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{{short description|1977 film by K. Balachander}}
{{short description|1977 film by K. Balachander}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Pattina Pravesam
| image          = Pattina Pravesam.jpg
| image          = Pattina Pravesam.jpg
| caption        = Poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[K. Balachander]]
| director      = [[K. Balachander]]
| screenplay    = K. Balachander
| based_on      = {{Based on|''Pattina Pravesam'' (play)|[[Visu]]}}
| producer      = R. Venkataraman
| producer      = R. Venkataraman
| screenplay    = K. Balachander
| based_on      = {{Based on|''Pattina Pravesam'' (1977)|[[Visu]]}}
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Delhi Ganesh]]|[[Jai Ganesh]]|[[Sivachandran]]|[[Sarath Babu]]}}
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Delhi Ganesh]]|[[Jai Ganesh]]|[[Sivachandran]]|[[Sarath Babu]]}}
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography =
| editing        =
| studio        = Premalaya Films
| studio        = Premalaya Films
| distributor    =
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1977|9|9}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1977|9|9}}
| runtime        = 126-146 minutes{{efn|While the runtime is given as 146 minutes in the 1978 book ''Indian Films'',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AckHAQAAIAAJ&q=Pattina+Pravesam+balachander |title=Indian Films |publisher=[[National Film Archive of India]] |year=1978 |pages=133}}</ref> it is given as 126 minutes at the [[Complete Index to World Film]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pattina Pravesam |url=http://citwf.com/film264971.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323074312/http://citwf.com/film264971.htm |archive-date=23 March 2018 |access-date=23 March 2018 |website=[[Complete Index to World Film]]}}</ref>}}
| runtime        = 126–146 minutes{{efn|While the runtime is given as 146 minutes in the 1978 book ''Indian Films'',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AckHAQAAIAAJ&q=pattina+pravesam |title=Indian Films |publisher=Motion Picture Enterprises |year=1978 |pages=133}}{{cbignore}}</ref> it is given as 126 minutes at the [[Complete Index to World Film]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pattina Pravesam |url=http://citwf.com/film264971.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323074312/http://citwf.com/film264971.htm |archive-date=23 March 2018 |access-date=23 March 2018 |website=[[Complete Index to World Film]]}}</ref>}}
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
}}
}}
'''''Pattina Pravesam''''' ({{translation|Entering a City}})<ref>{{Cite book |last=Narwekar |first=Sanjit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UYUjAQAAIAAJ&q=pattina+pravesam |title=Directory of Indian film-makers and films |publisher=Flicks Books |year=1994 |isbn=978-0-313-29284-2 |page=24 |author-link=Sanjit Narwekar}}</ref> is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film written and directed by [[K. Balachander]]. It is based on the play of the same name, written by [[Visu]] and staged the same year. The fim stars [[Delhi Ganesh]], [[Sivachandran]] and [[Sarath Babu]], all making their cinematic acting debuts.
'''''Pattina Pravesam''''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ə|t|t|i|n|ə|ˈ|p|r|ə|v|eɪ|s|əm}} {{translation|Entering a City}})<ref>{{Cite book |last=Narwekar |first=Sanjit |author-link=Sanjit Narwekar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UYUjAQAAIAAJ&q=pattina+pravesam |title=Directory of Indian film-makers and films |publisher=Flicks Books |year=1994 |isbn=978-0-313-29284-2 |pages=24}}{{cbignore}}</ref> is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[K. Balachander]]. It is based on the play of the same name, written by [[Visu]] and staged the same year. The film stars [[Delhi Ganesh]], [[Sivachandran]] and [[Sarath Babu]], all making their cinematic acting debuts. It was released on 9 September 1977. The plot's similarities to the 1964 film ''[[Birds of Exile]]'' (''Gurbet Kuslari'' in Turkish) have been noted.<ref name="Vijayakumar">{{Cite web |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=22 February 2010 |title=NAGARAME NANNI 1967 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/02/22/stories/2010022250860400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704173608/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/02/22/stories/2010022250860400.htm |archive-date=4 July 2011 |access-date=9 April 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=June 2021}}
{{more plot|date=June 2021}}
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A village family consisting of a widow, her four sons and daughter, are lured into living in a city. Each member goes through their own little troubles in the city and on being completely disillusioned with city life, the family returns to their village.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Agnihotri |first=Ram Awatar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vw9lAAAAMAAJ&q=pattina+pravesam |title=Modern Indian Films on Rural Background: Social and Political Perspectives With Survey Study |publisher=Commonwealth Publishers |year=1991 |isbn=9788171691012 |pages=332 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213053653/https://books.google.com/books?id=Vw9lAAAAMAAJ&q=pattina+pravesam&dq=pattina+pravesam&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjI5sLGlqDZAhWH6Y8KHceKDncQ6AEIMjAD |archive-date=13 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
