M. Karunanidhi]]<br />
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