Pazhani (1965 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Pazhani
| image = Pazhani 1965 poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = A. Bhimsingh
| writer = M. S. Solaimalai (dialogues)
| screenplay = A. Bhimsingh
| story = G. V. Iyer
| based_on = Bhoodana (Kannada)
| producer = A. P. Chinnappan
| starring = Sivaji Ganesan
S. S. Rajendran
R. Muthuraman
Devika
| cinematography = G. Vittal Rao
| editing = Thirumalai
A. Paul Duraisingh
| music = Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
| studio = Bharathamatha Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1965|01|14|df=y}}
| runtime = 168 minutes{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=181}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Pazhani is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, R. Muthuraman and Devika. It was released on 14 January 1965. The film was a critical success and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil under the Certificate of Merit category. It is a remake of the 1962 Kannada film Bhoodana.{{Cite AV media |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5_2htUIJcxI&feature |title=ಜಯಲಲಿತಾ ಅಣ್ಣಾವ್ರ ಜೊತೆ ನಟಿಸಿದ್ದು ಇದೊಂದೇ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ...!! | Naadu Kanda Rajkumar Ep 104 |date=23 January 2022 |language=kn |publisher=Total Kannada - ಟೋಟಲ್ ಕನ್ನಡ |access-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707064927/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=5_2htUIJcxI&feature |archive-date=7 July 2022 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}
Plot
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Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Sivaji Ganesan as Pazhani
- S. S. Rajendran as Raju
- R. Muthuraman as Muthu
- T. S. Balaiah as Pannaiyar
- Devika as Kaveri
- M. R. Radha
- Nagesh as Sandhanam
- Sriram as Velu
- Pushpalatha as Emily
- Sivakami as Velu's wife
}}
Production
Pazhani does not have any actors credited in the opening titles; it only displays the credits of technicians.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=182}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.{{Cite web |title=Pazhani |url=https://gaana.com/album/pazhani |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810093419/https://gaana.com/album/pazhani |archive-date=10 August 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021 |website=Gaana}}{{Cite web |title=Pazhani |url=https://www.saregama.com/album/pazhani_15401 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810093418/https://www.saregama.com/album/pazhani_15401 |archive-date=10 August 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021 |website=Saregama}} Kannadasan wrote the song "Annan Ennada" at a time when he believed his brothers had abandoned him.{{Cite web |date=6 September 2022 |title=பாட்டில் இருக்கும் சங்கதி- அறம் பாடிய பட்டுக்கோட்டையார் |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/news/sirappukatturaigal/tamil-news-maalaimalar-special-articles-509107 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916042017/https://www.maalaimalar.com/news/sirappukatturaigal/tamil-news-maalaimalar-special-articles-509107 |archive-date=16 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=Maalai Malar |language=ta}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Aarodum Mannil
| length1 =
| lyrics1 =
| extra1 = T. M. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. B. Srinivas
| title2 = Annan Ennada
| length2 =
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = T. M. Soundararajan
| title3 = Ullathukkule
| length3 =
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan
| title4 = Vatta Vatta
| length4 =
| lyrics4 =
| extra4 = Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela
| title5 = Idhayam Irukkindrathe
| length5 =
| lyrics5 =
| extra5 = T. M. Soundararajan
| title6 = Annachi
| length6 =
| lyrics6 =
| extra6 = Sirkazhi Govindarajan, T. M. Soundararajan, S. C. Krishnan, A. L. Raghavan, K. R. S. Samy, L. R. Eswari
}}
Release and reception
Pazhani was released on 14 January 1965.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=181}} T. M. Ramachandran in Sport and Pastime wrote, "The slow pace at which the story progresses takes away much from the film’s quality and appeal but one cannot, while making a true art film, avoid this in depicting the humdrum life of a peasant and his family".{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=27 February 1965 |title=A Peasant's Saga |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.15522/page/n475/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230302050022/https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.15522/page/n475/mode/2up |archive-date=2 March 2023 |access-date=2 March 2023 |magazine=Sport and Pastime |page=50 |via=Internet Archive |volume=19}} The film received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil under the Certificate of Merit category.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O3weAAAAMAAJ&q=Pazhani |title=Asian Recorder |date=1965 |publisher=K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press |volume=11 |pages=6504 |access-date=7 July 2022}}{{cbignore}}
References
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Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |author-link=G. Dhananjayan |title=Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931–2013 |title-link=Pride of Tamil Cinema |publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers |year=2014 |oclc=898765509}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0156884}}
{{A. Bhimsingh}}
{{National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil}}
Category:1960s Tamil-language films
Category:Films directed by A. Bhimsingh
Category:Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Category:Indian black-and-white films