Iravum Pagalum

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For the 2015 film, see Iravum Pagalum Varum.

Iravum Pagalum
File:Iravum Pagalum.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoseph Thaliath Jr.
Produced byJoseph Thomas
Story byT. N. Balu[1]
StarringJaishankar
C. Vasantha
Music byT. R. Pappa
CinematographyB. B. Lucas
Edited byP. Radhakrishnan
M. Vellaisaamy
Production
company
Citadel Films
Release date
  • 14 January 1965 (1965-01-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Iravum Pagalum (transl. Night and Day) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr. The film stars newcomers Jaishankar and C. Vasantha, while S. A. Ashokan, Nagesh, Ganthimathi and Pandari Bai play supporting roles. It revolves around a college student whose house is robbed of all its wealth, and his mother prevents him from reporting it to the police. Suspicious, he sets out to unravel the mystery behind his mother's silence. The film was released on 14 January 1965 and became a hit.

Plot[edit]

Rajasekar is a wealthy college student who lives with his widowed mother Maragadhavalli and leads an untroubled life; he is in love with Parimala, his classmate. One night, Rajasekar and Maragadhavalli are robbed of their wealth by a gang; as Maragadhavalli prevents Rajasekar from reporting this incident to the police, he himself sets out to unravel the mystery behind his mother's silence.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Joseph Thaliath Jr. set up a production company named "Citadel Films", the name being inspired by the A. J. Cronin novel The Citadel. He wanted to adapt that novel into a Tamil film, but Citadel Films co-founder F. Nagoor dissuaded him from doing so as he felt the subject was "risky". He instead suggested a crime thriller, which became Iravum Pagalum. Due to the film's low budget, Joseph chose to cast newcomers. Joseph cast theatre actor Subramaniam Shankar in the lead role, christening him Jaishankar and marking the actor's cinematic acting debut. C. Vasantha was cast as the female lead, also making her cinematic acting debut.[2] Thengai Srinivasan was also cast in what would have been his film debut, but was removed after distributors were not supportive of him.[3] Suruli Rajan, in his film debut, appeared uncredited.[4] The film was produced by Joseph Thomas under the Citadel banner, photographed by B. B. Lucas,[5] and edited by P. Radhakrishnan and M. Vellaisaamy.[1] The final length of the film was 4,509.67 metres (14,795.5 ft).[6]

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack album was composed by T. R. Pappa. The lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu.[7]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Iravu Varum"T. M. Soundararajan3:45
2."Kaalai Neram Oruvan"P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan4:04
3."Koothaadum Kondaiyile"Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela3:03
4."Kunguma Kolam"T.M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela3:15
5."Ullathin Kathavugal"T. M. Soundararajan3:36
6."Iranthavanai Sumanthavanum"S. A. Ashokan3:21

Release and reception[edit]

Iravum Pagalum was released on 14 January 1965, Pongal day.[8] Despite facing competition from Enga Veettu Pillai and Pazhani, released on the same day,[9][10] the film became a commercial success.[11] The Indian Express said on 6 February 1965, "Iravum Pagalum, despite a muddled script, is above the level of the run-of-the-mill suspense thrillers and has obvious box office potential."[5]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Iravum Pagalum (motion picture) (in தமிழ்). Citadel Films. 1965. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 1:11.
  2. ↑ Guy, Randor (20 March 2009). "Iravum Pagalum 1965". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Raman, Mohan V. (20 October 2012). "He walked tall in tinsel town". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. ↑ மாதவன், பிரதீப் (25 July 2014). "அந்த நாள் ஞாபகம் : எளிய மனிதர்களின் பிரதிநிதி!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Promising new faces in 'Iravum Pagalum'". The Indian Express. 6 February 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Iravum Pagalum (Tamil) (35 mm) (India)". The Gazette of India. 17 July 1965. p. 2493.
  7. ↑ "Iravum Pagalum". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  8. ↑ Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ↑ "எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Ithayakkani (in தமிழ்). 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "நான் ரசித்த நாயகன் என்னைத் தேடி வந்தார்" [The man whom I loved came in search of me]. Dina Thanthi (in தமிழ்). 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  11. ↑ Guy, Randor (7 November 2008). "Bond of Tamil Screen". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

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