Petra Manam

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Petra Manam
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Poster
Directed byA. Bhimsingh
Written byMu. Varadarajan
Story byVempati Sadasiva Brahmam
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Pushpavalli
S. S. Rajendran
Padmini
CinematographyG. Vittal Rao
Music byS. Rajeswara Rao
Production
company
National Pictures
Release date
  • 19 October 1960 (1960-10-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Petra Manam (transl. The Mother's Heart)[1] is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by National Pictures. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Pushpavalli, S. S. Rajendran and Padmini.[2] It is the Tamil version of the 1953 Telugu film Pempudu Koduku.

Cast[]

Production[]

Petra Manam was produced by National Pictures, written by Mu. Varadarajan, and shot by G. Vittal Rao. It had choreography by K. N. Dhandayudha Pani, Pillai Thangappan and Muthusami Pillai.[2] According to M. L. Narasimhan of The Hindu, it was simultaneously filmed in Telugu as Pempudu Koduku,[3] despite the fact that there is a seven-year release gap between these two films; the latter was released in 1953.[2]

Soundtrack[]

The music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao[4][5] and the lyrics were penned by Ku. Mu. Annalthango, M. K. Athmanathan, Bharathidasan, Kannadasan and K. P. Kamatchisundaram. Singer is J. P. Chandrababu, while the playback singers are Sirkazhi Govindarajan, C. S. Jayaraman, T. M. Soundararajan, A. P. Komala, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, M. L. Vasanthakumari, Jikki and K. Jamuna Rani.[6] The song "Sinthanai Seiyadaa" is partly based on "Adha Hai Chandrama Raat Adhi" from Navrang (1959).[7]

No. Song Singer/s Lyricist Length
1 "Anbu Thozhaa Odi Vaa" Sirkazhi Govindarajan Ku. Mu. Annalthango
2 "Puthiyathor Ulagam Seyvom" Bharathidasan 03:14
3 "Paadi Paadi Paadi" J. P. Chandrababu & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi 06:27
4 "Manathirkukandha Mayile" J. P. Chandrababu
5 "Ore Oru Paisaa" Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi 03:29
6 "Therku Podhigai Malai" T. M. Soundararajan & K. Jamuna Rani
7 "Vendaamai...Sinthanai Seiyadaa" M. L. Vasanthakumari & Sivaji Ganesan (dialogues) Kannadasan 06:05
8 "Kadhal Karumbu Kandaen" C. S. Jayaraman & Jikki 03:28
9 "Thulli Thulli Odum En" Jikki K. P. Kamatchisundaram 02:53
10 "Cinema Kinima Draama" Sirkazhi Govindarajan M. K. Athamanathan
11 "Kanne Nee Sendru Vaadaa" A. P. Komala 03:06

Release[]

Petra Manam was released on 19 October 1960,[8] and failed commercially.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Baskaran, S. Theodore (2013). Sivaji Ganesan: Profile of An Icon. Wisdom Tree. p. 88.
  2. ^ a b c "filmography p7". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b Narasimhan, M. L. (24 September 2015). "Blast from the past: Illarikam (1959)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Petra Manam (1960)". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Petra Manam". Saavn. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. ^ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 206–207.
  7. ^ Sriram, V. (2 April 2019). "Aadha hai chandrama in Tamil". Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. ^ 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 16 October 2017.

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