Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari
1954 Indian film
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Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari (transl. A bachelor, even after marriage) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by P. Neelakantan and produced by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars T. R. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and Ragini. It was released on 13 April 1954 and became a box office success.
| Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari | |
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| Directed by | P. Neelakantan |
| Screenplay by | P. Neelakantan |
| Story by | T. K. Govindan |
| Produced by | B. R. Panthulu |
| Starring | T. R. Ramachandran Sivaji Ganesan Padmini Ragini |
| Cinematography | V. Ramamoorthy |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | T. G. Lingappa |
Production company | Padmini Pictures |
| Distributed by | Madras Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Cast
- T. R. Ramachandran as Ganapathy
- Sivaji Ganesan as Ambalavanan
- Padmini as Padmini
- Ragini as Savithri
- K. D. Santhanam as Balasundaram
- M. A. Ganapathy
- M. N. Krishnan
- T. K. Kalyanam
- Krishna Bai
- Saradambal
- Hariharan, Dhanam
Production
Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari was written and directed by P. Neelakantan, and produced by B. R. Panthulu under Padmini Pictures. The film became embroiled in a plagiarism controversy; playwright Vedam Venkataraya Sastri accused the makers of lifting the plot from his Telugu play Vyamoham.[1] A notice was sent via lawyer N. K. Mohanrangam Pillai to Panthulu, who offered compensation to Sastri to avoid creating trouble before the film's release. Sastri wanted his name to be shown in the film's credits, but this request was outrightly refused by Panthulu. Sastri filed a copyright infringement case with Mohanrangam Pillai as his lawyer, but ultimately lost the case even after appealing.[2] A few sequences from the 1952 Bengali film Pasher Bari were reported to have been copied in bits in this film.[3]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa.[4] The song "Jolly Life Jolly Life" which actor J. P. Chandrababu had sung as playback for Sivaji Ganesan,[1][5] and "Vennilavum Vaanum Pole" became popular.[6] This song is set to Jayanthasena, a Carnatic raga.[7]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Vennilavum Vaanum Pole" | Radha Jayalakshmi | Bharathidasan | 04:06 |
| "Kaviyin Kanavil Vaazhum Kaviyame" | V. N. Sundaram | K. D. Santhanam | 03:31 |
| "Madhu Malar Ellam Pudhu Manam Veesi" | Radha Jayalakshmi | 03:30 | |
| "Yedhu Kitthanai...Medhavi Pole Edhedho Pesi" | A. M. Rajah & Jikki | 04:18 | |
| "Azhage Aanandham" | Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi | 02:58 | |
| "Jolly Life Jolly Life" | J. P. Chandrababu | 03:25 | |
| "Paraman Arulai Perum Maargamaa" | Jikki | 04:06 | |
| "Naagareegama Idhu Naagareegama" | T. V. Rathnam | ||
| "Pudhu Ulaga Sirpigal Naameh" | Jikki | ||
| "Enna Sikichchai Unakku Vendum" | Ghantasala | 02:24 | |
| "Azhage Penn Vadivamaana" | V. N. Sundaram & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi | 03:31 |
Release and reception
Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari was released on 13 April 1954,[8] and distributed by Madras Pictures.[9] Thought wrote, "This Padmini Pictures release confirms that Tamil films require a good deal of 'polishing up.' They lack just that quality to be aesthetically perfect."[10] The film was successful at the box office and established Ramachandran as a famous comedian in Tamil cinema.[2]
