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| name          = Praptham
| name          = Praptham
| image          = Praptham.jpg
| image          = Praptham.jpg
| caption        = Poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]
| director      = [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]
| producer      = [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]
| story          = [[Acharya Aatreya]]<br />[[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]]
| story          = [[Acharya Atreya]]<br />[[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]]
| producer      = Savitri
| starring      = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br/>[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]<br/>[[S. V. Ranga Rao]]<br/>[[M. N. Nambiar]]<br/>[[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]]<br/>[[Chandrakala]]<br/>[[Nagesh]]
| starring      = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />Savitri
| cinematography = Sekar–Singh
| editing        = A. Dhandapani
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = Sekar - Singh
| editing        = A. Dhandapani
| studio        = Sri Savithri Productions
| studio        = Sri Savithri Productions
| distributor    = Sri Savithri Productions
| released      = {{Film date|1971|04|14|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|1971|04|14|df=y}}
| country        = [[India]]
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
}}
}}


'''''Praptham''''' ({{lit|Destiny}}) is a 1971 [[India]]n [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed and produced by [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], Savitri [[Chandrakala]] and [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]]. The film's score was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. Actress [[Chandrakala]] made her Tamil debut in this movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/praptham/|title=Praptham|accessdate=9 September 2014|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/praptham-movie/9787|title=Praptham|accessdate=9 September 2014|publisher=gomolo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp15.htm|title=Praptham|accessdate=9 September 2014|publisher=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref> The film was a remake of the Telugu film ''[[Mooga Manasulu]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/pokkisham/119900-remembering-gemini-on-his-thirteenth-year-commemoration.html |title=ஜெமினியின் வாடகை வீடு... ஜெயலலிதாவின் உத்தரவு..! - ஜெமினி கணேசனின் நினைவு தினப் பகிர்வு |last=Dineshkumar |first=P. |date=22 March 2018 |work=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |access-date=8 May 2018 |language=ta}}</ref>
'''''Praptham''''' ({{translation|Destiny}}) is a 1971 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed and produced by [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and Savitri.<ref>{{Cite web |title=141-150 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp15.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808164517/http://www.nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp15.htm |archive-date=8 August 2008 |access-date=9 September 2014 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref> It is a remake of the 1964 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Mooga Manasulu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeyaraj |first=D.B.S. |date=4 August 2018 |title=The sweet and sour real-life romance of reel actors Savitri and Gemini |url=https://www.ft.lk/columns/The-sweet-and-sour-real-life-romance-of-reel-actors-Savitri-and-Gemini/4-660242 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218133339/http://www.ft.lk/columns/The-sweet-and-sour-real-life-romance-of-reel-actors-Savitri-and-Gemini/4-660242 |archive-date=18 February 2020 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=[[Daily FT]]}}</ref> The film was released on 14 July 1971, and became a [[box-office bomb]].


==Cast==
== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=July 2022}}
 
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Kannan
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Kannan
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Radha
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Radha
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as (Zamindar, Radha's father)
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Zamindar
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Raju (Radha's uncle)
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Raju
*[[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Ramu / Thiyagarajan (Radha's husband)
*[[Srikanth (actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Ramu/Thiyagarajan
*[[Chandrakala]] as Gowri (Kannan's lover)
*[[Chandrakala]] as Gowri
*[[Nagesh]] as Ponnan (Kannan's friend)
*[[Nagesh]] as Ponnan
*[[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Rama (Radha's stepmother)
*[[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Rama
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as (Church Father, College Head Master)
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Church father
*Natarajan
*S.R. Janaki as Aaya
*S.R. Janaki as (Kannan's mother)
}}
 
