Enga Paappa

Enga Paappa (transl. Our Baby) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu, and written by Dada Mirasi. It stars Baby Shakila, M. V. Rajamma, Ravichandran and Bharathi. The film was released on 8 July 1966.

Enga Paappa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byB. R. Panthulu
Produced byB. R. Panthulu
Written byDada Mirasi
StarringBaby Shakila
M. V. Rajamma
Ravichandran
Bharathi
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyV. Ramamurthy
Edited byR. Devarajan
Production
company
Padmini Pictures
Release date
  • 8 July 1966 (1966-07-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

Adapted from The Hindu:[1]

Production

Enga Paappa was produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu under his own company Padmini Pictures, while Dada Mirasi wrote the story and Ma. Ra wrote the dialogues. The cinematography was handled by V. Ramamurthy, and the editing by R. Devarajan edited the film. Audiography was handled by T. N. Rangaswami, and Thangappan for choreography. Shooting took place at Vauhini Studios.[1]

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan. The playback singers were T. M. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari and M. S. Rajeswari. One of the songs, "Naan Pottal Theriyum", attained popularity.[1]

No.SongsSingersLyricsLength
1"Oru Maratthil Kudiyirukkum"P. SusheelaKannadasan3:33
2"Oru Maratthil Kudiyirukkum"T. M. Soundararajan & M. S. Rajeswari3:37
3"Sondha Maamanukkum"T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela4:05
4"Pudhu Veedu Vandha Neram"T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela3:55
5"Naan Pottal Theriyum"T. M. Soundararajan3:23

Release and reception

Enga Paappa was released on 8 July 1966.[2][3] The film attained popularity due to its unconventional storyline, and Shakila's portrayal of Mangalam was well-received by viewers. It was also a commercial success. Film historian Randor Guy said the film would be "Remembered for: The unusual storyline and the excellent performances by top artistes and child artistes".[1]

References
  1. Guy, Randor (5 July 2017). "Enga Pappa (1966)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. Film News Anandan (2004). Saadhanaigal Padaitha thamizh thiraipada varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publications. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017.
  3. "Enga Paappa". The Indian Express. 8 July 1966. p. 10.
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