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	'''''Pudhumai Pithan'' '''is a 1957 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[T. R. Rajakumari]] and [[B. S. Saroja]] ~~in the lead roles~~. The film was released on 2 August 1957.		'''''Pudhumai Pithan'' '''is a 1957 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[T. R. Rajakumari]] and [[B. S. Saroja]]. The film was released on 2 August 1957.

	The film 105 days at box office.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://srimgr.wordpress.com/category/mgr-film-records/\|title=Puthumai Pithan Records\|accessdate=2014-09-21\|publisher=mgrblog}}</ref> The film was dubbed into Telugu as ''[[:te:వీరఖడ్గం\|Veera Khadgam]]''.<ref>https://cinemacinemacinemasite.wordpress.com/2016/09/03/dubbed-movies-which-made-an-impact-at-the-box-office-m-g-r-s-veerakadgam1958/</ref>		The film 105 days at box office.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://srimgr.wordpress.com/category/mgr-film-records/\|title=Puthumai Pithan Records\|accessdate=2014-09-21\|publisher=mgrblog}}</ref> The film was dubbed into Telugu as ''[[:te:వీరఖడ్గం\|Veera Khadgam]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://cinemacinemacinemasite.wordpress.com/2016/09/03/dubbed-movies-which-made-an-impact-at-the-box-office-m-g-r-s-veerakadgam1958/\|title = Dubbed movies which made an impact at the box-office: M.G.R.s "Veerakadgam"(1958)!\|date = 3 September 2016}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==

	A king is imprisoned by his ambitious brother ~~(T. S. Balaiah)~~, who creates the impression that the king had died during an animal hunt. The crown prince (played by MGR) was on a sea journey and returns to attend the king's fake funeral. During the funeral, the crown prince ~~comes to know~~ the truth, via a secret message conveyed to him by the daughter ~~(B. S. Saroja, in a bearded messenger disguise)~~ of the palace physician. As expected, she falls in love with the prince. The sibling of king also plots to kill the prince by poisoning him with a drug, concocted by the palace physician. The drug was supposed to make the crown prince mad, who acts like a madman poisoned by the drug to fool everyone. Prince is also helped by a woman drama troupe leader ~~(T. R. Rajakumari)~~, who also had affection to the crown prince. Eventually, she sacrifices her life, leaving the prince to unite with the daughter of palace physician. The plotting villains were avenged by the prince and his comedian ~~side kick (Chandrababu)~~.		A king is imprisoned by his ambitious brother, who creates the impression that the king had died during an animal hunt. The crown prince (played by MGR) was on a sea journey and returns to attend the king's fake funeral. During the funeral, the crown prince discovers the truth, via a secret message conveyed to him by the daughter of the palace physician. As expected, she falls in love with the prince. The sibling of king also plots to kill the prince by poisoning him with a drug, concocted by the palace physician. The drug was supposed to make the crown prince mad, who acts like a madman poisoned by the drug to fool everyone. Prince is also helped by a woman drama troupe leader, who also had affection to the crown prince. Eventually, she sacrifices her life, leaving the prince to unite with the daughter of palace physician. The plotting villains were avenged by the prince and his comedian sidekick.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	* P. S. Venkatachalam as Veeraiah		* P. S. Venkatachalam as Veeraiah
	* C. V. V. Panthulu as Emperor		* C. V. V. Panthulu as Emperor
	* ~~Pattuswami~~ as Nallannan		* C.R.Parthibhan as Nallannan (Brother of Inbavalli)
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	* [[E. V. Saroja]] as Aprajitha		* [[E. V. Saroja]] as Aprajitha
	* K. S. Angamuthu as Poonkodi		* K. S. Angamuthu as Poonkodi
	;~~Support~~ cast		;Supporting cast
	* Shantha, Rita, Jayanthi, Kamala, Vitto Bai, Shanthi, Chandra, Bala, Thara, Mohana, Janaki, Saroja, Rajeswari, Rukkumani, Leela, Ranganayaki, Saraswathi & Prema.		* Shantha, Rita, Jayanthi, Kamala, Vitto Bai, Shanthi, Chandra, Bala, Thara, Mohana, Janaki, Saroja, Rajeswari, Rukkumani, Leela, Ranganayaki, Saraswathi and Prema.
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	[[Category:Films directed by T. R. Ramanna]]		[[Category:Films directed by T. R. Ramanna]]
	[[Category:Films scored by G. Ramanathan]]		[[Category:Films scored by G. Ramanathan]]

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{{Infobox film
| name = Pudhumai Pithan
| caption = Poster
| native_name = {{film name|Tamil|புதுமை பித்தன்}}
| image = Pudhumai Pithan (1957).jpg
| producer = K. Muniratnam
| director = [[T. R. Ramanna]]
| screenplay = K. S. N. Murthy
| story = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[T. R. Rajakumari]]<br />[[B. S. Saroja]]
| music = [[G. Ramanathan]]
| cinematography = G. K. Ramu
| editing = R. Devarajan
| studio = Sivakami Pictures
| released = 2 August 1957
| runtime = 176 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Pudhumai Pithan'' '''is a 1957 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[T. R. Rajakumari]] and [[B. S. Saroja]] in the lead roles. The film was released on 2 August 1957.

