Patham Pasali

Patham Pasali (transl. Simpleton)[1] is a 1970 Tamil-language comedy-drama film written and directed by K. Balachander.[2][3] It is a remake of his own 1969 Telugu film Sattekalapu Satteya. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh and Rajasree.

Patham Pasali
Title card
Directed byK. Balachander
Produced byAlangudi Somu
Story byK. Balachander
StarringGemini Ganesan
Nagesh
Rajasree
Music byV. Kumar
CinematographyNemai Ghosh
Edited byN. R. Kittu
Production
company
Alangudi Movies
Release date
11 April 1970
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast
Male cast[4]
Female cast[4]

Production

Patham Pasali was directed by K. Balachander, and a remake of his own Telugu film Sattekalapu Satteya (1969).[3][5] It was produced by Alangudi Somu under Alangudi Movies. Cinematography was handled by Nemai Ghosh, and editing by N. R. Kittu.[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar,[6] while the lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu.[4]

Release and reception

Patham Pasali was released on 11 April 1970,[6] and failed commercially.[3]

References
  1. Narwekar, Sanjit (1994). Directory of Indian film-makers and films. Flicks Books. p. 24.
  2. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 630. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
  3. "பாலசந்தர் உருவாக்கிய இருகோடுகள்- மகத்தான வெற்றி". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 3 March 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. Balachander, K. (1970). Patham Pasali (motion picture) (in Tamil). Alangudi Movies. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 3:30.
  5. "பொன்விழா படங்கள்: பத்தாம் பசலி - தனது படத்தை ரீமேக் செய்த கே.பாலச்சந்தர்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 20 June 2020. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. "பத்தாம் பசலி". Vellitthirai.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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