A village family consisting of a widow, her four sons and daughter, are lured into living in a city. Each member goes through their own troubles in the city and on being completely disillusioned with city life, the family returns to their village.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Agnihotri |first=Ram Awatar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vw9lAAAAMAAJ&q=pattina+pravesam |title=Modern Indian Films on Rural Background: Social and Political Perspectives With Survey Study |publisher=Commonwealth Publishers |year=1991 |isbn=9788171691012 |pages=332 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213053653/https://books.google.com/books?id=Vw9lAAAAMAAJ&q=pattina+pravesam&dq=pattina+pravesam&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjI5sLGlqDZAhWH6Y8KHceKDncQ6AEIMjAD |archive-date=13 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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== Production ==
== Production ==
''Pattina Pravesam'' was written and directed by [[K. Balachander]], and based on the play of the same name which was written by [[Visu]] and staged in 1977,<ref name="TCRC" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Subhakeerthana |first=S |date=13 August 2016 |title=After 500 films, he's 72 and not out |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/aug/13/After-500-films-hes-72-and-not-out-1508747.html |url-status=live |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185513/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/aug/13/After-500-films-hes-72-and-not-out-1508747.html |archive-date=26 January 2018}}</ref> by Stage Creations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=20 October 2016 |title=It is a 'golden' milestone |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/It-is-a-%E2%80%98golden%E2%80%99-milestone/article16076731.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316104400/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/It-is-a-%E2%80%98golden%E2%80%99-milestone/article16076731.ece |archive-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> The film adaptation was produced by R. Venkataraman under Premalaya Films,<ref name="TCRC" /> and marked the cinematic acting debuts of [[Delhi Ganesh]], [[Sivachandran]] and [[Sarath Babu]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raman |first=Mohan |author-link=Mohan Raman |date=3 January 2015 |title=KB: Kollywood's Discovery Channel |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kb-kollywoods-discovery-channel/article6751541.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501063135/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kb-kollywoods-discovery-channel/article6751541.ece |archive-date=1 May 2015}}</ref> Ganesh had appeared in the original play,<ref name="TCRC" /> and reprised his role in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Subha J. |date=6 July 2010 |title=When simplicity took centrestage |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/When-simplicity-took-centrestage/article16188051.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213053653/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/When-simplicity-took-centrestage/article16188051.ece |archive-date=13 February 2018}}</ref> [[Kathadi Ramamurthy]], who played a character named "Innocent Dhandapani" in the play, also reprised his role in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prabhu |first=S. |date=27 March 2014 |title=Soaring kite |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/soaring-kite/article5839127.ece |url-status=live |access-date=13 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213053050/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/soaring-kite/article5839127.ece |archive-date=13 February 2018}}</ref>
''Pattina Pravesam'' was written and directed by [[K. Balachander]], and based on the play of the same name which was written by [[Visu]] and staged in 1977,<ref name="TCRC" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Subhakeerthana |first=S |date=13 August 2016 |title=After 500 films, he's 72 and not out |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/aug/13/after-500-films-hes-72-and-not-out-1508747.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185513/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/aug/13/After-500-films-hes-72-and-not-out-1508747.html |archive-date=26 January 2018 |access-date=26 January 2018 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> by Stage Creations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=20 October 2016 |title=It is a 'golden' milestone |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/It-is-a-%E2%80%98golden%E2%80%99-milestone/article16076731.