Patham Pasali

1970 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Patham Pasali (transl.Simpleton)[1] is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by K. Balachander.[2] It is a remake of his own 1969 Telugu film Sattekalapu Satteya. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh and Rajasree. It was released on 11 April 1970.

Directed byK. Balachander
Written byK. Balachander
Produced byAlangudi Somu
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Patham Pasali
Directed byK. Balachander
Written byK. Balachander
Produced byAlangudi Somu
StarringGemini Ganesan
Nagesh
Rajasree
CinematographyNemai Ghosh
Edited byN. R. Kittu
Music byV. Kumar
Production
company
Alangudi Movies
Release date
  • 11 April 1970 (1970-04-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
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Cast

Male cast[3]
Female cast[3]

Production

Patham Pasali was directed by K. Balachander, and a remake of his own Telugu film Sattekalapu Satteya (1969).[2][4] It was produced by Alangudi Somu under Alangudi Movies. Cinematography was handled by Nemai Ghosh, and editing by N. R. Kittu.[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar, while the lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu.[3][5]

All lyrics are written by Alangudi Somu.

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Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ammadi Embuttu"T. M. Soundararajan 
2."Vellai Manam Konda"T. M. Soundarrajan, Swarna 
3."Patham Pasali"L. R. Eswari 
4."Poda Pazhagattum"T. M. Soundararajan 
5."Amma Endroru"P. Susheela 
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Release and reception

Patham Pasali was released on 11 April 1970,[6] and failed commercially.[2] Thuglak gave the film a mixed review, to which Balachander published a reply, "I plead guilty".[7]

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