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| 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 [[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 ==
{{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 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 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=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>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
! 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 ==
== 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>
''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>


== References ==
== References ==
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Panama Pasama
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Produced byBalu
Screenplay byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Story byG. Balasubramaniam
StarringGemini Ganesan
B. Saroja Devi
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographyR. Sampath
Edited byR. Devarajan
Production
company
Ravi Productions
Release date
  • 23 February 1968 (1968-02-23)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Panama Pasama (transl. Money or Affection?) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language drama film,[1] 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.[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Lead actors
Male supporting actors
Female supporting actors

Production[edit | edit source]

Srividya was initially chosen for the role which was portrayed by Vijaya Nirmala.[3] Sivakumar was cast in a major role, although the majority of his scenes did not make the final cut.[4]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[5] The song "Yelantha Pazham" became controversial due to its perceived erotic or vulgar lyrics,[6][7] but became popular among the masses.[8][9]

Song Singers Length
"Chinnanchiru Veedu" P. Susheela 3:32
"Maariyadhu Nenjam" P. Susheela 4:15
"Mella Mella" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 4:18
"Vazhaithandu Pola" K. Jamuna Rani, A. L. Raghavan 3:01
"Yelantha Pazham" L. R. Eswari 3:20

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Panama Pasama was released on 23 February 1968.[10] Kalki negatively reviewed the film, criticising Gopalakrishnan's dialogues and direction.[11] 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.[12] The film became Gopalakrishnan's biggest success to that point;[1] it ran for 140 days at Madurai's Thangam Theatre, then the largest theatre in Asia.[13][14]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guy, Randor (27 July 1991). "Panama Pasama: Dialogue-based KSG film". The Indian Express. p. 19. Retrieved 12 July 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ↑ "The Ice is Nice". The Indian Express. 9 May 1970. p. 10. Retrieved 9 June 2018 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ↑ "ஏற்றங்கள்; எதிர்பார்ப்புகள்; ஏமாற்றங்கள்!". Kalki (in தமிழ்). 5 October 1980. p. 6. Retrieved 4 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Prasad, Arun (24 January 2023). "இது சிவக்குமார் ஹீரோவா நடிச்ச படம்… ஆனால் எங்க தேடுனாலும் அவர் இருக்கமாட்டாரு… ஏன் தெரியுமா??". CineReporters (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Panama Paasama (1968)". Music India Online. Retrieved 27 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ Chellappa (20 December 2021). "O Solriya Mama is just a men's song. What's the fuss?". Inmathi. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  7. ↑ Nathan, Archana (25 November 2017). "Chili nose, Nokia eyes and other bizarre ways in which Tamil film song lyrics objectify women". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (21 February 2014). "Rocking at 74". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  9. ↑ Yamunan, Sruthisagar (14 December 2015). "'Beep' song caught in controversy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Panama Pasama". The Indian Express. 23 February 1968. p. 3. Retrieved 27 November 2018 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ↑ "பணமா பாசமா". Kalki (in தமிழ்). 17 March 1968. p. 25. Retrieved 26 July 2022.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ↑ "சினிமா விமர்சனம்: பணமா பாசமா". Ananda Vikatan (in தமிழ்). 17 March 1968. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Curtains come down on Thangam theatre, once Asia's largest". Firstpost. Press Trust of India. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "'பணமா பாசமா' திரைப்படத்தில் இடம்பெற்ற உணர்வுப்பூர்வமான காட்சி குறித்துப் பகிரும் கலைஞானம்!". Nakkheeran (in தமிழ்). 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

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