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316104400/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/It-is-a-%E2%80%98golden%E2%80%99-milestone/article16076731.ece |archive-date=16 March 2018 |access-date=16 March 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The film adaptation was produced by R. Venkataraman under Premalaya Films,<ref name="TCRC" /> and marked the cinematic acting debuts of [[Delhi Ganesh]], [[Sivachandran]] and [[Sarath Babu]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raman |first=Mohan |author-link=Mohan Raman |date=3 January 2015 |title=KB: Kollywood's Discovery Channel |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kb-kollywoods-discovery-channel/article6751541.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501063135/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kb-kollywoods-discovery-channel/article6751541.ece |archive-date=1 May 2015 |access-date=26 January 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> [[S. V. Subbaiah]] was originally cast in the role Ganesh portrayed in the play, but Ganesh ultimately reprised his role.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Arun |first=V. |date=21 August 2010 |title='Acting was an accident' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/lsquoActing-was-an-accident/article16139955.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105040054/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/lsquoActing-was-an-accident/article16139955.ece |archive-date=5 November 2021 |access-date=5 November 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Subha J. |date=6 July 2010 |title=When simplicity took centrestage |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/When-simplicity-took-centrestage/article16188051.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213053653/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/When-simplicity-took-centrestage/article16188051.ece |archive-date=13 February 2018 |access-date=26 January 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> [[Kathadi Ramamurthy]], who played a character named "Innocent Dhandapani" in the play, also reprised his role in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prabhu |first=S. |date=27 March 2014 |title=Soaring kite |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/soaring-kite/article5839127.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213053050/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/soaring-kite/article5839127.ece |archive-date=13 February 2018 |access-date=13 February 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Viswanathan |first=M. S. |title=Pattina Pravesam (1977) |url=http://mio.to/album/Pattina+Pravesam+(1977) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213053653/http://mio.to/album/Pattina+Pravesam+(1977) |archive-date=13 February 2018 |access-date=26 January 2018 |website=Music India Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pattina Pravesam |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pattina-pravesam/vEtbp0PjL,Q_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811061254/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pattina-pravesam/vEtbp0PjL,Q_ |archive-date=11 August 2020 |access-date=7 June 2021 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref> The song "Vaan Nila" was well received and attained cult status.<ref name="TCRC" />
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pattina Pravesam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M.S.Viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/pattina-pravesam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102172218/https://mossymart.com/product/pattina-pravesam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=2 November 2022 |access-date=2 November 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pattina Pravesam |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pattina-pravesam/vEtbp0PjL,Q_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811061254/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pattina-pravesam/vEtbp0PjL,Q_ |archive-date=11 August 2020 |access-date=7 June 2021 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref> The song "Vaan Nila" was well received and attained cult status.<ref name="TCRC" />
 
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Dharmathin Kannaikkatti
| title1 = Anbu Megame
| extra1 = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| note1 =
| length1 = 5:02
| writer1 =
| title2 = Thanthanaane
| lyrics1 = [[Kannadasan]]
| extra2 = M. S. Viswanathan
| music1 =
| length2 = 1:21
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| title3 = Vaan Nila Nila
| length1 = 3:08
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| title2 = Dharmathin Kannaikkatti
| length3 = 5:48
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 = Kannadasan
| music2 =
| extra2 = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| length2 = 5:02
| title3 = Thanthanaane
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 = Kannadasan
| music3 =
| extra3 = M. S. Viswanathan
| length3 = 1:21
| title4 = Vaan Nila Nila
| title4 = Vaan Nila Nila
| note4 =
| note4 = [[Pathos]]
