Karuppu Panam

Karuppu Panam
Poster
Directed byG. R. Nathan
Screenplay byValampuri Somanathan
Story byKannadasan
Starring
CinematographyG. R. Nathan
Edited byS. Surya
R. Devarajan
Music byViswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Production
company
Visalakshi Films
Release date
  • 3 October 1964 (1964-10-03)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Karuppu Panam (transl. Black Money) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed and photographed by G. R. Nathan. The screenplay was written by Valampuri Somanathan from a story by Kannadasan. Music was by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. It stars T. S. Balaiah, K. Sarangapani, Balaji, K. R. Vijaya and Sheela. The film was commercially successful.[1][2]

Plot

Cast

Male cast
Female cast

Production

Karuppu Panam was directed and photographed by G. R. Nathan. The screenplay was written by Valampuri Somanathan from a story by Kannadasan. Editing was handled by S. Surya (for whom this was a posthumous release) and R. Devarajan, and art direction was handled by Alagappan.[3][4] Kannadasan also played the antagonist, and many viewers believed the film parodied actor M. G. Ramachandran's public life, given the tumultuous relationship between him and Kannadasan.[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. Lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[6]

Song Singers Length
"Ellarum Ellamum" Sirkazhi Govindarajan 3:15
"Iraikka Iraikka" 1:00
"Kanmani Kanmai Kanne" P. Susheela 3:22
"Ammamma Keladi" L. R. Eswari 5:28
"Kayilae Panamirundhal" 3:28
"Aadavarellam Aadavaralam" 3:23
"Pattu Chiragukonda" A. L. Raghavan L. R. Eswari 3:44
"Thangachi Chinna Ponnu" Sirkazhi Govindarajan L. R. Eswari 6:24
"Iraiva Iraiva" (Unthan Rajasabai) S. Janaki 4:21

Reception

The Indian Express wrote, "As a photographer, G. R. Nathan's work is slick but as a director it is slack at many places [...] Kannadasan writes better than he acts".[7]

References

  1. ^ "பிளாஷ்பேக்: பரபரப்பை ஏற்படுத்திய கண்ணதாசனின் கறுப்பு பணம்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 22 November 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Tit-Bits". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 18. 15 August 1964. p. 50. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Karuppu Panam". The Indian Express. 5 October 1964. p. 12. Retrieved 10 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "1964 – கருப்பு பணம் – விசாலாட்சி பிலிம்ஸ்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. ^ Sri Kantha, Sachi (15 August 2015). "MGR Remembered – Part 29 | Salary and 'Black Money'". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Karuppu Panam". Gaana. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. ^ "No safe keeping of 'black money'". The Indian Express. 10 October 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2021 – via Google News Archive.