Panakkaari

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Panakkaari
File:Panakkaari.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. S. Gopalakrishnan[lower-alpha 1]
Based onAnna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
StarringT. R. Rajakumari
M. G. Ramachandran
V. Nagayya
Music byS. V. Venkatraman
Production
company
Uma Pictures
Release date
  • 1 May 1953 (1953-05-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Panakkari (transl. Rich woman) is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan.[lower-alpha 1] Starring T. R. Rajakumari, M. G. Ramachandran and V. Nagayya, it is an adaptation of the 1877 novel Anna Karenina by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy.[1]

Cast

List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan[1]

Production

Panakkaari was based on Russian writer Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina. It was directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan[lower-alpha 1] under the technical supervision of Newtone Studio founder Jiten Bannerjee.[2]

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by S. V. Venkatraman, with lyrics by Papanasam Sivan, Thanjai Ramaiah Das, Lakshmana Das and Kuyilan.[3]

Song Singer/s Lyricist
"Kanimadhura Mazhalai Mozhi Kanne"
"Pengal Viduthalai Petra Magizhchchi"
"Kaalam Therindhu Vaazhavendum Penne"
"Beautyile Pottiyile...Isaintha Kaathaliyai Kettu" P. Leela & group
"Sundarin Jodiyaai Vaazhvile"
"Kaalaiyil Inbam Kaanume"
"Avaniyile Iyarkai Ezhil Pola"
"Ammaavendre Nee Azhaithidum" P. Leela
"Ulaga Iyalbu Idhuve"
"Needhi Enge Aneedhi Enge"

Release and reception

Panakkaari was released on 1 May 1953.[4] According to historian Randor Guy, the film failed at the box office "mainly because of its ‘anti-sentimental’ storyline". During the same period, another film, Pitchaikkari, became a major commercial success; people in Madras would often joke, "Those who bought Panakkari became pitchaikkaarans (beggars), while buyers of Pitchaikkari became panakkarans (rich men)!"[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Not to be confused with the later director of the same name.[2][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1953 – பணக்காரி – உமா பிக்சர்ஸ்" [1953 – Panakkaari – Uma Pictures]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Guy, Randor (26 December 2008). "Panakkari 1953". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 55.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ "Panakkari". The Indian Express. 1 May 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 4 August 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ↑ Sri Kantha, Sachi (29 October 2015). "MGR Remembered – Part 31 | Directors and a Superstition". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

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