Panam Padaithavan(1965)
Panam Padaithavan is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language family drama film directed by T. R. Ramanna. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran as Raja, an athlete, alongside Sowcar Janaki, K. R. Vijaya, and Nagesh. The story follows Raja who falls in love with a poor servant girl, Shanti, but is forced to marry a rich woman, Rama, to secure his brother's marriage. The film explores themes of sacrifice, class division, and family secrets, including a hidden caste identity and a past smuggling operation. It was produced by R. R. Pictures and written by Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy. The film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres, and was later dubbed in Telugu as Kaala Chakkaram.
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- Theatrical Release
- 26 March 1965
- Director
- T. R. Ramanna
- Language
- Tamil 0
Storyline
Raja, a wealthy athlete, falls in love with Shanti, a poor servant. But his father wants him to marry a rich woman named Rama. To make his brother happy, Raja sacrifices his love and marries Rama. Tragedy strikes, and years later, a shocking family secret threatens to destroy everyone's happiness.
“Money can't buy love or family peace.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Panam Padaithavan
Cast reunions in this film: M. G. Ramachandran & R. S. Manohar (13 films together), Viswanathan Ramamoorthy & M. G. Ramachandran (11 films together), Viswanathan Ramamoorthy & Sowcar Janaki (5 films together), Viswanathan Ramamoorthy & T. R. Ramanna (5 films together), M. G. Ramachandran & T. R. Ramanna (4 films together), and Sowcar Janaki & R. S. Manohar (3 films together).