== Production ==
After watching ''Mooga Manasulu'', Savitri wanted to remake it in Tamil, produce it and direct it. [[Gemini Ganesan]], then romantically linked to her, warned her against doing so, describing it as an acid test, but Savitri refused to comply.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dineshkumar |first=P. |date=22 March 2018 |title=ஜெமினியின் வாடகை வீடு... ஜெயலலிதாவின் உத்தரவு..! - ஜெமினி கணேசனின் நினைவு தினப் பகிர்வு |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/pokkisham/119900-remembering-gemini-on-his-thirteenth-year-commemoration.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508121618/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/pokkisham/119900-remembering-gemini-on-his-thirteenth-year-commemoration.html |archive-date=8 May 2018 |access-date=8 May 2018 |work=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref> Besides directing and producing, Savitri also was the lead actress, over Ganesan's objections.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 January 2019 |title=துரோகத்தால் துன்பத்தில் துவண்ட சாவித்திரி |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2019/01/11180133/Savitri-in-Treachery-and--Trouble-in-trouble.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127160456/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2019/01/11180133/Savitri-in-Treachery-and--Trouble-in-trouble.vpf |archive-date=27 January 2019 |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=[[Dina Thanthi]] |language=ta}}</ref> The film was mostly shot on an island between Kakinada and Amalapuram.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 August 2015 |title=சாவித்ரி - 15. காயகல்பம்! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/aug/15/15.-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-1166832.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728113645/https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/aug/15/15.-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-1166832.html |archive-date=28 July 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=[[Dinamani]] |language=ta}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], with lyrics by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bale Pandiya&nbsp;– Praptham Tamil Film Hits Audio Cassette |url=https://mossymart.com/product/bale-pandiya-praptham-tamil-film-hits-audio-cassette/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728111633/https://mossymart.com/product/bale-pandiya-praptham-tamil-film-hits-audio-cassette/ |archive-date=28 July 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref> The song "Sandhanathil Nalla" is set in [[Madhyamavati]] raga.<ref>{{Cite news |last=ராமானுஜன் |first=டாக்டர் ஜி. |date=8 June 2018 |title=ராக யாத்திரை 08: முத்துக்களோ ராகம்; தித்திப்பதோ பாடல்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/132652-08.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624063812/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/132652-08.html |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=27 February 2024 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
! Song !! Singers !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Sondam Eppodum" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan="6"|[[Kannadasan]] || 05:10
| "Sondam Eppodum" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || 05:10
|-
|-
| 2 || "Sala Sala Aathottam" ||[[L. R. Eswari]] || 04:25
| "Sala Sala Aathottam" ||[[L. R. Eswari]] || 04:25
|-
|-
| 3 || "Sandanathil Nalla Vasam" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 03:30
| "Sandanathil Nalla Vasam" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 03:30
|-
|-
| 4 || "Nethu Paricha roja" || T. M. Soundararajan || 02:25
| "Nethu Paricha roja" || T. M. Soundararajan || 02:25
|-
|-
| 5 || "Idhu Margazhi Madham" || L. R. Eswari || 05:30
| "Idhu Margazhi Madham" || L. R. Eswari || 05:30
|-
|-
| 6 || "Thalattu Padi" || T. M. Soundararajan || 02:25
| "Thalattu Padi" || T. M. Soundararajan || 02:25
|}
|}


==References==
== Release and reception ==
''Praptham'' was released on 14 April 1971, [[Puthandu]] and became a [[box-office bomb]], partly due to releasing on the same day as another Sivaji Ganesan film, ''[[Sumathi En Sundari]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2019 |title=எம்ஜிஆர், சிவாஜி இரண்டாம் இடம்; ஆதிபராசக்திதான் முதலிடம் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/525353-mgr-sivaji.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116093509/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/525353-mgr-sivaji.html |archive-date=16 November 2019 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 August 2015 |title=17. டைரக்டர் சாவித்ரி! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/aug/29/17.-டைரக்டர்-சாவித்ரி-1175070.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922060811/https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/aug/29/17.-%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF-1175070.html |archive-date=22 September 2021 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=[[Dinamani]] |language=ta}}</ref> It caused a massive impediment in Savitri's career and led to her downfall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2015 |title=சாவித்ரி - 23. நித்திரை! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/oct/10/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF---23.-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88-1201625.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728113648/https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/oct/10/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF---23.-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88-1201625.html |archive-date=28 July 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=[[Dinamani]] |language=ta}}</ref> Despite this, Viswanathan won the Chennai Film Fans' Association Award for Best Music Composer.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 January 2000 |title=அன்றிலிருந்து இன்றுவரை சினிமா |url=http://www.vlambaram.com/archives/January%2015,%2000.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523074038/http://www.vlambaram.com/archives/January%2015,%2000.pdf |archive-date=23 May 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |work=Vlambaram |pages=7 |language=ta}}</ref><!-- https://www.facebook.com/groups/910865555630230/posts/7574501495933236/ -->
 
