Panama Pasama
Panama Pasama (transl. Money or Affection?) is a 1968 Indian 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. The film was remade the following year in Hindi as Paisa Ya Pyaar.[1]
| Panama Pasama | |
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| File:Panama Pasama.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Produced by | Balu |
| Screenplay by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Story by | G. Balasubramaniam |
| Starring | Gemini Ganesan B. Saroja Devi |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | R. Sampath |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Production company | Ravi Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
PlotEdit
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CastEdit
- Lead actors
- Gemini Ganesan as Shankar
- B. Saroja Devi as Shanthi
- Nagesh as Deva
- Male supporting actors
- T. K. Bhagavathi as Nagalingam
- Sivakumar as Shankar's brother in law
- C. R. Parthiban
- K. Sarangapani as Kannamma's step father
- V. S. Raghavan as Shankar's Father
- K. Kannan as Jambu
- Samikkannu as Mesthri
- Female supporting actors
- S. Varalakshmi as Meenakshi
- Vijaya Nirmala as Kannamma
- Sundari Bai
- Pushpalatha as Shankar's sister
- G. Sakunthala
- Radhabhai
SoundtrackEdit
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[2] The song "Yelantha Pazham" became controversial since it makes comparisons "between a woman and a ber fruit",[3] but became popular among the masses.[4][5]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chinnanchiru Veedu" | P. Susheela | Kannadasan | 3:32 |
| 2 | "Maariyadhu Nenjam" | P. Susheela | 4:15 | |
| 3 | "Mella Mella" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 4:18 | |
| 4 | "Vazhaithandu Pola" | Jamuna Rani, A. L. Raghavan | 3:01 | |
| 5 | "Yelantha Pazham" | L. R. Eswari | 3:20 |
Release and receptionEdit
Panama Pasama was released on 23 February 1968.[6] Kalki negatively reviewed the film, criticising Gopalakrishnan's dialogues and direction.[7] It ran for 140 days at Madurai's Thangam Theatre, then the largest theatre in Asia.[8][9]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "The Ice is Nice". The Indian Express. 9 May 1970. p. 10. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ "Panama Paasama (1968)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (21 February 2014). "Rocking at 74". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ↑ Yamunan, Sruthisagar (14 December 2015). "'Beep' song caught in controversy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ↑ "Panama Pasama". The Indian Express. 23 February 1968. p. 3. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ↑ "பணமா பாசமா". Kalki (in தமிழ்). 17 March 1968. p. 25. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "'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.
