Peria Koil

Peria Koil
Peria Koil
	Poster
Directed by	A. K. Velan
Written by	A. K. Velan
Produced by	A. K. Velan
Starring	Prem Nazir; M. N. Rajam
Cinematography	V. K. P. Maniam
Edited by	V. P. Natarajan
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production; company	Arunachalam Pictures
Distributed by	Brilliant Pictures
Release date	16 September 1958;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Peria Koil (transl. Big Temple) is a 1958 Tamil-language film written, produced and directed by A. K. Velan. The film stars Prem Nazir and M. N. Rajam.

Cast[]

Credits adapted from Film News Anandan:^[1]

Prem Nazir
M. N. Rajam
Natarajan
Chandrakantha
V. K. Ramaswamy
P. Kannamba
Manorama
Parvathi

Production[]

Peria Koil was written, produced and directed by A. K. Velan under Arunachalam Pictures. Cinematography was handled by V. K. P. Maniam, the art direction by T. V. Annamalai and the editing by V. P. Natarajan. The final length of the film was 13,927 feet (4,245 m).^[1]

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics were written by A. Maruthakasi and P. K. Muthuswami.^[1]Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, Thiruchi Loganathan, P. Leela, P. Susheela, T. V. Rathnam, P. S. Vaidhehi, K. Jamuna Rani & L. R. Eswari.

No.	Song	Singer/s	Duration (m:ss)
1	"Kanne Kamalappoo"	P. S. Vaidhehi	02:20
2	"Naa Poren Munnaale"	T. M. Soundararajan & T. V. Rathnam	03:57
3	"Poottukku Ettha Saavi Naan"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan	03:45
4	"Aathaadi Thallaadha Thaathaavai"	K. Jamuna Rani & L. R. Eswari	05:26
5	"Vaazhanum Penngal Vaazhanum"	T. V. Rathnam	01:24
6	"Valai Veesammaa Valai Veesu"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Susheela	05:00
7	"Thaavi Varum Kaaviriyin"	T. M. Soundararajan	01:33
8	"Kanne Kamalappoo" (pathos)	P. Leela	02:34
9	"Kollai Kollum Muraiyinile"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Susheela	03:10
10	"Malarnthidum Solai Malargalai"	P. S. Vaidhehi	01:28
11	"Kaasu Panam Selavalitthu"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan	01:15

Release[]

Peria Koil was released on 16 September 1958 all over South India. In Madras, it was distributed by Brilliant Pictures.^[2] The film failed commercially.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c 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 2 March 2018.
^ "Peria Koil". The Indian Express. 16 September 1958. p. 8.
^ Vamanan (10 February 2019). "கானா பாடலுக்கு பிள்ளையார் சுழி!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[Anandan-1] 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 2 March 2018.

[The_Indian_Express-2] "Peria Koil". The Indian Express. 16 September 1958. p. 8.

[3] Vamanan (10 February 2019). "கானா பாடலுக்கு பிள்ளையார் சுழி!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

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