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1445719}}
* {{IMDb title}}


[[Category:1971 Indian films]]
[[Category:1971 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1971 films]]
[[Category:1971 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 10:25, 4 March 2026

Praptham
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySavitri
Produced bySavitri
Story byAcharya Aatreya
Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Savitri
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographySekar–Singh
Edited byA. Dhandapani
Production
company
Sri Savithri Productions
Release date
  • 14 April 1971 (1971-04-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Praptham (transl. Destiny) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by Savitri. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri.[1] It is a remake of the 1964 Telugu film Mooga Manasulu.[2] The film was released on 14 July 1971, and became a box-office bomb.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

After watching Mooga Manasulu, Savitri wanted to remake it in Tamil, produce it and direct it. Gemini Ganesan, then romantically linked to her, warned her against doing so, describing it as an acid test, but Savitri refused to comply.[3] Besides directing and producing, Savitri also was the lead actress, over Ganesan's objections.[4] The film was mostly shot on an island between Kakinada and Amalapuram.[5]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[6] The song "Sandhanathil Nalla" is set in Madhyamavati raga.[7]

Song Singers Length
"Sondam Eppodum" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 05:10
"Sala Sala Aathottam" L. R. Eswari 04:25
"Sandanathil Nalla Vasam" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 03:30
"Nethu Paricha roja" T. M. Soundararajan 02:25
"Idhu Margazhi Madham" L. R. Eswari 05:30
"Thalattu Padi" T. M. Soundararajan 02:25

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Praptham was released on 14 April 1971, Puthandu and became a box-office bomb, partly due to releasing on the same day as another Sivaji Ganesan film, Sumathi En Sundari.[8][9] It caused a massive impediment in Savitri's career and led to her downfall.[10] Despite this, Viswanathan won the Chennai Film Fans' Association Award for Best Music Composer.[11]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "141-150". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Jeyaraj, D.B.S. (4 August 2018). "The sweet and sour real-life romance of reel actors Savitri and Gemini". Daily FT. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Dineshkumar, P. (22 March 2018). "ஜெமினியின் வாடகை வீடு... ஜெயலலிதாவின் உத்தரவு..! - ஜெமினி கணேசனின் நினைவு தினப் பகிர்வு". Ananda Vikatan (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "துரோகத்தால் துன்பத்தில் துவண்ட சாவித்திரி". Dina Thanthi (in தமிழ்). 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "சாவித்ரி - 15. காயகல்பம்!". Dinamani (in தமிழ்). 15 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bale Pandiya – Praptham Tamil Film Hits Audio Cassette". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ↑ ராமானுஜன், டாக்டர் ஜி. (8 June 2018). "ராக யாத்திரை 08: முத்துக்களோ ராகம்; தித்திப்பதோ பாடல்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "எம்ஜிஆர், சிவாஜி இரண்டாம் இடம்; ஆதிபராசக்திதான் முதலிடம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "17. டைரக்டர் சாவித்ரி!". Dinamani (in தமிழ்). 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "சாவித்ரி - 23. நித்திரை!". Dinamani (in தமிழ்). 10 October 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "அன்றிலிருந்து இன்றுவரை சினிமா" (PDF). Vlambaram (in தமிழ்). 15 January 2000. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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