| writer4 =
| extra4 = L. R. Anjali
| lyrics4 = Kannadasan
| length4 = 1:05
| music4 =
| title5 = Vaangadi Chittukkala
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| extra5 = [[L. R. Eswari]]
| length4 = 5:48
| length5 = 3:25
| title5 = Vaan Nila Nila
| total_length = 19:49
| note5 = [[Pathos]]
| writer5 =
| lyrics5 = Kannadasan
| music5 =
| extra5 = [[L. R. Anjali]]
| length5 = 1:05
| title6 = Vaangadi Chittukkala
| note6 =
| writer6 =
| lyrics6 = Kannadasan
| music6 =
| extra6 = [[L. R. Eswari]]
| length6 = 3:25
}}
}}


== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''Pattina Pravesam'' was released on 9 September 1977.<ref>{{Cite news |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=9 September 2020 |title=கே.பாலசந்தர், எம்.எஸ்.வி., கண்ணதாசன், வயலின்... எஸ்.பி.பி.யின் 'வான் நிலா நிலா அல்ல உன் வாலிபம் நிலா' - இந்த நிலா பாடலுக்கு 43 வயது |language=ta |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/576583-vaan-nila-nila-alla-spb.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607075121/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/576583-vaan-nila-nila-alla-spb.html |archive-date=7 June 2021}}</ref> The magazine ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' gave the film a rating of 52 out of 100.<ref name="TCRC" />
''Pattina Pravesam'' was released on 9 September 1977.<ref>{{Cite news |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=9 September 2020 |title=கே.பாலசந்தர், எம்.எஸ்.வி., கண்ணதாசன், வயலின்... எஸ்.பி.பி.யின் 'வான் நிலா நிலா அல்ல உன் வாலிபம் நிலா' – இந்த நிலா பாடலுக்கு 43 வயது |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/576583-vaan-nila-nila-alla-spb.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607075121/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/576583-vaan-nila-nila-alla-spb.html |archive-date=7 June 2021 |access-date=7 June 2021 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref> The magazine ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' gave the film a rating of 52 out of 100.<ref name="TCRC" /> Naagai Dharuman of ''Anna'' praised the performances of the cast, dialogues, direction and cinematography.<ref>{{cite news |last=தருமன் |first=நாகை |date=25 September 1977 |title=பட்டினப்பிரவேசம் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_1_85/3.jp2/full/1000,1359/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20250510150538/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_1_85/3.jp2/full/1000,1359/0/default.jpg |archive-date=10 May 2025 |access-date=10 May 2025 |newspaper=Anna |pages=3 |language=Tamil |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref> It was later selected for screening at the Tashkent Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite magazine |year=1982 |title=Films selected for Tashkent Film Festival Direct |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1SA3AAAAIAAJ&q=pasi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107234833/https://books.google.com/books?id=1SA3AAAAIAAJ&q=pasi |archive-date=7 November 2023 |access-date=9 April 2024 |magazine=Parliamentary Debates: Official Report |publisher=Council of States, Secretariat |page=133 |volume=123}}</ref>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name="FilmWorld">{{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=T.M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXhTAAAAYAAJ&q=Pattina+Pravesam |title=Film World |year=1978 |volume=14 |page=ccciv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213053653/https://books.google.com/books?id=xXhTAAAAYAAJ&q=Pattina+Pravesam&dq=Pattina+Pravesam&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjn-euQkqLZAhUGv48KHVMCAoUQ6AEIJjAA |archive-date=13 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="FilmWorld">{{Cite magazine |year=1978 |editor-last=Ramachandran |editor-first=T.M. |title=On the Tamil Screen |magazine=Film World |volume=14}}</ref><!-- https://books.google.co.in/books?id=xXhTAAAAYAAJ&q=Pattina+Pravesam&redir_esc=y -->
<ref name="TCRC">{{Cite web |last=Bhatt |first=Karthik |date=12 April 2016 |title=Pattinapravesam : From Stage to Celluloid |url=https://tcrcindia.com/2016/04/12/pattinapravesam-from-stage-to-celluloid/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185111/https://tcrcindia.com/2016/04/12/pattinapravesam-from-stage-to-celluloid/ |archive-date=26 January 2018 |access-date=26 January 2018 |website=The Cinema Resource Centre}}</ref>
<ref name="TCRC">{{Cite web |last=Bhatt |first=Karthik |date=12 April 2016 |title=Pattinapravesam : From Stage to Celluloid |url=https://tcrcindia.com/2016/04/12/pattinapravesam-from-stage-to-celluloid/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185111/https://tcrcindia.com/2016/04/12/pattinapravesam-from-stage-to-celluloid/ |archive-date=26 January 2018 |access-date=26 January 2018 |website=The Cinema Resource Centre}}</ref>
}}
</references>


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0155003}}
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Pattina Pravesam
File:Pattina Pravesam.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Balachander
Produced byR. Venkataraman
Screenplay byK. Balachander
Based onPattina Pravesam (play)
