Paadhukaappu

1970 Indian film

27 November 1970 (1970-11-27)

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Paadhukaappu (transl. Protection) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, T. S. Balaiah and Major Sundarrajan. It was released on 27 November 1970.^[1]

Plot

Cast

Sivaji Ganesan as Kanthan
Jayalalithaa as Valli "Vatchu"
Sowcar Janaki as Kamakshi
Major Sundarrajan as Vaiyapuri
M. N. Nambiar as Vinayagam
S. V. Subbaiah as Snake Charmer
T. S. Balaiah as Chinnathambi
J. P. Chandrababu as Chandran
Nagesh as Krishnasamy Iyer "Kichami"
Thengai Srinivasan as Natarajan "Wake King"
A. Karunanidhi as Machi
Senthamarai as Kalyanasundaram
Saraswathi as Kalyanasundarm Wife
K. R. Indira Devi as Parvathi
C. T. Rajakantham as Chinthamani
Karikol Raju as Small Role
A. K. Veerasamy as Iyer
Usilai Mani as Iyer
Baby Kumuthini as Young Valli
Senji Krishnan as Chandran Drama Group

Production

Paadhukaappu was the final of a famed collaboration between Bheemsingh and Ganesan.^[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^{[citation needed]}

Song	Singers
"Muthunagai Nagamma"	P. Susheela
"Oru Naal Ninaitha Kariyam"	T. M. Soundararajan
"Nammalki Pyari"	J. P. Chandrababu, L. R. Eswari
"Kalam Kadanthum"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan
"Vara Solladi"	P. Susheela
"Naan Konjam Over"	L. R. Eswari

Reception

The Indian Express called the plot "intriguing", but panned the direction and felt Ganesan was underutilised.^[3] The film, unlike Bheemsingh and Ganesan's previous collaborations, was a failure.^[4]

References

^ "141-150". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^ "சிவாஜி கணேசன், ஏ.பீம்சிங் இணைந்த படங்கள்". Screen 4 Screen (in Tamil). 12 June 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "Cinema". The Indian Express. 28 November 1970. p. 10. Retrieved 24 November 2018 – via Google News Archive.
^ "ஸ்ரீதரின் கணிப்பை பொய்யாக்கி 100 நாட்கள் ஓடிய படிக்காத மேதை". News18 (in Tamil). 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.