The film 105 days at box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://srimgr.wordpress.com/category/mgr-film-records/|title=Puthumai Pithan Records|accessdate=2014-09-21|publisher=mgrblog}}</ref> The film was dubbed into Telugu as ''[[:te:వీరఖడ్గం|Veera Khadgam]]''.<ref>https://cinemacinemacinemasite.wordpress.com/2016/09/03/dubbed-movies-which-made-an-impact-at-the-box-office-m-g-r-s-veerakadgam1958/</ref>

==Plot==

A king is imprisoned by his ambitious brother (T. S. Balaiah), who creates the impression that the king had died during an animal hunt. The crown prince (played by MGR) was on a sea journey and returns to attend the king's fake funeral. During the funeral, the crown prince comes to know the truth, via a secret message conveyed to him by the daughter (B. S. Saroja, in a bearded messenger disguise) of the palace physician. As expected, she falls in love with the prince. The sibling of king also plots to kill the prince by poisoning him with a drug, concocted by the palace physician. The drug was supposed to make the crown prince mad, who acts like a madman poisoned by the drug to fool everyone. Prince is also helped by a woman drama troupe leader (T. R. Rajakumari), who also had affection to the crown prince. Eventually, she sacrifices her life, leaving the prince to unite with the daughter of palace physician. The plotting villains were avenged by the prince and his comedian side kick (Chandrababu).

==Cast==
''Cast according to the opening credits''
{{Col-begin|width=60%}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
;Male cast
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Jeevagan
* [[T. S. Balaiah]] as Prathapan
* [[J. P. Chandrababu]] as Arivumani
* [[E. R. Sahadevan]] as Parakraman
* [[R. Balasubramaniam]] as Dhunmuki
* C. S. Pandian as Chitraguptan
* P. S. Venkatachalam as Veeraiah
* C. V. V. Panthulu as Emperor
* Pattuswami as Nallannan
{{col-break|width=50%}}
;Female cast
* [[T. R. Rajakumari]] as Inbavalli
* [[B. S. Saroja]] as Velvizhi
* [[E. V. Saroja]] as Aprajitha
* K. S. Angamuthu as Poonkodi
;Support cast
* Shantha, Rita, Jayanthi, Kamala, Vitto Bai, Shanthi, Chandra, Bala, Thara, Mohana, Janaki, Saroja, Rajeswari, Rukkumani, Leela, Ranganayaki, Saraswathi & Prema.
{{col-end}}

==Production==
The film was directed by Ramanna and it was produced by K. Muniratnam under the banner Sivakami Pictures. The film's script was written by M. Karunanidhi and the cinematography was handled by G. Ramu.<ref name="hi">{{Cite news|last=Guy|first=Randor|date=2012-10-27|title=Blast From the Past — Puthumai Pithan 1957|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-puthumai-pithan-1957/article4037906.ece|access-date=2021-03-08|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[G. Ramanathan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Puthumai-Pithan-1957-T0001467|title=Pudhumai Pithan Songs|accessdate=2014-09-21|publisher=raaga}}</ref> All lyrics were by [[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]].
{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Aiyya Yaarukku Venum" || [[A. G. Rathnamala]] || rowspan=14|Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass || 03:30
|-
| 2 || "Azhagai Paar" || [[Jikki]] || 03:10
|-
| 3 || "Manamohanaa" || [[P. Leela]] || 03:36
|-
| 4 || "Ullam Rendum" || [[C. S. Jayaraman]] & Jikki || 03:20
|-
| 5 || "Maamannar Andha" || A. G. Rathnamala || 01:20
|-
| 6 || "Kanavaa Ninaivaa" || Jikki || 03:42
|-
| 7 || "Maaraadha Soozhchi" || [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]] || 01:54
|-
| 8 || "Aaraichi Mani...Thillana Pattu Paadi" || [[J. P. Chandrababu]] & Jikki || 03:52
|-
| 9 || "Then Madhuvai Vandinam" || [[P. Suseela]] || 04:11
|-
| 10 || "Melam Kotti Thaali Katti" || C. S. Jayaraman || 03:47
|-
| 11 || "Karumbum Erumbum...Maane Un Mel" || C. S. Jayaraman || 01:45
|-
| 12 || "Pittham Theliya Marundhonrikkudhu" || C. S. Jayaraman || 01:03
|-
| 13 || "Yaaradi Nee Ingu Vandhaval" || C. S. Jayaraman || 01:36
|-
| 14 || "Naadhar Mudi Mel Irukkum" || M. G. Ramachandran|| 02:22
|}

===[[:te:వీరఖడ్గం|Veera Khadgam]] Telugu songs===
{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Maimarapinche Chodhyamu" || Jikki, [[A. P. Komala]] & [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]] || rowspan=14|Arudra || 03:30
|-
| 2 || "Andhamidhe Anandhamidhe" || Jikki & Perumallu || 03:10
|-
| 3 || "Priya Mohana Manassu Puttena" || P. Leela || 03:36
|-
| 4 || "Hrudhulu Rendu" || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] & Jikki || 03:20
|-
| 5 || "" || || 01:20
|-
| 6 || "Kalayo Nijamo Kanagalene" || Jikki || 03:42
|-
| 7 || "" || || 01:54
|-
| 8 || "Killadi Paata Paadi Kurradhana" || [[Pithapuram Nageswara Rao]] & Jikki || 03:52
|-
| 9 || "Ee Madhuve Vethalu" || P. Susheela || 04:11
|-
| 10 || "Melamthoti Thalamthoti" || Ghantasala || 03:47
|-
| 11 || "Pilla Neepai Marulechendha" || Ghantasala || 01:45
|-
| 12 || "Ayya Theesukuvacchamayya" || Ghantasala || 01:03
|-
| 13 || "" || || 01:36
|-
| 14 || "" || || 02:22
|}

==Release==
[[Randor Guy]] of ''The Hindu'' wrote "Remembered for MGR’s screen presence and charisma, impressive performances by the cast, and Mu. Ka’s writing."<ref name = hi/>

==References==
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==External links==

{{T. R. Ramanna}}

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[[Category:1957 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. R. Ramanna]]
[[Category:Films scored by G. Ramanathan]]