by Visu
Starring
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Premalaya Films
Release date
  • 9 September 1977 (1977-09-09)
Running time
126–146 minutes[lower-alpha 1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pattina Pravesam (/pəttinəˈprəveɪsəm/ transl. Entering a City)[3] is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. It is based on the play of the same name, written by Visu and staged the same year. The film stars Delhi Ganesh, Sivachandran and Sarath Babu, all making their cinematic acting debuts. It was released on 9 September 1977. The plot's similarities to the 1964 film Birds of Exile (Gurbet Kuslari in Turkish) have been noted.[4]

Plot[edit | edit source]

A village family consisting of a widow, her four sons and daughter, are lured into living in a city. Each member goes through their own troubles in the city and on being completely disillusioned with city life, the family returns to their village.[5]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Pattina Pravesam was written and directed by K. Balachander, and based on the play of the same name which was written by Visu and staged in 1977,[7][8] by Stage Creations.[9] The film adaptation was produced by R. Venkataraman under Premalaya Films,[7] and marked the cinematic acting debuts of Delhi Ganesh, Sivachandran and Sarath Babu.[10] S. V. Subbaiah was originally cast in the role Ganesh portrayed in the play, but Ganesh ultimately reprised his role.[11][12] Kathadi Ramamurthy, who played a character named "Innocent Dhandapani" in the play, also reprised his role in the film.[13]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[14][15] The song "Vaan Nila" was well received and attained cult status.[7]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Dharmathin Kannaikkatti"M. S. Viswanathan5:02
2."Thanthanaane"M. S. Viswanathan1:21
3."Vaan Nila Nila"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:48
4."Vaan Nila Nila" (Pathos)L. R. Anjali1:05
5."Vaangadi Chittukkala"L. R. Eswari3:25
Total length:19:49

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Pattina Pravesam was released on 9 September 1977.[16] The magazine Ananda Vikatan gave the film a rating of 52 out of 100.[7] Naagai Dharuman of Anna praised the performances of the cast, dialogues, direction and cinematography.[17] It was later selected for screening at the Tashkent Film Festival.[18]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ While the runtime is given as 146 minutes in the 1978 book Indian Films,[1] it is given as 126 minutes at the Complete Index to World Film.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Dharap, B. V. (1978). Indian Films. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 133.
  2. ↑ "Pattina Pravesam". Complete Index to World Film. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Narwekar, Sanjit (1994). Directory of Indian film-makers and films. Flicks Books. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-313-29284-2.
  4. ↑ Vijayakumar, B. (22 February 2010). "NAGARAME NANNI 1967". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Agnihotri, Ram Awatar (1991). Modern Indian Films on Rural Background: Social and Political Perspectives With Survey Study. Commonwealth Publishers. p. 332. ISBN 9788171691012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ramachandran, T.M., ed. (1978). "On the Tamil Screen". Film World. Vol. 14.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Bhatt, Karthik (12 April 2016). "Pattinapravesam : From Stage to Celluloid". The Cinema Resource Centre. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Subhakeerthana, S (13 August 2016). "After 500 films, he's 72 and not out". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (20 October 2016). "It is a 'golden' milestone". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  10. ↑ Raman, Mohan (3 January 2015). "KB: Kollywood's Discovery Channel". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  11. ↑ Arun, V. (21 August 2010). "'Acting was an accident'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  12. ↑ Rao, Subha J. (6 July 2010). "When simplicity took centrestage". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  13. ↑ Prabhu, S. (27 March 2014). "Soaring kite". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Pattina Pravesam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M.S.Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Pattina Pravesam". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  16. ↑ ராம்ஜி, வி. (9 September 2020). "கே.பாலசந்தர், எம்.எஸ்.வி., கண்ணதாசன், வயலின்... எஸ்.பி.பி.யின் 'வான் நிலா நிலா அல்ல உன் வாலிபம் நிலா' – இந்த நிலா பாடலுக்கு 43 வயது". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  17. ↑ தருமன், நாகை (25 September 1977). "பட்டினப்பிரவேசம்". Anna (in Tamil). p. 3. Archived from the original on 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  18. ↑ "Films selected for Tashkent Film Festival Direct". Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Vol. 123. Council of States, Secretariat. 1982. p. 133. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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