Patham Pasali
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{{infobox film
| name = Patham Pasali
| image = Patham Pasali.jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = K. Balachander
| story = K. Balachander
| producer = Alangudi Somu
| starring = Gemini Ganesan
Nagesh
Rajasree
| cinematography = Nemai Ghosh
| editing = N. R. Kittu
| music = V. Kumar
| studio = Alangudi Movies
| released = {{film date|1970|4|11|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Patham Pasali ({{translation|Simpleton}}){{Cite book |last=Narwekar |first=Sanjit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UYUjAQAAIAAJ&q=patham+pasali+simpleton |title=Directory of Indian film-makers and films |publisher=Flicks Books |year=1994 |isbn=978-0-948911-40-8 |pages=24 |author-link=Sanjit Narwekar}} is a 1970 Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. It is a remake of his own 1969 Telugu film Sattekalapu Satteya. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh and Rajasree. It was released on 11 April 1970.
Cast
{{Cast listing|* Rajasree
- Manimala
- Vijaya Lalitha
- Sachu
- Jayakumari
- C. Vasantha}}
Production
Patham Pasali was directed by K. Balachander, and a remake of his own Telugu film Sattekalapu Satteya (1969).{{Cite web |date=20 June 2020 |title=பொன்விழா படங்கள்: பத்தாம் பசலி - தனது படத்தை ரீமேக் செய்த கே.பாலச்சந்தர் |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/89043/cinema/Kollywood/Flashback-about-Patham-Pasali-film.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200825172059/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/89043/cinema/Kollywood/Flashback-about-Patham-Pasali-film.htm |archive-date=25 August 2020 |access-date=26 August 2020 |website=Dinamalar |language=ta}} It was produced by Alangudi Somu under Alangudi Movies. Cinematography was handled by Nemai Ghosh, and editing by N. R. Kittu.{{Cite AV media |title=Patham Pasali |date=1970 |type=motion picture |language=ta |publisher=Alangudi Movies |time=0:00 to 3:30 |time-caption=Opening credits, from}}
Soundtrack
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The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar, while the lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu.
Release and reception
Patham Pasali was released on 11 April 1970,{{Cite web |title=பத்தாம் பசலி / Patham Pasali (1970) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/patham-pasali |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901062132/https://screen4screen.com/movies/patham-pasali |archive-date=1 September 2022 |access-date=25 December 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen}} and failed commercially.{{Cite web |date=3 March 2017 |title=பாலசந்தர் உருவாக்கிய இருகோடுகள்- மகத்தான வெற்றி |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2017/03/03233727/1071734/Cine-history-Balachander-direction-iru-kodugal.vpf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815044900/https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2017/03/03233727/1071734/Cine-history-Balachander-direction-iru-kodugal.vpf |archive-date=15 August 2018 |access-date=21 February 2018 |website=Maalai Malar |language=ta}}
References
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