Panchavarna Kili

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Panchavarna Kili
Panchavarna Kili.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Shankar
StarringR. Muthuraman
Jaishankar
K. R. Vijaya
Nagesh
Major Sundarrajan
Manorama
CinematographyC.V. Ramakrishnan (Thambu)
Edited byK Narayanan
Music byViswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Production
company
Saravana Films
Release date
  • 21 May 1965 (1965-05-21)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Panchavarna Kili (transl. Macaw) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Shankar and produced by Saravana Films.[2] It stars R. Muthuraman, Jaishankar, K. R. Vijaya, Nagesh, Major Sundarrajan, Manorama. The film's soundtrack was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film released on 21 May 1965,[1] and became a commercial success.[3]

Plot[]

Megala wants to marry Sekar – an army officer, Sokkalingam first son. To her dismay, he is married to Chitra in Delhi and they have a child. Meanwhile, Sokkalingam is looking for marriage alliance to second son Kannan through marriage broker Kalyanam. Kalyanam learns that Sekar brother already has radio singer Vani in mind. Broker fixes marriage with Vani to Kannan. In a twist, Sekar look alike Balu – Vani niece morphs a photo with him and Vani. The morphed photo is sent to Sekar house to stop the marriage. Ashamed of the bad name, Vani mother dies and Vani absconds to Delhi. Vani picks her sister kid and returns to Sekar house to hand over the kid. In some twist, Vani is mistaken as Sekar wife and kept in house. Later Balu enters Sokkalingam house as Sekar using look alike appearance. Also, by lying and bribing to broker, he sets up Kannan to marry another women as Vani by proxying through a setup. Vani learns about her niece's malpractice. In a scramble, she suffers injury and lies in bed. In another twist, Sekar appears before his parents as he escaped Chinese captivity during war and did not die. With Sekar look alike, creating confusion, police arrive with broker to Sekar house. Broker reveals about the bribing incident. In this, Kannan clears the confusion by claiming that Sekar kid is dead. Look alike not panicking in that situation, is found to be the culprit. The police arrest him. Finally, Vani marries Sekar's brother, and Megala marries Sekar.

Cast[]

Production[]

Panchavarna Kili was inspired from the 1950 film No Man of Her Own, and shot at AVM Studios.[4]

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, while the lyrics were written by Bharathidasan and Vaali.[5] The song "Azhagan Muruganidam" is set in Tilang raga.[6][7] The song "Tamizhukkum Amudhendru Per" extols the sweetness of the Tamil language, noting it means "that which is sweet" as it is derived from the world "Tam" (meaning self) and "-izh" (an archaic word for honey).[8]

No.TitleLyricsSingersLength
1."Tamizhukku Amethendru Per"BharathidaasanP. Susheela 
2."Azhagan Muruganidam Asai Vaithen"VaaliP. Susheela 
3."Kannan Varuvaan Kadhai Solluvaan"VaaliP. Susheela 
4."Avallukum Thamizh"VaaliT. M. Soundararajan 
5."Poo Manakkum Kanniyaaga"VaaliP. Susheela 

References[]

  1. ^ a b Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ https://kalkionline.com/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1965/jun/06-06-1965/p25.jpg
  3. ^ Guy, Randor (7 November 2008). "Bond of Tamil Screen". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. ^ Pillai, Swarnavel Eswaran (2015). Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema. SAGE Publications. p. 90. ISBN 9789351502128. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Panchavarna Kili". JioSaavn. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. ^ "பாலூட்டி வளர்த்த கிளியும் பஞ்சவர்ணக்கிளியும்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  7. ^ Padmanabhan, S. (29 January 2018). "It is rewind time at Margazhi Mahotsavam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  8. ^ Narayan, Anantha (20 June 2015). "Language at Source". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

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