Petra Manam
{{short description|1960 film by A. Bhimsingh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Petra Manam
| image = Petra Manam.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = A. Bhimsingh
| story = Mu. Varadarajan
| starring = Sivaji Ganesan
Pushpavalli
S. S. Rajendran
Padmini Priyadarshini
| music = S. Rajeswara Rao
| cinematography = G. Vittal Rao
| studio = National Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1960|10|19}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Petra Manam ({{translation|The Mother's Heart}}){{Cite book |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran |title=Sivaji Ganesan: Profile of An Icon |publisher=Wisdom Tree |year=2013 |isbn=9788183281096 |pages=88}} is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by National Pictures. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Pushpavalli, S. S. Rajendran and Padmini Priyadarshini. It is the Tamil version of the 1953 Telugu film Pempudu Koduku. The film was released on 19 July 1960.
Plot
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Cast
Production
Petra Manam was produced by National Pictures, written by Mu. Varadarajan, and shot by G. Vittal Rao. It had choreography by K. N. Dhandayudha Pani, Pillai Thangappan and Muthusami Pillai. According to M. L. Narasimhan of The Hindu, it was simultaneously filmed in Telugu as Pempudu Koduku, despite the fact that there is a seven-year release gap between these two films; the latter was released in 1953.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 |date=December 2014 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |location=Chennai |pages=206–207 |language=Tamil}}{{Cite book |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNcERxOTZpWGJhVkU/view |title=பெற்ற மனம் |publisher=National Pictures |year=1960 |language=ta |type=song book |access-date=7 July 2022}} The song "Sinthanai Seiyadaa" has somewhat similar tune of "Adha Hai Chandrama Raat Adhi" from Navrang (1959).{{Cite web |last=Sriram |first=V. |author-link=V. Sriram |date=2 April 2019 |title=Aadha hai chandrama in Tamil |url=https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2019/04/02/aadha-hai-chandrama-in-tamil/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711043200/https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2019/04/02/aadha-hai-chandrama-in-tamil/ |archive-date=11 July 2019 |access-date=11 July 2019 |website=Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music}}
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! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Length | |||
| "Anbu Thozhaa Odi Vaa" | rowspan=2|Sirkazhi Govindarajan | Ku. Mu. Annalthango | |
| "Puthiyathor Ulagam Seyvom" | rowspan=5|Bharathidasan | 03:14 | |
| "Paadi Paadi Paadi" | J. P. Chandrababu & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi | 06:27 | |
| "Manathirkukandha Mayile" | J. P. Chandrababu | ||
| "Ore Oru Paisaa" | Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi | 03:29 | |
| "Therku Podhigai Malai" | T. M. Soundararajan & K. Jamuna Rani | ||
| "Vendaamai...Sinthanai Seiyadaa" | M. L. Vasanthakumari & Sivaji Ganesan (dialogues) | rowspan=2|Kannadasan | 06:05 |
| "Kadhal Karumbu Kandaen" | C. S. Jayaraman & Jikki | 03:28 | |
| "Thulli Thulli Odum En" | Jikki | K. P. Kamatchisundaram | 02:53 |
| "Cinema Kinima Draama" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | rowspan=2|M. K. Athamanathan | |
| "Kanne Nee Sendru Vaadaa" | A. P. Komala | 03:06 |
Release
Petra Manam was released on 19 October 1960,{{Cite web |title=1960 – பெற்றமனம் – நேஷனல் பிக்சர்ஸ் – பெம்புடு கொடுகு (தெ) |trans-title=1960 – Petra Manam – National Pictures – Pempudu Koduku (te) |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1960-cinedetails36.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171016065019/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1960-cinedetails36.asp |archive-date=16 October 2017 |access-date=16 October 2017 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}}{{Cite news |date=19 October 1960 |title=Petra Manam |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19601019&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=The Indian Express |pages=3 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} during Diwali. Facing competition from Kairasi, Paavai Vilakku and Mannathi Mannan, released on the same day,{{Cite web |date=2 August 2020 |title=தீபாவளிக்கு வெளியான தமிழ் படங்கள் - 3 |trans-title=Films released during Diwali - 3 |url=https://screen4screen.com/news/diwali-released-tamil-movies-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213091037/https://screen4screen.com/news/diwali-released-tamil-movies-3 |archive-date=13 February 2024 |access-date=13 February 2024 |website=Screen 4 Screen |language=Ta}} it fared averagely at box office.
References
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{{Cite news |last=Narasimhan |first=M. L. |date=24 September 2015 |title=Blast from the past: Illarikam (1959) |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/starring-a-nageswara-rao-jamuna-girja-hemalatha-relangi-gummadi-ramana-reddy-csr-allu-ramalingaiah-r-nageswara-rao/article7685387.ece |access-date=9 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209140112/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/starring-a-nageswara-rao-jamuna-girja-hemalatha-relangi-gummadi-ramana-reddy-csr-allu-ramalingaiah-r-nageswara-rao/article7685387.ece |archive-date=9 December 2016}}
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