Paruva Kaalam
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{{Infobox film
| image = Paruva Kaalam.jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = Jos A.N. Fernando
| story = A. S. Prakasam
| producer = Sekhar Raja
| starring = Roja Ramani
Srikanth
Kamal Haasan
Nagesh
Prameela
| cinematography = Masthan
| editing = K. R. Ramalingam
| music = G. Devarajan
| studio = Jupiter Art Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1974|02|09}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Paruva Kaalam ({{translation|Season period}}) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Jos A. N. Fernando, written by A. S. Prakasam, starring Srikanth, Roja Ramani, Kamal Haasan, Nagesh and Prameela.{{Cite web |date=20 February 2017 |title=சினிமா அன்று! பருவ காலம் (1974) |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2017/feb/20/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-1974-2652901.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210530132552/https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2017/feb/20/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-1974-2652901.html |archive-date=30 May 2021 |access-date=12 January 2021 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}} Roja Ramani paired up with Kamal Haasan for the first time.{{Cite news |last=சினிமாக்குழு |date=14 September 1990 |title=தமிழ் சினிமா வரலாறு |work=Dina Thanthi |language=ta}}{{Cite news |last=சினிமா ரிப்போர்ட்டர் |date=18 June 1992 |title=கதாநாயகி-ரோஜா ரமணி |work=Dinamalar |language=ta}} It is a remake of the 1972 Malayalam-language film Chemparathy.{{Cite news |last=അന്ന് ഇന്ന് |date=17 September 1986 |title=കമൽ ഒരു പ്രതിഭാസം |work=Chalachithram |language=ml}}
Plot
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Paruva Kaalam is the story of an innocent girl who gets raped. The film is the journey to trace the culprit.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Roja Ramani as Shantha
- Srikanth as Gangadharan
- Prameela as Kanaga
- Kamal Haasan as Chandran
- Nagesh as Swamy Kamalanandham
- S. V. Subbaiah as Periyasamy
- Leo Prabu as Johnny
- Sudharsan as Ravi
- Sasikumar as Jambo
- Suruli Rajan as Murugan
- Sachu as Pappamma
}}
Production
Paruva Kaalam was produced by Jupiter Art Movies.{{Cite web |title=1974-ல் வெளியான படப்பட்டியல் - தயாரிப்பாளர்கள் |trans-title=List of films released in 1974 – Producers |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1974.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200607014303/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1974.asp |archive-date=7 June 2020 |access-date=7 May 2021 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}} It was shot in black-and-white. The film was given a "U" (Unrestricted) certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification with no cuts. The final length of the film was {{Convert|3867.00|metres|feet}}.{{Cite magazine |date=6 December 1975 |title='Paruvakaalam' (Tamil) (35mm.) B&W. India. |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1975-12-06.O-1226-1975-0049-54295/page/n63/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240408132853/https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1975-12-06.O-1226-1975-0049-54295/page/n63/mode/2up |archive-date=8 April 2024 |access-date=8 April 2024 |magazine=The Gazette of India |pages=2137 |via=Internet Archive}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by G. Devarajan, with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan and Poovai Senguttavan.{{Cite web |title=Paruva Kaalam |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/g__devarajan/paruva_kaalam.p/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230304061905/https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/g__devarajan/paruva_kaalam.p/ |archive-date=4 March 2023 |access-date=4 March 2023 |website=rateyourmusic.com}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Velli Rathangal
| extra1 = P. Madhuri
| length1 =
| title2 = Velvettu Pattu
| extra2 = L. R. Eswari
| length2 =
| title3 = Saranam Iyyappa
| extra3 = Rajesh
| length3 =
| title4 = Velli Rathangal
| note4 = sad
| extra4 = P. Madhuri
| length4 =
}}
Release and reception
Paruva Kaalam was released on 9 February 1974.{{Cite web |title=கமல்ஹாசன் படங்களின் பட்டியல் |trans-title=List of Kamal Haasan films |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210612101253/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp |archive-date=12 June 2021 |access-date=4 March 2023 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}} Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of certain actors.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=3 March 1974 |title=பருவகாலம் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1974/mar/03-03-1974/p35.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220727112253/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1974/mar/03-03-1974/p35.jpg |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=4 January 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=35 |language=Tamil}}
References
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