Praptham
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{{Infobox film
| name = Praptham
| image = Praptham.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Savitri
| story = Acharya Aatreya
Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
| producer = Savitri
| starring = Sivaji Ganesan
Savitri
| cinematography = Sekar–Singh
| editing = A. Dhandapani
| music = M. S. Viswanathan
| studio = Sri Savithri Productions
| released = {{Film date|1971|04|14|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Praptham ({{translation|Destiny}}) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by Savitri. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri.{{Cite web |title=141-150 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp15.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808164517/http://www.nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp15.htm |archive-date=8 August 2008 |access-date=9 September 2014 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}} It is a remake of the 1964 Telugu film Mooga Manasulu.{{Cite web |last=Jeyaraj |first=D.B.S. |date=4 August 2018 |title=The sweet and sour real-life romance of reel actors Savitri and Gemini |url=https://www.ft.lk/columns/The-sweet-and-sour-real-life-romance-of-reel-actors-Savitri-and-Gemini/4-660242 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218133339/http://www.ft.lk/columns/The-sweet-and-sour-real-life-romance-of-reel-actors-Savitri-and-Gemini/4-660242 |archive-date=18 February 2020 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=Daily FT}} The film was released on 14 July 1971, and became a box-office bomb.
Plot
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Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Sivaji Ganesan as Kannan
- Savitri as Radha
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Zamindar
- M. N. Nambiar as Raju
- Srikanth as Ramu/Thiyagarajan
- Chandrakala as Gowri
- Nagesh as Ponnan
- C. K. Saraswathi as Rama
- Senthamarai as Church father
- S.R. Janaki as Aaya
}}
Production
After watching Mooga Manasulu, Savitri wanted to remake it in Tamil, produce it and direct it. Gemini Ganesan, then romantically linked to her, warned her against doing so, describing it as an acid test, but Savitri refused to comply.{{Cite news |last=Dineshkumar |first=P. |date=22 March 2018 |title=ஜெமினியின் வாடகை வீடு... ஜெயலலிதாவின் உத்தரவு..! - ஜெமினி கணேசனின் நினைவு தினப் பகிர்வு |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/pokkisham/119900-remembering-gemini-on-his-thirteenth-year-commemoration.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508121618/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/pokkisham/119900-remembering-gemini-on-his-thirteenth-year-commemoration.html |archive-date=8 May 2018 |access-date=8 May 2018 |work=Ananda Vikatan |language=ta}} Besides directing and producing, Savitri also was the lead actress, over Ganesan's objections.{{Cite web |date=11 January 2019 |title=துரோகத்தால் துன்பத்தில் துவண்ட சாவித்திரி |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2019/01/11180133/Savitri-in-Treachery-and--Trouble-in-trouble.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127160456/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2019/01/11180133/Savitri-in-Treachery-and--Trouble-in-trouble.vpf |archive-date=27 January 2019 |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=Dina Thanthi |language=ta}} The film was mostly shot on an island between Kakinada and Amalapuram.{{Cite web |date=15 August 2015 |title=சாவித்ரி - 15. காயகல்பம்! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/aug/15/15.-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-1166832.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728113645/https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/aug/15/15.-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-1166832.html |archive-date=28 July 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.{{Cite web |title=Bale Pandiya – Praptham Tamil Film Hits Audio Cassette |url=https://mossymart.com/product/bale-pandiya-praptham-tamil-film-hits-audio-cassette/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728111633/https://mossymart.com/product/bale-pandiya-praptham-tamil-film-hits-audio-cassette/ |archive-date=28 July 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=Mossymart}} The song "Sandhanathil Nalla" is set in Madhyamavati raga.{{Cite news |last=ராமானுஜன் |first=டாக்டர் ஜி. |date=8 June 2018 |title=ராக யாத்திரை 08: முத்துக்களோ ராகம்; தித்திப்பதோ பாடல்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/132652-08.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624063812/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/132652-08.html |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=27 February 2024 |work=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers !! Length | ||
| "Sondam Eppodum" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 05:10 |
| "Sala Sala Aathottam" | L. R. Eswari | 04:25 |
| "Sandanathil Nalla Vasam" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 03:30 |
| "Nethu Paricha roja" | T. M. Soundararajan | 02:25 |
| "Idhu Margazhi Madham" | L. R. Eswari | 05:30 |
| "Thalattu Padi" | T. M. Soundararajan | 02:25 |
Release and reception
Praptham was released on 14 April 1971, Puthandu and became a box-office bomb, partly due to releasing on the same day as another Sivaji Ganesan film, Sumathi En Sundari.{{Cite web |date=15 November 2019 |title=எம்ஜிஆர், சிவாஜி இரண்டாம் இடம்; ஆதிபராசக்திதான் முதலிடம் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/525353-mgr-sivaji.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116093509/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/525353-mgr-sivaji.html |archive-date=16 November 2019 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}{{Cite web |date=29 August 2015 |title=17. டைரக்டர் சாவித்ரி! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/aug/29/17.-டைரக்டர்-சாவித்ரி-1175070.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922060811/https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/aug/29/17.-%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF-1175070.html |archive-date=22 September 2021 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}} It caused a massive impediment in Savitri's career and led to her downfall.{{Cite web |date=10 October 2015 |title=சாவித்ரி - 23. நித்திரை! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/oct/10/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF---23.-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88-1201625.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728113648/https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2015/oct/10/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF---23.-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88-1201625.html |archive-date=28 July 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}} Despite this, Viswanathan won the Chennai Film Fans' Association Award for Best Music Composer.{{Cite news |date=15 January 2000 |title=அன்றிலிருந்து இன்றுவரை சினிமா |url=http://www.vlambaram.com/archives/January%2015,%2000.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523074038/http://www.vlambaram.com/archives/January%2015,%2000.pdf |archive-date=23 May 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |work=Vlambaram |pages=7 |language=ta}}
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