Pachhai Vilakku (1964 film)

Pachhai Vilakku
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. Bhimsingh
Written byG. K. Suriyam
Rama. Arangannal (dialogues)
Ko. Iraimudi Mani (dialogues)
Screenplay byA. Bhimsingh
Story byG. K. Suriyam
Produced byRama. Arangannal
A. R. Hassan Khan
T. S. Aadhi Narayanan
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Sowcar Janaki
S. S. Rajendran
C. R. Vijayakumari
CinematographyG. Vittal Rao
D. Balakrishnan
Rm. Sedhu
Edited byA. Bhimsingh
Paul Duraisingam
Thirumalai
Music byViswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Production
company
Vel Pictures
Release date
  • 3 April 1964 (1964-04-03)
Running time
154 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pachhai Vilakku (transl. Green Light) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by Rama. Arangannal, A. R. Hassan Khan and T. S. Aadhi Narayanan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, C. R. Vijayakumari, S. S. Rajendran and S. V. Ranga Rao. It was released on 3 April 1964,[1] and become a box-office success, running for over 100 days in theatres.

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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Saravanan who was doing a film on engine driver was on search of suitable title while crossing railway gate at T. Nagar.[2][3] He stuck posters with green light as main feature in a wall near the railway gate which led Bhimsingh to name his film as Pachhai Vilakku.[4] The film was initially shot in 8,000 feet (2,400 m) which left Meiyappan unimpressed and decided to reshoot with different story on the same backdrop with the additional cast involving Rajan and Pushpalatha.[2][5]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan.[6] The songs "Olimayamaana Ethirkaalam" and "Kelvi Pirandhadhu" attained popularity.[2][5]

Song Singers Length
"Olimayamaana Ethirkaalam" T. M. Soundararajan 5:25
"Kuththu Vilakkeria" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela 3:42
"Thoothu Solla" P. Susheela & L. R. Eswari 5:15
"Aval Melai Sirithaal" P. Susheela 3:57
"Kelvi Piranthathu" T. M. Soundararajan 5:53
"Olimayamaana" T. M. Soundararajan 4:48
"Kanni Venduma" P. B. Sreenivas & L. R. Eswari 3:27

Release and reception

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Pachhai Vilakku was released on 3 April 1964.[7] The Indian Express called it "a frothy, headlong musical melodrama, designed only to entertain."[8] P. S. Mani of Kalki gave the film a positive review, primarily for the cinematography and audiography.[9] T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime praised the cast performances, particularly Ganesan's, but called the story unreal although he praised the location photography of the train sequences and railway yard.[10] The film ran for over 100 days in theatres.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "91-100". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c சரவணன், ஏவி.எம். (6 March 2005). "அழாதீங்க தம்பி!" [Don't cry, younger brother!] (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 52–55. Retrieved 9 July 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Saravanan 2013, p. 145.
  4. ^ Saravanan 2013, pp. 146–147.
  5. ^ a b Saravanan 2013, p. 147.
  6. ^ "Pachai Vilakku". Saregama. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Pachhai Vilakku". The Indian Express. 3 April 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 5 March 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ "'Pachhai Vilakku', a light entertainer". The Indian Express. 10 April 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 5 March 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ மணி, பி. எஸ். (19 April 1964). "பச்சை விளக்கு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 29. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  10. ^ Ramachandran, T. M. (25 April 1964). "It's Both Good & Bad". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 18. p. 49. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ Ganesan & Narayana Swamy 2007, pp. 241.
  12. ^ "பச்சை விளக்கு". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 11 July 1964.

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