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| director      = [[Muktha Srinivasan]]
| director      = [[Muktha Srinivasan]]
| producer      = A. L. Srinivasan
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| editing        = V. P. Krishnan
| editing        = V. P. Krishnan
| studio        = A. L. S. Productions
| studio        = A. L. S. Productions
| distributor    = A. L. S. Productions
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| released      = {{Film date|1975|01|31|df=y}}
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'''''Cinema Paithiyam''''' ({{lit|[[Cinephilia|Cinephile]]}}) is a 1975 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]], directed by [[Muktha Srinivasan]]. The film features [[Jayachitra]], [[Jaishankar]] and [[Kamal Haasan]] in lead roles. The film was produced by A. L. Srinivasan under his A. L. S. Productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.pluz.in/movies/kollywood/27363/overview.htm|title=Cinema Paithiyam|accessdate=2014-07-30|publisher=cinemapluz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050639/http://cinema.pluz.in/movies/kollywood/27363/overview.htm|archive-date=8 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2020 |title=மறக்க முடியுமா...? சினிமாப் பைத்தியம் |language=ta |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/marakka-mudiyuma/87905/old-movies/Marakka-Mudiyuma-:-Cinema-Paithiyam.htm |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=[[Dinamalar]]}}</ref> It is a remake of the Hindi film [[Guddi (1971 film)|''Guddi'']] (1971).<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 August 2013 |title=The common man's film maker |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/aug/27/The-common-mans-film-maker-510849.html |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
'''''Cinema Paithiyam''''' ({{trans|[[Cinephilia|Cinephile]]}}) is a 1975 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]], directed by [[Muktha Srinivasan]]. The film features [[Jayachitra]], [[Jaishankar]] and [[Kamal Haasan]] in lead roles. The film was produced by A. L. Srinivasan under his A. L. S. Productions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinema Paithiyam |url=http://cinema.pluz.in/movies/kollywood/27363/overview.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050639/http://cinema.pluz.in/movies/kollywood/27363/overview.htm |archive-date=8 August 2014 |publisher=cinemapluz |accessdate=2014-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2020 |title=மறக்க முடியுமா...? சினிமாப் பைத்தியம் |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/marakka-mudiyuma/87905/old-movies/Marakka-Mudiyuma-:-Cinema-Paithiyam.htm |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref> It is a remake of the Hindi film [[Guddi (1971 film)|''Guddi'']] (1971).<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 August 2013 |title=The common man's film maker |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/aug/27/The-common-mans-film-maker-510849.html |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>


Actress [[Jayachitra]] later claimed in an interview that this film ran for 100 days at Devi-Sridevi Complex in [[Chennai]], and that "this was the first Tamil black-and-white film that ran for so long in that theater complex."<ref>[http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/featurearticles/retro_kalpana_1972_3.php Feature Articles : Retrospect : Kalpana (1977)<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312033942/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/featurearticles/retro_kalpana_1972_3.php |date=12 March 2008 }}</ref>
Actress [[Jayachitra]] later claimed in an interview that this film ran for 100 days at Devi-Sridevi Complex in [[Chennai]], and that "this was the first Tamil black-and-white film that ran for so long in that theater complex."<ref>[http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/featurearticles/retro_kalpana_1972_3.php Feature Articles : Retrospect : Kalpana (1977)<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312033942/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/featurearticles/retro_kalpana_1972_3.php |date=12 March 2008 }}</ref>


==Plot==
== Plot ==
Adhering to its title ''Cinema Paithiyam'', the movie depicts and traces the life and transformation of Jaya (Jayachitra) from the reel world to the real world. So obsessed is she with movies and the movie world, that she worships the popular film hero Jai Shankar, believing all that he portrays on screen, to be his real self. He becomes the ideal man of her dreams, and she even tattoos his name in her arm. Hell breaks loose when she refuses to marry the boy Natarajan (Kamalhaasan) arranged by her brother and her sister-in-law. At his juncture, steps in her Uncle, who takes it upon himself to show her the true world, by taking her on a trip around the real life of a star.
Jaya is a [[Cinephilia|cinephile]]. So obsessed is she with movies and the movie world, that she worships the popular film hero [[Jaishankar]], believing all that he portrays on screen, to be his real self. He becomes the ideal man of her dreams, and she even tattoos his name in her arm. Hell breaks loose when she refuses to marry Natarajan, the boy arranged by her brother and her sister-in-law. At his juncture, steps in her uncle, who takes it upon himself to show her the true world, by taking her on a trip around the real life of a star.


==Cast==
== Cast ==
'''Lead Actors'''
'''Lead Actors'''


