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{{Short description|1962 film by T. R. Ramanna}}
{{Short description|1962 film by T. R. Ramanna}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Paasam
| name          = Paasam
| image          = Paasam poster.jpg
| image          = Paasam poster.jpg
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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[T. R. Ramanna]]
| director      = [[T. R. Ramanna]]
| story          = 'Thuraiyoor' K. Murthy
| producer      = T. R. Ramanna
| producer      = T. R. Ramanna
| writer        =
| starring      = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[Kalyan Kumar]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]
| story          = 'Thuraiyoor' K. Murthy
| cinematography = M. A. Rahman
| starring      = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[M. R. Radha]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]
| editing        = R. Rajagopal
| music          = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
| music          = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
| cinematography = M. A. Rehman
| editing        = R. Rajagopal
| studio        = R. R. Pictures
| studio        = R. R. Pictures
| distributor    = Emgeeyaar Pictures
| distributor    = Emgeeyaar Pictures
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'''''Paasam''''' ({{translation|Affection}}) is a 1962 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[T. R. Ramanna]]. It stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[M. R. Radha]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]]. The film, produced by R. R. Pictures, has a musical score by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]] and was released on 31 August 1962. The film only ran for 93 days which was considered as inadequate for a Ramachandran film, however producers recovered 100% money. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Manchi Chedu]]''.
'''''Paasam''''' ({{translation|Affection}}) is a 1962 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[T. R. Ramanna]]. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[Kalyan Kumar]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]]. It was released on 31 August 1962 and failed commercially. It was remade in Telugu as [[Manchi Chedu]] (1963).


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Depicts the extraordinary love of a son towards his mother. Gopi is brought up in a juvenile home, as he accidentally commits a murder. After his release he searches for his mother and brother, but is unable to trace them. He lands up in the same village, where his brother Raghu, lives and works as a government officer. He falls in love his friend Kali's sister, Chandra, but Kali refuses the alliance, accusing him of being an orphan. Raghu and Chandra are to be engaged. Angry at being thwarted and little knowing that Raghu is his brother, he joins Swaminathan in trying to trap Raghu in a burglary case. Ironically, both Raghu and Gopi do not know the true identity of Swaminathan. It is he who had thrown away his wife Shanta, their mother, several years ago. Several truths are revealed when Gopi meets his mother face to face. Is he able to set things right?
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The story depicts the extraordinary love of a son towards his mother. Gopi is brought up in a juvenile home, as he accidentally commits a murder. After his release he searches for his mother and brother, but is unable to trace them. He lands in the same village, where his brother Raghu lives and works as a government officer. He falls in love with his friend Kali's sister, Chandra, but Kali refuses the alliance, accusing him of being an orphan. Raghu and Chandra are to be engaged. Angry at being thwarted and not knowing that Raghu is his brother, he joins Swaminathan in trying to trap Raghu in a burglary case. Ironically, both Raghu and Gopi do not know the true identity of Swaminathan. It is he who had thrown away his wife Shanta, their mother, several years ago. Several truths are revealed when Gopi meets his mother face to face. Is he able to set things right?


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Gopi
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Gopi
* [[M. R. Radha]] as Swaminathan
* [[Kalyan Kumar]] as Raghu
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Manju
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Manju
* [[Sheela]]devi as Chandra
* [[T. R. Rajakumari]] as Shantha
* [[T. R. Rajakumari]] as Shantha
* [[Sheela]]devi as Chandra
* [[M. R. Radha]] as Swaminathan
* [[Kalyan Kumar]] as Raghu
* [[S. A. Ashokan|Ashokan]] as Kali
* [[S. A. Ashokan|Ashokan]] as Kali
* [[T. R. Ramachandran]] as Swaminathan's servant
* [[T. R. Ramachandran]] as Swaminathan's servant
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* [[Ennathe Kannaiah|Kannaiah]] as Swaminathan's sidekick
* [[Ennathe Kannaiah|Kannaiah]] as Swaminathan's sidekick
* [[K. K. Soundar|Soundar]] as Mayandi
* [[K. K. Soundar|Soundar]] as Mayandi
}}


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paasam |url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Paasam-T0000124 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.is/eWR1A |archive-date=5 December 2014 |access-date=5 December 2014 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paasam |url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Paasam-T0000124 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141205071609/http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Paasam-T0000124 |archive-date=5 December 2014 |access-date=5 December 2014 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
! Song !! Singers !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Jal Jal Jal Enum Salangai" || [[S. Janaki]] || rowspan=7|[[Kannadasan]] || 03:41
| "Jal Jal Jal Enum Salangai" || [[S. Janaki]] || 03:41
|-
|-
| 2 || "Pal Vannam Paruvam" || [[P. B. Sreenivas]], [[P. Susheela]] || 03:48
| "Pal Vannam Paruvam" || [[P. B. Sreenivas]], [[P. Susheela]] || 03:48
|-
|-
| 3 || "Maalaiyum Iravum" || P. B. Sreenivas, [[S. Janaki]] || 03:26
| "Maalaiyum Iravum" || P. B. Sreenivas, [[S. Janaki]] || 03:26
|-
|-
| 4 || "Therathu Silaiyethu" || P. Susheela || 03:16
| "Therathu Silaiyethu" || P. Susheela || 03:16
|-
|-
| 5 || "Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 03:41
| "Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 03:41
|-
|-
| 6 || "Uravu Solla Oruvarindri" || P. Susheela || 04:29
| "Uravu Solla Oruvarindri" || P. Susheela || 04:29
|-
|-
| 7 || "Vengaikku Kurivaithu" || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]] || 04:04
| "Vengaikku Kurivaithu" || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]] || 04:04
|}
|}


== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''Paasam'' was released on 31 August 1962<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 August 1962 |title=Paasam |page=8 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620831&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> and distributed by Emgeeyaar Pictures in Madras,<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 1962 |title=Paasam |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620826&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> delayed from a 24 August release.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 August 1962 |title=Paasam |page=10 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620815&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> The film failed because fans of Ramachandran could not digest seeing his character dying and considered it anticlimactic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=16 January 2018 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 48 {{!}} 100 Movies and Beyond |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-48/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107235439/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-48/ |archive-date=7 January 2021 |access-date=18 February 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Vaasanthi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ldacEfF58EC&q=pallandu+vazhga&pg=PA63 |title=Cut-outs, Caste and Cines Stars |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-14-306312-4 |page=63}}</ref> Ramanna received hundreds of letters from fans condemning him. He said the film's ending not only made him understand the actor's dominance, "but also that one could not say things that are in contradiction with people's sentiments".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kannan |first=R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2mclDwAAQBAJ |title=MGR: A Life |date=28 June 2017 |publisher=[[Penguin Random House]] |isbn=978-93-86495-88-4 |location=India |pages=122}}</ref>
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''Paasam'' was released on 31 August 1962,<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 August 1962 |title=Paasam |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620831&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=18 February 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=8 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1962 – பாசம் – ஆர்.ஆர்.பிக்சர் பிலிம்ஸ் (த-தெ) |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1962-cinedetails19.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525062007/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1962-cinedetails19.asp |archive-date=25 May 2017 |access-date=28 March 2024 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=ta}}</ref> and distributed by Emgeeyaar Pictures in Madras,<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 1962 |title=Paasam |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620826&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=7 July 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> delayed from a 24 August release.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 August 1962 |title=Paasam |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620815&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=3 April 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=10 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film failed commercially because fans of Ramachandran could not digest seeing his character dying and considered it anticlimactic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=16 January 2018 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 48 {{!}} 100 Movies and Beyond |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-48/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107235439/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-48/ |archive-date=7 January 2021 |access-date=18 February 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref>{{sfn|Vaasanthi|2008|p=63}} Ramanna received hundreds of letters from fans condemning him. He said the film's ending not only made him understand the actor's dominance, "but also that one could not say things that are in contradiction with people's sentiments".{{sfn|Kannan|2017|p=122}}


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Kannan |first=R. |title=MGR: A Life |date=28 June 2017 |publisher=[[Penguin Random House]] |isbn=978-93-86495-88-4 |location=India}}
* {{Cite book |last=Vaasanthi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ldacEfF58EC&q=pallandu+vazhga&pg=PA63 |title=Cut-outs, Caste and Cines Stars |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-14-306312-4 |author-link=Vaasanthi}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 13:27, 28 March 2026


Paasam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byT. R. Ramanna
Produced byT. R. Ramanna
Story by'Thuraiyoor' K. Murthy
StarringM. G. Ramachandran
Kalyan Kumar
B. Saroja Devi
Music byViswanathan–Ramamoorthy
CinematographyM. A. Rahman
Edited byR. Rajagopal
Production
company
R. R. Pictures
Distributed byEmgeeyaar Pictures
Release date
  • 31 August 1962 (1962-08-31)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Paasam (transl. Affection) is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language film directed by T. R. Ramanna. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, Kalyan Kumar and B. Saroja Devi. It was released on 31 August 1962 and failed commercially. It was remade in Telugu as Manchi Chedu (1963).

Plot[edit | edit source]

The story depicts the extraordinary love of a son towards his mother. Gopi is brought up in a juvenile home, as he accidentally commits a murder. After his release he searches for his mother and brother, but is unable to trace them. He lands in the same village, where his brother Raghu lives and works as a government officer. He falls in love with his friend Kali's sister, Chandra, but Kali refuses the alliance, accusing him of being an orphan. Raghu and Chandra are to be engaged. Angry at being thwarted and not knowing that Raghu is his brother, he joins Swaminathan in trying to trap Raghu in a burglary case. Ironically, both Raghu and Gopi do not know the true identity of Swaminathan. It is he who had thrown away his wife Shanta, their mother, several years ago. Several truths are revealed when Gopi meets his mother face to face. Is he able to set things right?

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[1]

Song Singers Length
"Jal Jal Jal Enum Salangai" S. Janaki 03:41
"Pal Vannam Paruvam" P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela 03:48
"Maalaiyum Iravum" P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki 03:26
"Therathu Silaiyethu" P. Susheela 03:16
"Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga" T. M. Soundararajan 03:41
"Uravu Solla Oruvarindri" P. Susheela 04:29
"Vengaikku Kurivaithu" Sirkazhi Govindarajan 04:04

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Paasam was released on 31 August 1962,[2][3] and distributed by Emgeeyaar Pictures in Madras,[4] delayed from a 24 August release.[5] The film failed commercially because fans of Ramachandran could not digest seeing his character dying and considered it anticlimactic.[6][7] Ramanna received hundreds of letters from fans condemning him. He said the film's ending not only made him understand the actor's dominance, "but also that one could not say things that are in contradiction with people's sentiments".[8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Paasam". Raaga.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Paasam". The Indian Express. 31 August 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 18 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ↑ "1962 – பாசம் – ஆர்.ஆர்.பிக்சர் பிலிம்ஸ் (த-தெ)". Lakshman Sruthi (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Paasam". The Indian Express. 26 August 1962. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ↑ "Paasam". The Indian Express. 15 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ↑ Sri Kantha, Sachi (16 January 2018). "MGR Remembered – Part 48 | 100 Movies and Beyond". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Vaasanthi 2008, p. 63.
  8. ↑ Kannan 2017, p. 122.

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