Karuppu Panam
1964 Indian film
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Karuppu Panam (transl. Black Money) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed and photographed by G. R. Nathan. The screenplay was written by Valampuri Somanathan from a story by Kannadasan. The music was by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. It stars T. S. Balaiah, K. Sarangapani, Balaji, K. R. Vijaya and Sheela. The film was commercially successful.[1][2]
| Karuppu Panam | |
|---|---|
Poster | |
| Directed by | G. R. Nathan |
| Screenplay by | Valampuri Somanathan |
| Story by | Kannadasan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | G. R. Nathan |
| Edited by | S. Surya R. Devarajan |
| Music by | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy |
Production company | Visalakshi Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Cast
- Male cast
- T. S. Balaiah as Sattanathan
- K. Sarangapani as Dhamodharan
- Balaji as Gandhi
- Kuladeivam Rajagopal as Raju
- V. S. Raghavan as Sambasivam
- Shanmugasundaram as Sundaram
- Ramanathan as Devi's brother
- Kannadasan as Thanikachalam
- Female cast
- K. R. Vijaya as Devi
- Sheela as Lucy
- C. K. Saraswathi as Shankari
- S. N. Lakshmi as Sattanathan's first wife
- S. Varalakshmi as Kamala
Production
Karuppu Panam was directed and photographed by G. R. Nathan. The screenplay was written by Valampuri Somanathan from a story by Kannadasan. Editing was handled by S. Surya (for whom this was a posthumous release) and R. Devarajan, and art direction was handled by Alagappan.[3][4] Kannadasan also played the antagonist, and many viewers believed the film parodied actor M. G. Ramachandran's public life, given the tumultuous relationship between him and Kannadasan.[5]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. Lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[6]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Ellarum Ellamum" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | 3:15 |
| "Iraikka Iraikka" | 1:00 | |
| "Kanmani Kanmai Kanne" | P. Susheela | 3:22 |
| "Ammamma Keladi" | L. R. Eswari | 5:28 |
| "Kayilae Panamirundhal" | 3:28 | |
| "Aadavarellam Aadavaralam" | 3:23 | |
| "Pattu Chiragukonda" | A. L. Raghavan L. R. Eswari | 3:44 |
| "Thangachi Chinna Ponnu" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan L. R. Eswari | 6:24 |
| "Iraiva Iraiva" (Unthan Rajasabai) | S. Janaki | 4:21 |
Reception
The Indian Express wrote, "As a photographer, G. R. Nathan's work is slick but as a director it is slack at many places [...] Kannadasan writes better than he acts".[7]