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* [[Sowcar Janaki]] as Lakshmi
* [[Sowcar Janaki]] as Lakshmi
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Sivalingam
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Sivalingam
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Nataraj<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2015 |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |title=Papanasam: A faithful remake, a solid thriller |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/papanasam-movie-review/article7383788.ece |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Nataraj<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |date=3 July 2015 |title=Papanasam: A faithful remake, a solid thriller |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/papanasam-movie-review/article7383788.ece |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* [[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] as Ramani /Jaishankar's manager<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 December 2016 |title=Cho Ramaswamy passes away: Six films that immortalised the veteran Tamil political satirist |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/cho-ramaswamy-passes-away-six-films-that-immortalised-the-veteran-tamil-political-satirist-3143858.html |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref>
* [[Cho Ramaswamy]] as Ramani /Jaishankar's manager<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 December 2016 |title=Cho Ramaswamy passes away: Six films that immortalised the veteran Tamil political satirist |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/cho-ramaswamy-passes-away-six-films-that-immortalised-the-veteran-tamil-political-satirist-3143858.html |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref>
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Chidambaram / Lakshmi's uncle
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Chidambaram / Lakshmi's uncle
* [[S. Varalakshmi]] as Teacher
* [[S. Varalakshmi]] as Teacher
* [[P. R. Varalakshmi]] as Kamala
* [[P. R. Varalakshmi]] as Kamala<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 April 2021 |title=''எங்க வீட்டுக்கு வந்துடுங்கன்னு எல்லாரும் கூப்பிடுறாங்க!''&nbsp;– 'சுந்தரி' அப்பத்தா வரலட்சுமி |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/television/sundari-serial-patti-actress-pr-varalakshmi-interview |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref>
* [[Sachu]] as Pappa /Jaya's friend<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 May 2018 |title=Remembering Muktha Srinivasan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/remembering-muktha-srinivasan/article24040621.ece |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* [[Sachu]] as Pappa /Jaya's friend<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 May 2018 |title=Remembering Muktha Srinivasan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/remembering-muktha-srinivasan/article24040621.ece |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* [[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as himself
* [[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as himself
* [[R. Neelakantan|Neelu]] as Kadha kaalatchebam singer
* [[R. Neelakantan|Neelu]] as Kadha kaalatchebam singer
* [[S. N. Parvathy]] as Teacher
* [[S. N. Parvathy]] as Teacher
* [[T. K. S. Natarajan]] as Bhoopathy
* [[T. K. S. Natarajan]] as Bhoopathy<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2021 |title=Veteran actor T K S Natarajan no more |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/veteran-actor-t-k-s-natarajan-no-more-982534.html |access-date=14 May 2021 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>


'''Guest Appearance'''
'''Guest Appearance'''
* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Actor Sivaji Ganesan / ([[Vanchinathan]])
* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Actor Sivaji Ganesan / ([[Vanchinathan]])
* [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] as Actress Jayalalithaa / ([[Rani Mangammal]])
* [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] as Actress Jayalalithaa / ([[Rani Mangammal]])
* [[K. Balaji]] as K. Balaji / [[Robert Ashe (administrator)|Ashe Durai]]
* [[K. Balaji]] as K. Balaji / ([[Robert Ashe (administrator)|Ashe Durai]])
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as  Ponnamma / Junior artist agent
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as  Ponnamma / Junior artist agent
* [[A. Sakunthala]] as Actress A. Sakunthala / Item Dance
* [[A. Sakunthala]] as Actress A. Sakunthala / Item Dance
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* [[C. V. Rajendran]] as himself
* [[C. V. Rajendran]] as himself


==Soundtrack==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Sankar Ganesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inbaminge.com/t/c/Cinema%20Paithiyam/|title=Cinema Paithiyam Songs|accessdate=2014-07-30|publisher=inbaminge}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[Sankar Ganesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinema Paithiyam Songs |url=http://www.inbaminge.com/t/c/Cinema%20Paithiyam/ |publisher=inbaminge |accessdate=2014-07-30}}</ref>


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==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
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* {{IMDb title|1492769}}
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Cinema Paithiyam
File:Cinema Paithiyam.jpg
VCD cover
Directed byMuktha Srinivasan
Produced byA. L. Srinivasan
Written byA. S. Pragasam
Screenplay byA. S. Pragasam
Story byGulzar
StarringJayachitra
Jaishankar
Sowcar Janaki
Major Sundarrajan
Kamal Haasan
Cho
Music byShankar–Ganesh
CinematographyV. Selvaraj
Edited byV. P. Krishnan
Production
company
A. L. S. Productions
Release date
  • 31 January 1975 (1975-01-31)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cinema Paithiyam (transl.Cinephile) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan. The film features Jayachitra, Jaishankar and Kamal Haasan in lead roles. The film was produced by A. L. Srinivasan under his A. L. S. Productions.[1][2] It is a remake of the Hindi film Guddi (1971).[3]

Actress Jayachitra later claimed in an interview that this film ran for 100 days at Devi-Sridevi Complex in Chennai, and that "this was the first Tamil black-and-white film that ran for so long in that theater complex."[4]

Plot[edit]

Jaya is a cinephile. So obsessed is she with movies and the movie world, that she worships the popular film hero Jaishankar, believing all that he portrays on screen, to be his real self. He becomes the ideal man of her dreams, and she even tattoos his name in her arm. Hell breaks loose when she refuses to marry Natarajan, the boy arranged by her brother and her sister-in-law. At his juncture, steps in her uncle, who takes it upon himself to show her the true world, by taking her on a trip around the real life of a star.

Cast[edit]

Lead Actors

Guest Appearance

Guest Director's

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by Sankar Ganesh.[10]

No. Song Singers Lyrics
1 "En Ullam Azhagana" Vani Jairam Kannadasan
2 "Naan Ariyatha" T. M. Soundararajan
3 "I Will Sell My Beauty" L. R. Eswari

References[edit]

  1. "Cinema Paithiyam". cinemapluz. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. "மறக்க முடியுமா...? சினிமாப் பைத்தியம்". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). 7 May 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. "The common man's film maker". The New Indian Express. 27 August 2013.
  4. Feature Articles : Retrospect : Kalpana (1977) Archived 12 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Rangan, Baradwaj (3 July 2015). "Papanasam: A faithful remake, a solid thriller". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. "Cho Ramaswamy passes away: Six films that immortalised the veteran Tamil political satirist". Firstpost. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  7. "எங்க வீட்டுக்கு வந்துடுங்கன்னு எல்லாரும் கூப்பிடுறாங்க! – 'சுந்தரி' அப்பத்தா வரலட்சுமி". Ananda Vikatan (in தமிழ்). 19 April 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. "Remembering Muktha Srinivasan". The Hindu. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. "Veteran actor T K S Natarajan no more". Deccan Herald. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  10. "Cinema Paithiyam Songs". inbaminge. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

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