Panama Pasama

From Bharatpedia, an open encyclopedia
Information red.svg
Scan the QR code to donate via UPI
Dear reader, We need your support to keep the flame of knowledge burning bright! Our hosting server bill is due on June 1st, and without your help, Bharatpedia faces the risk of shutdown. We've come a long way together in exploring and celebrating our rich heritage. Now, let's unite to ensure Bharatpedia continues to be a beacon of knowledge for generations to come. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Together, let's preserve and share the essence of Bharat.

Thank you for being part of the Bharatpedia family!
Please scan the QR code on the right click here to donate.

0%

   

transparency: ₹0 raised out of ₹100,000 (0 supporter)



Panama Pasama
File:Panama Pasama.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Produced byBalu
Screenplay byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Story byG. Balasubramaniam
StarringGemini Ganesan
B. Saroja Devi
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographyR. Sampath
Edited byR. Devarajan
Production
company
Ravi Productions
Release date
  • 23 February 1968 (1968-02-23)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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]

Plot[edit]

Cast[edit]

Lead actors
Male supporting actors
Female supporting actors

Soundtrack[edit]

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 reception[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "The Ice is Nice". The Indian Express. 9 May 1970. p. 10. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Panama Paasama (1968)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (21 February 2014). "Rocking at 74". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  5. ↑ Yamunan, Sruthisagar (14 December 2015). "'Beep' song caught in controversy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Panama Pasama". The Indian Express. 23 February 1968. p. 3. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "பணமா பாசமா". Kalki (in தமிழ்). 17 March 1968. p. 25. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "'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.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/index.php?title=Panama_Pasama&oldid=320776"